Breaking Up Bach
July/ August 2027
Anastasia Kobekina, violoncello
Ensemble Resonanz
Anastasia Kobekina
Born in 1994 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Anastasia Kobekina discovered the cello at the age of four. She later studied across Europe and has been living in Germany for several years. Today, she performs internationally with leading orchestras and has built a strong reputation through major competitions and concerts. In 2023, she signed with Sony Classical, marking a new step in her career. Her debut album Venice, released in 2024, was warmly received.
With »Breaking up Bach«, Ensemble Resonanz explores the idea of departure—artistically, biographically, and in form. At the heart of the programme lies the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, whose works are not treated as monuments, but as living material: questioned, refracted, and reimagined. In this process, composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina and Caroline Shaw emerge as distinctive voices of the modern age, each engaging with Bach’s legacy in strikingly personal and transformative ways.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach – Cellosuite (excerpts, tba)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chorale Prelude »Vor deinen Thorn tret ich hiermit« (BWV 668)
Sofia Gubaidulina – Meditation on the Bach Chorale »Vor deinen Thorn tret ich hiermit«
Johann Sebastian Bach – Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
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Caroline Shaw – Punctum
C.P.E. Bach – Cello Concerto in A minor