Violinist Benjamin Baker speaks about performing all six sonatas and partitas by Bach, as well as how playing solo Bach can inform his playing of contemporary works, and vice versa.
Benjamin Baker is a New Zealand-born violinist based in London. In conversation with The Strad’s online editor Davina Shum, he speaks about his recent experience performing all six sonatas and partitas by Bach in his project ‘Sei Solo’.
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