Voice of the Arts

Students In Chamber Music Pittsburgh's Brandenburg Concertos

Episode Summary

Student's, violist Kai Su and violinist Andrew Gray, visited the WQED-FM studio to play Bach and talk about the event with Jim Cunningham, and talk about Chamber Music Pittsburgh's concert of all six Brandenburg Concertos.

Episode Notes

Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents a rare opportunity to hear all six Bach Brandenburg Concertos in one evening!  

Student's, violist Kai Su and violinist Andrew Gray, visited the WQED-FM studio to play Bach and talk about the event with Jim Cunningham. Kai Su plays the Allemande from the Cello Suite No 1 BWV 1007. Andrew Gray plays the Sonata in C Adagio BWV 1005. Andrew was a winner of the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic Soloist Competition. He studies with Professor William van der Sloot and studies mathematic sciences. He won the Harry Archer Award at CMU in 2023.

Kai Su grew up in Pittsburgh, played in the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony and Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra plus the YC Squared chamber music program. He has played at Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Hall and the Kaufman Music Center. He studies at CMU with Daniel Harding. Both musicians have played in the Tartan String Quarter. The Tartan Quartet won the Pittsburgh Concert Society major Winners audition in 2025.  

You can hear all six Bach Brandenberg Concertos on Monday, November 24 7:30 pm at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.  

Visit https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org/25-26-mainstage-bachs-brandenburg-concertos/ to learn more.