Jeannette Sorrell
Jeannette Sorrell is an exuberant interpreter of Baroque and Classical repertoire with Apollo’s Fire, the ensemble she founded 30 years ago. Their latest recording, O Jerusalem!, presents music from the three main faiths in the ancient city. On 14 April, Sorrell will be conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and soloists in Bach’s St John Passion.
As a small child, I mostly remember hearing Debussy and Ravel Suite No. 2 while studying under Leonard Bernstein at Aspen and Tanglewood, and I loved it. But I always knew, since the age of 17, that I wanted to focus on historical performance. I bought the LP of Gustav Leonhardt playing JS BACH’s D minor Harpsichord Concerto and played it constantly. I was entranced by the way he shaped the orchestra as well as his own line.
