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Gourari & Vassiljeva: Piano & Violoncello, at Merkin Concert Hall (Site)

Thursday December 19, 2019, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

$30 – $45

Anna Gourari, internationally renowned pianist and ECM artist, for this New York appearance will join forces with long-time musical partner and cellist Tatjana Vassiljeva, who combines her international solo career with the position of the principal cellist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam.Both have studied also in Munich where they first met. Both their solo discopgraphies cover a wide range of repertoire, from early to contemporary repertoire. Composers of the likes of Krzysztof Penderecki and Rodion Shchedrin wrote cello pieces for Tatjana and pieces for piano for Anna Gourari, which she has recorded on her actual ECM album “Elusive Affinity”.

PROGRAM

ROBERT SCHUMANN – Fantasiestücke for Violoncello and piano, op. 73
1. Zart und mit Ausdruck
2. Lebhaft leicht
3. Rasch und mit Feuer

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – (TBA piece for cello solo)

FRANZ SCHUBERT – Sonata “Arpeggione” in a minor, D 821
1. Allegro moderato
2. Adagio
3. Allegretto

– Intermission –

ROBERT SCHUMANN – Adagio und Allegro in A-flat major for Violoncello and Piano, op. 7
1. Langsam, mit innigem Ausdruck
2. Rasch und feurig

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH – (TBA piece for piano solo)

DMITRY SHOSTAKOVITCH – Sonata in d minor for Violoncello and Piano, op. 40
1. Allegro non troppo

Details

Date:
Thursday December 19, 2019
Time:
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$30 – $45
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Website:
https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/gourari-vassiljeva/

Venue

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 W 67th St
New York, NY 10036 United States
Phone:
212.501.3300
Website:
http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/