International Piano Series: Angela Hewitt
Date & Time
Sun, 25 Jan 2026
19:00 - 21:00
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Angela Hewitt presents a complete J.S. Bach concert as part of the International Piano Series at St John's College, Oxford. As a child, Angela Hewitt listened to her organist father play Bach in Ottawa Cathedral. Her career was launched in 1985 when she won first prize at Toronto International Bach Competition. In 2022 she completed her Bach Odyssey, a project to perform all J.S. Bach's keyboard works in major venues around the world. The programme takes audiences on a chronological journey thr...
Event Highlights
- •Performance by internationally acclaimed Bach specialist Angela Hewitt
- •Complete J.S. Bach programme spanning his career from Weimar to Leipzig
- •Features works from Bach's Bach Odyssey project - performing all of Bach's keyboard works worldwide
- •Chronological journey through Bach's compositional periods and styles
- •Intimate venue at the prestigious Garden Quad Auditorium
Speaker
Angela Hewitt
Internationally acclaimed pianist
Angela Hewitt's career was launched in 1985 when she won first prize at Toronto International Bach Competition. As a child, she listened to her organist father play Bach in Ottawa Cathedral. In 2022 she completed her Bach Odyssey, a project to perform all J.S. Bach's keyboard works in major venues around the world.
Programme
First Half
Toccata in D major BWV912, French Suite no.5 in G major BWV816, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue BWV903
Interval
Second Half
Partita no.5 in G major, Italian Concerto BWV971, Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV894
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Organized by: St John's College, Oxford