GPMF Bach Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1010

During the spring of 2020, Grant Park Orchestra cellist Eric Kutz saw a busy performance career come to a standstill as Americans went into lockdown. When relaxation gave way to cabin fever, Kutz turned his attention toward an old friend, the music of J.S. Bach. Working steadily through Bach's monumental cello suites, Kutz gave these six works the level of polish one reserves for live performance. Still with no hope of appearing before a live audience during the throes of coronavirus, Kutz drove to Chicago and performed the suites for a socially distanced video crew, and donated his video performances to the benefit of the Grant Park Music Festival gpmf.org/donate