Oxford Bach Soloists

Bach at Home: Toccatas 1

Anhad Arora (harpsichord), Henrik Persson (viola da gamba), Davina Clarke (violin), Dónal McCann (harpsichord)

🎼 Bach Toccata Series: Bach in Context
🎙 Talk: Bach at Home – Professor Henrike Lähnemann
🎶 Curated by Anhad Arora (harpsichord)
With Henrik Persson (viola da gamba), Davina Clarke (violin), and Dónal McCann (harpsichord)

The first event in this new chamber series includes a talk by Professor Henrike Lähnemann, exploring the domestic world that shaped so much of Bach’s creative life. “Bach at Home” offers insight into the Notenbüchlein der Anna Magdalena Bach, the vibrant musical culture of the Bach family, and the ways in which music was passed on, shared, and improvised in the home.

🎵 Programme:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 912
Gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Violin Sonata in E major, BWV 1016
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915

Join us for an afternoon of context and performance that brings Bach’s home life — and his astonishing chamber music — vividly to life.

📅 Further concerts in this series will be on: 14 June & 19 July (save the dates!) – more details to follow.

Toccatas: Bach in Context
Sat, 24 May 2025
St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
2:30pm
£12–£20 (£5 students, U-18s free)

Full Event Details

The first event in this new chamber series includes a talk by Professor Henrike Lähnemann, exploring the domestic world that shaped so much of Bach’s creative life. “Bach at Home” offers insight into the Notenbüchlein der Anna Magdalena Bach, the vibrant musical culture of the Bach family, and the ways in which music was passed on, shared, and improvised in the home.

🎵 Programme:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 912
Gamba Sonata in G major, BWV 1027
Violin Sonata in E major, BWV 1016
Toccata in G minor, BWV 915

Join us for an afternoon of context and performance that brings Bach’s home life — and his astonishing chamber music — vividly to life.

📅 Further concerts in this series will be on: 14 June & 19 July (save the dates!) – more details to follow.