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SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023 AT 4 PM

BACH’S 338TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT: RACHEL NAOMI KUDO, PIANO

RACHEL NAOMI KUDO, PIANO
1st Prize Winner, 2018 Leipzig International Bach Competition

“Full of joy in playing and with the utmost precision, she received cheers and thunderous applause for her magnificent performance.” — Südwest Presse, Ulm, Germany

FEATURING

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Parlance Chamber Concert’s annual celebration of Bach’s Birthday will showcase the pristine artistry of American pianist Rachel Naomi Kudo, one of today’s leading Bach interpreters. Winner of the 2018 Leipzig International Bach Competition, she has garnered international acclaim for the majesty, clarity and sheer joy of her performances.


Her all-Bach recital will include an wide range of Bach’s keyboard masterpieces, including the scintillating Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, vivacious Italian Concerto, and a set of divinely inspired Chorale Preludes.

PROGRAM

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Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

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Italian Concerto, BWV 971

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Toccata in D, BWV 912

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Chorale Prelude “Chorale Prelude “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme,” BWV 645 (arr. Busoni)

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Chorale Prelude “Sheep May Safely Graze,” BWV 208 (arr. Petri)

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French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813

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Chorale Prelude “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ,” BWV 639 (arr. Busoni)

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Toccata in C minor, BWV 911

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Watch Rachel Naomi Kudo perform Bach’s Italian Concerto, BWV 971:
 
Watch Rachel Naomi Kudo perform Chorale Prelude “Sheep May Safely Graze,” BWV 208 (arr. Petri)


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