“If Marina Abramovic had been a violinist, she would’ve been drawn to” Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber’s “Rosary” or “Mystery” Sonatas for violin and continuo, violinist Daniel Pioro tells me. With organist James McVinnie, Pioro performs the complete “Rosary” Sonatas at London’s Southbank Centre on January 22. The cycle is spread across three performances in one day: The first is at 8 a.m., in the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, as dawn breaks over London; the second at noon, in the cloistered darkness of the Purcell Room, shutting out natural light for the torture and execution of Christ. The Resurrection sees the audience return to the foyer at 4 p.m. Dusk will begin to fall, but hope of the world is renewed. This Lent, become a Be-liBer.
Wood Made Flesh
Daniel Pioro’s day-long performance of Biber’s “Rosary” Sonatas
