Mahan Esfahani, who comes originally from Iran, had already established himself in the forefront of harpsichordists in his early years. After studying history and mu­ sicology at Stanford he studied with the legendary Zuzana Růžičkova ́ in Prague.
In 2011 he gave the first ever harpsichord recital at the BBC Proms, since which he has been heard across the world as both a soloist and a chamber musician. In Erfurt Esfahani will contrast Bach’s music with modern sounds and will thus pro­ vide an excellent opportunity to get to know the much under­estimated full sound universe of the harpsichord.