Romanian cellist Andrei Ioniţă is the first-prize winner of Moscow’s 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition. The Guardian wrote of his performance, calling him “a musician with a sparkling technique and the priceless ability to respond to what is going on around him while he is displaying it.”

Performers
Andrei Ionita, Cello
Naoko Sonoda, Piano

Program
P.A. LOCATELLI Cello Sonata in D Major (arr. Piatti)
STRAVINSKY Suite italienne
BACH Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor
SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Sonata