Dubbed “the Eric Clapton of the lute” by BBC Music Magazine, dynamic young French virtuoso Thomas Dunford is the leading lutenist of his generation. Dunford has performed with many acclaimed ensembles, including Les Arts Florissants, The English Consort, La Serenissima and Les Siècles, and has released a series of award-winning recordings. With a stellar international career, he has performed recitals in such prestigious venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall and London’s Wigmore Hall.

This is an opportunity to experience the poetic intimaticy of solo lute in the beautiful, hushed atmosphere of the Opera House’s Utzon Room with a program featuring JS Bach’s first Cello Suite, transcribed for lute, alongside music by John Dowland, Marin Marais, Girolamo Kapsberger, Joan Abrosio Dalza and Erik Satie.

In Dunford’s hands you’ll hear why the lute has remained such a captivating and magical instrument for hundreds of years.