English Suites

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – English Suites for keyboard, BWV 806–811

Andrius Žlabys is one of today’s most renowned Lithuanian pianists, endowed with exceptional charisma and artistic presence. A graduate of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in the United States has earned international recognition by performing with the world’s most famous ensembles, including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Buenos Aires Philharmonic, as well as outstanding soloists. The pianist’s “refined artistry” (as The New York Sun wrote) opened the doors to the most prestigious concert halls: New York’s Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón, London’s Wigmore Hall , Vienna’s Musikverein and Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. He has participated in many festivals in the United States and Europe: Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, and more.

“It’s hard for me to imagine my life without Johann Sebastian Bach,” says pianist Žlabys. The audiences have more than once had the opportunity to experience his special relationship with Bach: at the National Philharmonic Hall we have heard Concerti for keyboard and orchestra, Six Partitas, Fantasia in C minor and other works. Tonight, Žlabys presents the baroque genius’ English Suites for keyboard.