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Music: Steven Isserlis, Cello; and Kirill Gerstein, Piano |
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
7:30 PM
Location: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Returning to the Kennedy Center in his Fortas debut after an appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra last season, Steven Isserlis performs cello sonatas by Britten and Rachmaninoff.
Kirill Gerstein, winner of the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition, joins "the cello's best ambassador," (The Times, London) in celebrating Schumann's 200th birthday.
Together they perform Isserlis's own transcription of the master composer's Violin Sonata No. 3, here interpreted by cello and piano. This fascinating and addictive music gives listeners a look into Schumann's final lucid period before the encroaching insanity that marked his last years of life.
Program:
Britten - Cello Sonata
Schumann - Violin Sonata No. 3 (arr. Isserlis)
Rachmaninoff - Cello Sonata
Part of the Kennedy Center's Focus on Russia
Event Information
Location: Terrace Theater
Admission: $45
Tickets: Online
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