An Evening with Bach & Guy Johnston

Thursday 29th July 2021
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Interpol, Main Hall
International Politics Building, Aberystwyth University
Aberystwyth SY23 3FE

Guy Johnston is one of the most exciting British cellists of his generation, with early successes including winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Shell London Symphony Orchestra Gerald MacDonald Award and a Classical Brit. We are excited to welcome him back to Aberystwyth for two special concerts featuring one of the repertoire’s finest works.

Concert programme

J. S. Bach: Suite No. 4 in E♭ major, BWV 1010
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
J. S. Bach: Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012

About Guy Johnston

Guy Johnston is one of the most exciting British cellists of his generation. His early successes included winning the BBC Young Musician of the Year, the Shell London Symphony Orchestra Gerald MacDonald Award and a Classical Brit. He has performed with many leading international orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony, Britten Sinfonia, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo, Moscow Philharmonic and St Petersburg Symphony. Read more

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Thursday 29th July 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm