Bach 2016
From 30 April to 8th May 2016.
The 2016 edition of the Musicales de Colmar gives pride of place to Bach, for so many the greatest composer ever.
The festival brings together the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse and its principle conductor Patrick Davin, the Saint Guillaume Choir from Strasbourg directed by Edlira Priftuli, the harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss, the organist Bernard Foccroulle, pianists Edna Stern and Ismaël Margain, the Kelemen and Novus string quartets, violinists Martin Beaver, Liana Gourdjia and Barnabas Kelemen, violists James Boyd and Léa Hennino, cellists Christophe Coin, Marc Coppey and Deborah Pae, the flautist Massimo Mercelli, the soprano Sunhae Im... Artistic Direction, Marc Coppey.
Concerts on 6th May:
Théâtre Municipal, Colmar, 5 pm
J. S. BACH (1685-1750)
Jazz improvisations on Bach
Ismaël Margain
Leo WEINER (1885-1960)
Divertimento opus N°1
Quatuor Kelemen
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Quintet in B flat major, opus 87
Liana Gourdjia, Martin Beaver, James Boyd, Léa Hennino, Deborah Pae
Eglise Saint Matthieu, Colmar, 8.30 pm
J. S. BACH (1685-1750)
Partita no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825
BACH - BUSONI
Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr BWV 639
Ismaël Margain
Bela BARTOK (1881-1945)
String quartet n°3 in C sharp minor Sz. 85
Kelemen Quartet
Anton DVORAK (1841-1904)
Quintet for piano and strings in A major, opus 81
Martin Beaver, Liana Gourdjia, James Boyd, Marc Coppey, Ismaël Margain