The global pandemic has had a disastrous effect on the lives of freelance musicians, with concert halls closed and live performances still under threat for months to come. The music world has been silenced, and without further support the future of orchestras in the UK looks bleak. Now, more than ever, musicians need certainty, and the UK’s thriving arts sector needs public support if it is to survive this difficult and uncertain time.

At a time when live performances are all but impossible, recordings are one of the few projects that can be planned with certainty. And with just one milestone left in Dunedin Consort’s Bach masterworks series — a collection that Gramophone has called ‘nothing short of sensational’ — this is the perfect opportunity to record the Orchestral Suites. Recording sessions will take place behind closed doors at Perth Concert Hall, supporting a vital local venue after a difficult period of closure.