It was a real treat yesterday to go down to Acton church to hear cellist Orlando Jopling.
Orlando has been undertaking a ‘Cello Pilgrimage’, playing Bach suites in churches across the country with the aim of raising money to preserve the fabric of these precious places. So far he has raised around £27,000.
Orlando is member of a number of leading orchestras and also conducts. Despite having a bad cold he played with great accuracy and flair, filling the church with marvellous evocative sound. He is expecting to record all six Bach suites for solo cello later in the year.
Orlando is pictured here with Acton’s Chris Moss, who organised a very successful evening.
