Richard Tunnicliffe
Bach Cello Suites
This event has passed.
Bach Suite No 2 in D minor BWV 1008
Kenneth Leighton Sonata for Cello Solo Op 52 (1967)
Peter Sculthorpe Requiem for Cello alone (1979)
Bach Suite 1 in G BWV 1007
A regular visitor to St George’s, cellist Richard Tunnicliffe divides his time between solo playing chamber music and teaching. His duo partners have included pianists Maggie Cole – with whom he performed all of Beethoven’s cello/piano music in 2020/21 – Nigel Yandell, Joanna MacGregor and the late John McCabe; harpsichordists Steven Devine, James Johnstone, Malcolm Proud and Robert Howarth and lutenist Paula Chateauneuf. As principal cellist, continuo player or soloist on both cello and gamba he has appeared with many orchestras, including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, of which he was a founder member. From 2004 -15 he was a member of the renowned viol consort Fretwork.
A large discography includes works from the 16thC to the present day and include highly praised recordings of the Cello Concerti by John Garth (Avison Ensemble, Divine Art) and the Bach cello suites (Linn Records). He teaches at the Royal College of Music, London and has given master-classes, seminars and lecture-recitals in many countries. As composer/arranger he published a string quartet version of Bach’s 5th cello suite in 2020.
In 2018 he and his daughter, viola player Luba Tunnicliffe, launched Clun Valley Music in their home village in South Shropshire. The opening festival Voices from Darkness took place over the weekend of the Armistice centenary commemoration and featured chamber music from WW1. In July 2020 they shared online performances of the complete Bach Cello Suites, and in 2021 they returned to live concerts with their Beethoven 250+ series. This Autumn they will be hosting the Brodsky Quartet with whom Richard will perform Schubert’s String Quintet.
For further details please visit www.clunvalleymusic.co.uk
Pre-event Food & Drink
Enjoy delicious drinks and light bites from our Café Bar ahead of the event.
Available to pre-order when booking your tickets, you can choose from a selection of house drinks on arrival, accompanied by a board of bread, olives and dips (all Vegetarian). Just select which option – for one or two people – you would like, before checkout.
Your pre-ordered food and drink will be available to collect from the Café Bar from 60 minutes before the event. It’s the perfect way to begin your event experience at St George’s!