Mahan Esfahani is not a man who does not reach for the stars. His determination to establish the harpsichord as an instrument worthy of new compositions by contemporary composers and recitals in the great, famous concert halls of the world is proof of that. Nor is this concert a small goal, for he has chosen the supreme polyphonic work of all time. Bach's Art of the Fugue is so complex that musicologists have argued for centuries about whether it is even possible to perform it on a single instrument.
That Esfahani will succeed, however, is a foregone conclusion. After all, he's succeeded in all his challenges so far, whether it's been studying at Stanford, a recital at the BBC Proms or at Wigmore Hall!