Sebastian Dörfler graduated from the Eastman School of Music, the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, and the Berlin Philharmonic’s trainee program. He is one of the principal cellists of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Norway and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras in Germany, Spain, and Norway under conductors Dmitri Kitayenko, Simone Young, and Andras Ligeti. In this performance, Dörfler will introduce the cello suites to place them in the context of Bach's personal life.