Juilliard Presents an Evening of J.S. Bach Harpsichord Concertos on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 6:00pm in Paul Hall

Featuring the Harpsichordists of Juilliard415

Programmed and Prepared by Béatrice Martin

NEW YORK –– Juilliard Historical Performance presents an evening of J.S. Bach harpsichord concertos featuring the harpsichordists of Juilliard415, programmed and prepared by Béatrice Martin on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 6:00pm in Juilliard’s Paul Hall. The program features the Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 974 (transcription of Alessandro Marcello’s Concerto for Oboe and Strings); Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971; Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F Minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings in C Minor, BWV 1060; Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061a; and the Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin, and Strings, BWV 1050.

Tickets at $20 ($10 for full-time students with a valid ID) are available at juilliard.edu/calendar.

Performing on the program will be Juilliard harpsichordists David Belkovski, Caitlyn Koester, Jacob Dassa, and Francis Yun. Joining them on some of the concertos will be violinist Chiara Fasani Stauffer and Rebecca Nelson, violist Yi Hsuan Ethan Lin, cellist Madeleine Bouissou, and flutist Taya König-Tarasevich.

Juilliard’s full-scholarship Historical Performance program was established and endowed in 2009 by the generous support of Bruce and Suzie Kovner.

About Béatrice Martin

Harpsichordist Béatrice Martin, who was born in Annecy, France, and has been a Juilliard faculty member since 2015, attended the Geneva and Paris conservatories. She also teaches at the Paris Conservatoire, Rue de Madrid. Martin created and directed the harpsichord class in the Escola Superior de Música of Catalunya in Barcelona (2001–13). She adjudicated for the International Harpsichord Competition of Bruges in 2011 and 2015. Festivals where she has taught include Ambronay, La Roque d’Anthéron, Aix-en-Provence, Couperin, Bach en Combrailles, Lanvellec, Printemps Baroque du Sablon, Utrecht, Bruges, Daroca, Girona, Malta, Tallinn, ‘Cycle clavecinistes Français’ in Mexico, London Festival of Baroque Music, Folle Journées of Nantes, and Lisbon. She has given recitals at Théâtre du Châtelet, Opéra Comique, and the Cité de la Musique in Paris. Ensembles she has played with include Les Talens Lyriques, Le Concert Spirituel, Ricercar, Il Seminario Musicale, and Les Arts Florissants. Martin is co-founder with Patrick Cohën-Akenine of Les Folies Françoises, with which she recorded four discs of music by J.S. Bach: the Dialogue Cantatas (Cypres); the complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord; and concertos for harpsichord, BWV 1052, 1053, 1055 and 1056. With Les Arts Florissants, she has recorded more than 20 CDs and DVDs. She won the first prize, audience prize, and Bärenreiter Prize at the International Harpsichord Competition of Bruges in 1998.

About Juilliard Historical Performance

Juilliard’s full-scholarship Historical Performance program offers comprehensive study and performance of music from the 17th and 18th centuries on period instruments. Established and endowed in 2009 by the generous support of Bruce and Suzie Kovner, the program is open to candidates for the master of music, graduate diploma, and doctor of musical arts degrees. A high-profile concert season of opera, orchestral, and chamber music is augmented by a performance-oriented curriculum that fosters an informed understanding of the many issues unique to period-instrument performance at the level of technical excellence and musical integrity for which Juilliard is renowned. The faculty comprises many of the leading performers and scholars in the field. Frequent collaborations with Juilliard’s Ellen and James S. Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts, the integration of modern-instrument majors outside of the Historical Performance program, and national and international tours have introduced new repertoires and increased awareness of historical performance practice at Juilliard and beyond. Alumni of Juilliard Historical Performance are members of many of the leading period-instrument ensembles, including the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Les Arts Florissants, Mercury, and Tafelmusik; they have also launched new ensembles including the Sebastians, House of Time, New York Baroque Incorporated, and New Vintage Baroque.

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Program Listing:

Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 6:00pm, Paul Hall

Harpsichord Concertos by J.S. Bach

Featuring the Harpsichordists of Juilliard415

Programmed and Prepared by Béatrice Martin

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Concerto for Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 974 (transcription of Alessandro Marcello’s Concerto for Oboe and Strings)

Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971

Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in F Minor, BWV 1056

Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings in C Minor, BWV 1060

Concerto for Two Harpsichords and Strings in C Major, BWV 1061a

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major for Harpsichord, Flute, Violin, and Strings, BWV 1050

 

Tickets at $20 ($10 for full-time students with a valid ID) are available at juilliard.edu/calendar.