Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord)

Bach’s Goldberg Variations was published in 1741 as the final instalment of his Clavier-Übung series of keyboard works. This monumental exploration of the variation form ranks as the largest single keyboard composition published in the 18th century and remains at the heart of the classical music canon.

The Iranian Harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani has made it his life’s mission to rehabilitate the instrument in the mainstream of concert instruments, and to that end his creative programming and work in commissioning new works have drawn the attention of critics and audiences across Europe, Asia, and North America. He was the first and only harpsichordist to be a BBC New Generation Artist (2008-2010), a Borletti-Buitoni prize winner (2009), and a nominee for Gramophone’s Artist of the Year (2014, 2015, and 2017).

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