Johnny Gandelsman (solo violin) | Chamber Concert

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Johnny Gandelsman; photo credit: Marco Giannavola Johnny Gandelsman; photo credit: Marco Giannavola Monday, October 5, 2026 7:30 PM *AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY* BUY TICKETS Groundbreaking violinist Johnny Gandelsman opens our season with an exciting solo recital, combining his own original compositions, works he commissioned and premiered as part of his This is America project, and monumental works by J.S. Bach. Program (no intermission) Johnny Gandelsman: Winter Smoke & Forgotten March JS Bach: Cello Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011 Ebun Oguntola - Reflections Justin Messina: Music For Solitude JS Bach: Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV 1004 About Johnny Gandelsman: Called “A violinist who can do anything” by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Grammy-winning violinist and producer Johnny Gandelsman integrates a wide range of creative sensibilities into a style unique amongst today’s violinists. Richard Brody of The New Yorker has called Johnny Gandelsman “revelatory” in concert, placing him in the company of “radically transformative” performers like Maurizio Pollini, Peter Serkin and Christian Zacharias. He is a 2024 MacArthur Fellow. In the 25'-26’ season Gandelsman premiered “Johnny Loves Johann”, which united him with acclaimed choreographers John Heginbotham, Caili Quan, Jamar Roberts, and Melissa Toogood. The collaborative project pairs Johnny’s folk-inspired violin interpretation of Johann Sebastian Bach’s complete cello suites with original choreography performed by its creators. Johnny Loves Johann unfolds as a vibrant and intimate conversation with Bach’s music, celebrating the dance and humanity at the heart of these iconic works. Johnny's recording of JS Bach’s complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, which reached #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart, and made it onto NY Magazine and NY Times Best of the Year lists, was described by the Boston Globe as "...sparklingly personal Bach, shorn of grandeur, lofted by a spirit of dance,…

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