Inspiring Bach at The Large Room

Rediscover the music of one of the most significant composers of all time in a programme entitled “Inspiring Bach” with Irish violinist Claire Duff and French harpsichordist Benjamin Alard as they dive deep into Bach’s powerful musical meditations on suffering, loss – and redemption.

This concert will take place at The Large Room, City Hall, Waterford on Thursday 21 February at 7.30pm.

Tickets €17 / €15 (conc.) / €5 (students) on the door.

Presented by Music Network

“All the excitement of a high-wire act” – The Irish Times [on Duff]

Irish violinist Claire Duff’s playing has been described as “full of fire, flair and brilliance”. Duff is leader of the Irish Baroque Orchestra and performs throughout Europe as a soloist and ensemble player. She has led Florilegium, I Fagiolini, English Touring Opera and The Kings Consort, and co-led the Academy of Ancient Music and The English Concert.

“Alard’s playing is a delight with striking agogic expressive power” – Gramophone

As a recitalist on both harpsichord and organ, Benjamin Alard has performed in festivals and venues around the world. A member of baroque orchestra La Petite Bande, he also performs chamber music with violinist François Fernandez and in a harpsichord duo with Élisabeth Joyé. Organist at Saint-Louis-en-l’Île in Paris, he oversees an annual series of keyboard concerts dedicated to the music of J.S. Bach.

Audiences will also hear a new work by Irish composer Jane O’Leary – Fantasia (homage to J.S. Bach), commissioned by Music Network, which offers a contemporary reflection on the resonances of Bach.