INAUGURAL RECITAL: Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord

An acclaimed harpsichordist, organist, and conductor, Paolo Bordignon is harpsichordist of the New York Philharmonic, as well as interim Organist and Choirmaster at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has performed internationally with various ensembles including the New York Philharmonic, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, and the English Chamber Orchestra, and collaborated with Sir James Galway, Itzhak Perlman, David Robertson, Reinhard Goebel, Paul Hillier, Bobby McFerrin, Midori, Renée Fleming, and Wynton Marsalis. He has made numerous musical festival appearances across the globe, recorded with seven commercial labels, and has been featured on multiple national and international television and radio broadcasts. The Cathedral Church of the Advent is pleased to have Dr. Bordignon perform the inaugural recital for its newly acquired harpsichord. The program will include works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Gaspard Le Roux, Domenico Scarlatti, and Antonio Soler.

“…outstanding… lively… distinctive… a thunderous interpretation.” -The New York Sun

“One of the show-stopping moments of the afternoon was Bordignon’s brilliant riffing of the long cadenza in Brandenburg No. 5 with its spinning figures that can sound at moments like the revolving riffs of a rock guitar.” -The Santa Barbara Independent

“This talented keyboardist evoked all the charm of a bygone era. Bordignon’s stylings were right on the mark as he amply showed us his fluid technique and mastery of the instrument.” -Salt Lake Tribune