Tanglewood Music Center fellows perform Bach Cantatas

By Edward Sava-Segal, 30 June 2016

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Reviewed at Tanglewood, Seiji Ozawa Hall, Lenox on 27 June 2016

Bach, Selig ist der Mann (Lehms) - Cantata, BWV57

Bach, Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ - Cantata, BWV116

Bach, Nur jedem das Seine - Cantata, BWV163

Bach, Es wartet alles auf dich - Cantata, BWV187

John Harbison, Conductor

Tanglewood Music Center Chamber Orchestra

Adriana Velinova, Soprano

Bahareh Poureslami, Soprano

Quinn Middleman, Mezzo-soprano

Dominik Belavy, Baritone

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.