A recent top prizewinner in the George Enescu International Cello Competition and Beverly Hills National Auditions, Evnin Rising Star alumna cellist Sarah Rommel is indeed a star on the rise. She has been the recipient of several awards and grants, including the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artists Award, which led to a subsequent appearance on NPR’s From the Top. Pianist Xiaohui Yang joins Rommel for a varied program that pairs cello works from neighboring Germany and Czechoslovakia, including Martinů’s brooding variations on a Slovak theme and Beethoven’s delightful variations on Papageno’s aria from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte.

Artists

Sarah Rommel, cello
Xiaohui Yang, piano

Program

Beethoven 12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66
Janáček Pohádka
Strauss Cello Sonata, Op. 6
Martinů Slovak Variations, H. 378