The Musical Offering by Johann Sebastian Bach was written in response to a challenge from Frederick the Great of Prussia to create six-voice fugue based on a theme written by the King himself. Bach Akademie Charlotte will perform Bach's famous gift to the monarch, as well as works by other members of the Bach family, in a concert at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Charlotte. One of Bach Akademie's artistic leaders, cellist Guy Fishman, will lead the concert, and guest flutist Emi Ferguson, a 2023 recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant, will be featured in her first ever Charlotte performance. The two musicians are guests on this week’s Piedmont Arts podcast episode, and they talk about performing The Musical Offering which they contend is a beautifully brilliant response to Frederick’s challenge. Learn more about the Bach Akademie Charlotte The Musical Offering concert