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"Bach and the Violin" is the theme of this concert by Ensemble Diderot and Johannes Pramsohler, which recalls Bach's genius not only as a brilliant harpsichordist, but also as a virtuoso violinist, praised for his "pure and penetrating" sound. His first major appointment was in Weimar, where he performed as a violinist and then as concertmaster and director of the Weimar, Köthen and Leipzig chamber orchestras. The Violin Concertos were composed for these ensembles, reflecting Bach's admiration for contemporaries such as Telemann and Vivaldi, whose concertos for three violins illustrate the intense musical dialog of the time.