Bourgie Hall presents

Les Violons du Roy

Jeremy Denk, Bach, and Ancient Worlds

American pianist and conductor Jeremy Denk and Les Violons du Roy take you on a captivating journey through seven centuries in the evolution of musical style, exemplified by the most illustrious composers from the Middle Ages to Johann Sebastian Bach.

“Mr. Denk, clearly, is a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs“ – The New York Times

Artists
Jeremy Denk, piano and conductor

Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, Denk was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Denk returns frequently to Carnegie Hall and in recent seasons has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, and Cleveland Orchestra, as well as on tour with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms.

In 2019–2020, until the COVID-19 pandemic led to the suspension of all performances, Denk toured Bach’s Well Tempered Klavier Book 1 extensively, which was to culminate with performances at Lincoln Center in New York and the Barbican in London. He returned to Carnegie Hall to perform Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy with Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and made his solo debut at the Royal Festival Hall with the London Philharmonic performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4. He also made his solo recital debut at the Boulez Saal in Berlin performing works by Bach, Ligeti, Berg, and Schumann, and returned to the Piano aux Jacobins Festival in France, as well as London’s Wigmore Hall. Further performances abroad included his debut with the Bournemouth Symphony, his returns to the City of Birmingham Symphony and the Piano Espoo Festival in Finland, and recitals of the complete Ives Violin Sonatas with Stefan Jackiw.

Program
J.-S. BACH Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Keyboard Concerto in E major, BWV 1053
H. VON BINGEN O virtus Sapientiae*
W. BYRD Haec dies*
T. MORLEY Christes Crosse*
C. MONTEVERDI Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti*
H. BIBER Battalia
J. PURCELL Fantasia in D minor, Z. 739*
C. DOWLAND Lachrimæ Antiquæ Novæ, from Lachrimæ, or Seaven Teares*
* Version for string orchestra

Friday, March 18, 2022 at 7:30pm
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