Bach – Then and Now

FOR TICKETS Georg Philipp Telemann – Orchestral Suite in E minor, TWV 55:e4 (Shemer)

Arvo Pärt – Homage über B-A-C-H (Carmeli)

Tzvi Avni – Bach in the East (Carmeli)

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (Shemer)

This concert offers an additional perspective on Bach’s long-lasting influence on composers across generations, cultures, and geographies. Particularly illuminating are the contrasting interpretations of the "Bachian spirit" in the works of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and Israeli composer Tzvi Avni, revealing the broad expressive range of Bach’s musical legacy and the differences between a Nordic and a Middle Eastern sensibility. Masterworks by Telemann and Bach himself provide both conceptual and structural frameworks for the program. The concert is another fruit of the ongoing collaboration between the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra and the Jerusalem Academy of Music – a partnership that unfolds throughout the year and reaches its annual culmination…