PRELUDE 7 PM
Lecture by Michael Gerdes
A Song for Cello Each piece on this program comes from a different moment and place in the twentieth century…1960s Armenia, 1930s Soviet Union, and Britain at the end of World War I. But each of them bears the same title: Sonata for Cello and Piano. In this prelude lecture, we will explore the meaning of this title throughout history and how each of these composers has made it their own.
SHEKU KANNEH-MASON, cello & ISATA KANNEH-MASON, piano SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 • 8 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL
BRIDGE Sonata for Cello and Piano, H.125 (1879-1941) Allegro ben moderato Adagio ma non troppo; Molto allegro ed agitato BRITTEN Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Opus 65 (1913-1976) Dialogo Scherzo-pizzicato Elegia Marcia Moto perpetuo I N T E R M I S S I O N
La Jolla Music Society’s 2021-22 Season is supported by The Conrad Prebys Foundation, The City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, Banc of California, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, ProtoStar Foundation, Vail Memorial Fund, ResMed Foundation, Bright Events Rentals, Ace Parking, Brenda Baker and Steve Baum, Raffaella and John Belanich, Gordon Brodfuehrer, Mary Ellen Clark, Joy Frieman, Joan and Irwin Jacobs, Dorothea Laub, Jeanette Stevens, Debra Turner, Bebe and Marvin Zigman. Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason appear by arrangement with Enticott Music Management Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Isata Kanneh-Mason record exclusively for Decca Classics Sheku plays a Matteo Goffriller cello from 1700 which is on indefinite loan to him
K. KHACHATURIAN Sonata for Cello and Piano (1920-2011) Recitativo: Adagio Intentio: Allegretto Aria: Andante Toccata: Allegro con fuoco SHOSTAKOVICH Sonata in D Minor for Cello and Piano, Opus 40 (1906-1975) Allegro non troppo Allegro Largo Allegro Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
This performance marks Sheku Kanneh-Mason's and Isata Kanneh-Mason’s La Jolla Music Society debuts. L J M S. O R G · 8 5 8 . 4 5 9 . 3 7 2 8
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