One of the most distinguished keyboard artists performing today, Peter Sykes will present, among other works, a keyboard transcription by J. S. Bach of a trio sonata from Reinken’s Hortus Musicus. Bach took a piece for two violins and continuo and turned it into a convincing keyboard work: he retained the form of the dance movements, but completely reworked the fugal movement, transforming it into something only Bach could have written.

Luca Guglielmi’s contribution to the Keyboard Mini-Festival is entitled Harpsichord: “…appropriato al Cembalo”—Bach and Handel Arrangements. One of the most versatile and busiest artists of the entire week, Mr. Guglielmi will perform J. S. Bach’s arrangements of concerti by Vivaldi and Marcello, and of Bach’s own violin sonatas and violoncello suites, along with a keyboard arrangement by Handel of one of his own concerti.

Christoph Hammer, historical keyboard specialist at the University of North Texas, has achieved an international reputation as a keyboard soloist and Lied accompanist as well as in chamber music. For this BEMF début, Mr. Hammer’s program, Ciarlattani—Mozart in competition, focuses on Mozart’s competition with Muzio Clementi on December 24, 1781, in Vienna, and with Ignaz von Beecke in 1775 in Munich.

Kristian Bezuidenhout’s presentation is entitled Dynamics and Articulation in Mozart: strategies for extrapolation. A study of Mozart’s keyboard music reveals a level of attention to detail concerning articulation and dynamics rarely matched by any of his contemporaries, especially when preparing works for publication. Mr. Bezuidenhout examines differences between the autograph manuscripts, first editions, and contemporary arrangements of some of Mozart’s best-loved works for piano to devise strategies for tasteful articulation and phrasing. He will be performing numerous examples from the solo, concerto, and chamber music literature.