Piotr Pakhomkin Plays Bach’s Chaconne

ByBradford Werner
2016

Piotr Pakhomkin plays the Chaconne (Ciaccona) from Partita in D minor for solo violin (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). This comes via his YouTube Channel. Player’s often over-Romanticize the rhythms and gestures in this work but I like how Pakhomkin has kept the rhythms crisp and clean. As the winner of the 2016 Respighi International Soloist Competition, Piotr will perform in Carnegie Hall with the Chamber Orchestra of New York in the 2017/18 Season.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.