Berlin Philharmonic Principal Flute Makes Camerata Pacifica Debut

Sébastian Jacot, Berlin Philharmonic Principal Flute, “that rare combination of flutist who plays with copious virtuosity and…a tender, natural musicality that can make you cry” (The Flute View), makes his Camerata Pacifica debut with Principal Piano Irina Zahharenkova on an eclectic program of solo pieces and duets. Together they perform Bach’s Sonata in A Major for Flute & Obbligato Harpsichord, BWV 1032, one of the gems of the flute literature, and French composer André Jolivet’s blazing Chant de Linos, a virtuosic showpiece filled with technical gymnastics for both flute and piano. Jacot is also featured on 2014 Pulitzer Prize finalist Christopher Cerrone’s Liminal Highway, a “supremely enchanting and hypnotic (work with) stunning harmonies” (Limelight Magazine) for flute (doubling on piccolo and beer bottles) and immersive electronics. Zahharenkova is spotlighted on Haydn’s Adagio in F, H. XIVV, No. 9, an exquisite solo sonata for keyboard, and demonstrates her harpsichord genius on Kryštof Mařatka’s Melopa, described by the Czech composer herself as “a haunting and unpredictable gallop.”