Goldberg-Variationen

Shows

Johann Sebastian Bach 1746, mit Rätselkanon (Ölgemälde von Elias Gottlob Haußmann) Bach’s famous “Goldberg Variations” are a perfect fit for the Turkish civil rights activist and pianist Fazıl Say in weißem Hemd Fazıl Say and today still seem like a divine revelation.

Programme

What to expect

Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations

Duration: around 65 minutes without a break

Intro

20 minutes before each performance in the foyer, we will tell you about the story of the evening.

Tickets

Prices: EUR 52 | 28

Subscription (four performances of free choice)
Reductions: U27 / Ö1 Intro / Club Ö1

Content

a profound truth

There was only one truth for Johann Sebastian Bach: divine revelation, which manifested itself for him in every triad and canon. On the one hand, his Goldberg Variations are a profound truth in the form of a cosmos of pure counterpoint; on the other hand, they were simply a pleasant distraction for a count who had trouble sleeping. No pianist of our day could play this cycle with more verve and charisma than Fazıl Say.

Fazıl Say

Piano

Pianist, composer and civil rights activist: the person of Turkish-born Fazıl Say has many facets. He is already one of the most important pianists of our time and is known worldwide for his brilliant compositions and interpretations on the piano.