BBC Proms 2015 Bach Six Cello Suites

Prom 68: Bach Six Cello Suites 9. 00pm, Royal Albert Hall Cellist YoYo Ma has the Royal Albert Hall stage to himself for this Late Night Prom as he takes on the challenge of J. S. Bachs Six Cello Suites. Programme Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite No. 1 in G major (19 mins) Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor (21 mins) Cello Suite No. 3 in C major (21 mins) Suite No. 4 in E flat major for solo cello, BWV 1010 (27 mins) Suite No. 5 in C minor for solo cello, BWV 1011 (26 mins) Suite No. 6 in D major for solo cello, BWV 1012 (30 mins) Performers YoYo Ma cello About this event American cellist YoYo Ma has been a regular Proms soloist for almost 40 years, and now tackles perhaps his boldest performance to date. He performs the complete Bach solo cello suites over two hours of music in a single concert: a feat as challenging intellectually as it is physically. Though neglected until the 20th century, the suites represent some of Bachs greatest musical