Edward Klorman
Author
Acclaim
“An excellent book! Full of interesting information, concisely and readably presented. A fine guide to the six miracles known as the Bach Cello Suites.”
“‘This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the Bach Cello Suites. The scholarship is up-to-date, conclusions are always interesting, myths are dispelled, and the writing is always clear.”
Edward Klorman is Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His book Mozart’s Music of Friends (Cambridge, 2016), won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award and awards from the Mozart Society of America and the Society for Music Theory. His 2025 book, Bach: The Cello Suites, examines how these masterworks have come to occupy a prominent place in both concert life and popular culture.
An accomplished violist, Klorman has performed as guest artist with the Borromeo, Orion, and Ying Quartets and the Lysander Trio. As baroque violist, he has performed with Arion Orchestre Baroque, Les Boréades de Montréal, Les Temps Perdus, and in recital with harpsichordist Hank Knox. He previously taught at McGill University and The Juilliard School.