Legendary musician and humanitarian Yo-Yo Ma makes his long-awaited New Zealand debut at Christchurch Town Hall in
November, performing Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello in one sitting as part of The Bach Project.
It is a journey motivated not only by his six-decade relationship with the music, but also by Bach’s ability to speak to
our common humanity at a time when our civic conversation is so often focussed on division.
The project brings Bach’s music to 36 global locations such as the National Cathedral in Washington D.C, the
Nikolaikirche in Leipzig, the US-Mexico Border, Mumbai in India, Seoul South Korea and The City Wall in China. It sees
Yo-Yo Ma play the suites across six continents, in familiar and unlikely locations.
Alongside each concert is a Day of Action, a series of conversations and collaborations which explore how culture can
help us imagine and build a better future. These concerts and days of action, will not only offer an essential
encapsulation of what this music means now, but will invite us all to think differently about the role of culture in
society. #CultureConnectsUs
Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his enduring belief in culture’s power to generate trust and
understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works from the cello repertoire, collaborating with communities and
institutions to explore culture’s social impact, or engaging unexpected musical forms, he strives to foster connections
that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Suite No. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010
Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011
Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
VENUE: CHRISTCHURCH TOWN HALL
DATE: Tuesday 12 November 2019
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