*Minsoo Sohn - JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier*
Internationally acclaimed pianist Minsoo Sohn performs Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Well-Tempered Clavier, one of the most profound achievements in Western classical music.
“Sohn tosses off the fearsome technical challenges without breaking stride while at the same time elegantly colouring each mood.” —Toronto Star
Described by the New York Times as “a genuine artist, with a thoughtfully conceived and poetic interpretation,” Minsoo Sohn is a Korean-American pianist known for his musical intelligence and masterful virtuosity.
Sohn has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, and Korea. As a soloist, he has performed alongside leading orchestras including The Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Jerusalem Camerata, Holland Symfonia, National Orchestra of Belgium, Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Korean National Orchestra, and KBS Symphony, among others; collaborating with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Pietari Inkinen, and Sasha Goetzel.
This Toronto show features a complete performance of J. S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. Comprising fugues and preludes in all 24 major and minor keys, the work is a masterpiece of variety and a notorious feat to perform in its entirety.
Ticket pricing
$40.50 - $89.50 additional fees may apply
Ways To Save
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• Canadian Golha Orchestra and Sepideh Raissadat
• Joshua Redman Quartet
• Minsoo Sohn - JS Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier
• Swing Into the Holidays ft. Caity Gyorgy & Christian Wiggs
• Yoann Bourgeois & Patrick Watson
• John Pizzarelli and Catherine Russell: Ella, Joe, and Oscar
• Emmet Cohen Trio
• Silkroad Ensemble featuring Cécile McLorin Salvant
• Gustavo Santaolalla
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Reviews
“Mr. Sohn illuminated here with a thoughtfully conceived and poetic interpretation, enhanced by tasteful ornamentation. Mr. Sohn’s crisp articulation rendered the fast, virtuosic numbers a delight, and he imbued the slower sections with an appealing intimacy. ” —New York Times
“These were deeply considered, tightly knit performances in which every bar seamlessly followed another and also filled its right place in the whole. It is virtually impossible to pick his interpretations apart, point to details, it all seemed consequent and inevitable…His performance stood out for its steady pace and progression, its splendid clarity and consistency of tone, and the elegance of the melodic lines. Playing a modern instrument in the same way he played the Webern and the Brahms, he was able...to do justice to modern technique and the Baroque origins of the music. Sohn’s approach was so free from mannerisms and so well integrated. In its rigor, elegance, and integrity, Minsoo Sohn’s interpretation is the most satisfying I have heard in recent years.” —New York Arts
“Sohn plays with a thrilling, personal, hall-filling sound that is also flexible, vocal, and immediate; he was born to play the piano. One can feel absolutely certain that Sohn is an artist, a man who will create life in music, find listeners, and reward them.” —Boston Globe
Sunday, November 29
3:00 p.m.
George Weston Recital Hall · 5040 Yonge St
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