Jeremy Denk Plays Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Dunbar Parish Church

Fri 10 Sept 6.30pm & 8.45pm

Duration: 1 hour 15 minutes per concert, with no interval. Second concert ends approx. 10pm

The Well-tempered Clavier Book I
Part I
Part II

Piano

Half-price tickets for people in full time education. Student ID will be required on admittance

Only one concession / ticket offer can apply

Jeremy Denk Plays Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Photo credit: Shervin Lainez

Performing Bach’s ‘Well-tempered clavier’ is a truly epic endeavour, demanding technique and musicianship of the highest order.

Jeremy Denk, one of America’s foremost pianists and our Artist in Residence, is just the man for such a daunting task. This evening’s two concerts cover the whole of the first book and will undoubtedly be festival highlights.

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A superb solo recital ...crystalline in clarity of his pianistic vision, the pellucid beauty of each phrase breathing with rich magic in Dunbar Parish Church.

The Times ***** (2021 Lammermuir Festival)

'Playing without a score, Denk was also very fun to watch, more so than with most pianists. The music seemed to take hold of him physically, and he looked into the audience as much as he looked at his hands, seeming to toss out a musical phrase to us as though to make us complicit in the musical journey. In the process, Denk seems to be talking to Bach’s musical characters, weaving them into life with a nod of his head or a jut of his chin, conversing with the dramatis personae as though to draw out their characters, foibles and idiosyncrasies. . . .

As for the playing, it was as assured as it was poetic . . . each movement was summoned into being with the masterful assurance of a wizard, weaving a spell of crystalline clarity and pellucid beauty that surrounded the audience with magic as the sun set outside and the church interior was gradually pulled into darkness.'

Seen and Heard International (2021 Lammermuir Festival)

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar

Dunbar Parish Church, Gillespie Graham's grand red sandstone gothic church of 1821 stands proudly looking out to sea.

Damaged by fire in 1987, its spacious interior was restored with a colourful mix of ancient and modern features including an elaborate early 17th Century monument to the Earl of Dunbar and some fine 1990 stained glass by Shona McInnes and Douglas Hogg.

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar

Address

Dunbar Parish Church, Dunbar
EH42 1LB

Getting there by bus

The following buses pass through Dunbar. Pleasae check time tables before booking your tickets:
EAST COAST BUSES: x7, 106
EVES COACHES: 120

Getting there by train

Dunbar train station is a short walk from the church.

Getting there by car

Dunbar is just off the A1.

Accessibility

Parking:

There is free car parking around the town.

We can offer 3 spaces inside the church grounds for blue badge holders. Please email [email protected] to book a space, subject to availability and on a first come first served basis.

Terrain:

Tarmac.

Induction Loop:
Yes

Toilets:
Ladies and gents on ground (one adapted toilet) and first floors.

Wheelchair Access:

Sloped tarmac path to church. Level access into venue.

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