Cellist Hayoung Choi takes the stage at the historic Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel in Old Montreal for a recital built around three of Johann Sebastian Bach's six Cello Suites — Nos. 2, 4, and 5 — presented as a dialogue across time.
Between each Bach suite, Choi performs newly composed interludes by Sarah Frances Jenkins, a contemporary composer whose musical language is described as resonating with the structures and spirit of Baroque writing. The programme weaves the two composers' voices into a continuous conversation.
The evening is framed around the theme of two women — Choi and Jenkins — united by their relationship to Bach and the cello, forging a bridge between the seventeenth century and the present day.
Hayoung Choi has been praised by Le Soir as "a daring cellist with an intense and flamboyant style." This concert is part of the Festival Bach 2026 season in Montreal.
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Hayoung Choi
Hayoung Choi is a cellist described by Le Soir as "a daring cellist with an intense and flamboyant style." She performs both the Baroque repertoire of Bach and contemporary works, and is featured here presenting a programme that pairs Bach's Cello Suites with interludes by living composer Sarah Frances Jenkins.
Sarah Frances Jenkins
Sarah Frances Jenkins is a contemporary composer whose works are featured as interludes between Bach's Cello Suites in this programme. Her writing is noted for resonating directly with Baroque musical architecture.
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