Bach Birthday Bash with Cellist Sophie Shao
Passes for this performance are sold out; limited same-day passes will be available at the entrance
- Sophie Shao, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach — Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Celebrate Bach’s 339th birthday with music and insight from cellist Sophie Shao. Her performance begins at 12pm in the West Building, Main Floor, Gallery 29 and continues at 1pm in the West Garden Court with a program featuring two of Bach's majestic cello suites, No. 2 in D minor (BWV 1008) and No. 6 in D major (BWV 1012), plus more.
Schedule:
12pm: Bach Talk with cellist Sophie Shao (West Building, Main Floor—Gallery 29)
1pm: Bach on Cello performance (West Building, Main Floor—West Garden Court)
About Sophie Shao, cello
Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist praised by publications like The New York Times and The Washington Post. Shao’s solo appearances include performances at the Houston Symphony, the American Symphony Orchestra in New York, Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra, Ukraine’s National Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony in Orange County, California, and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. A native of Houston, Texas, Shao began playing cello at age six. She has a BA in religious studies and an MM from Yale University, and is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut.
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