Artists: Santiago Cañón-Valencia, Andrea Casarrubios, Natalie Clein, Pierre Fontenelle, Anne Gastinel, Marie Hallynck, Frans Helmerson, Gary Hoffman, Natania Hoffman, Christian-Pierre La Marca, Taeguk Mun, Xavier Phillips, Didier Poskin, Aleksey Shadrin, Sul Yoon, Han Bin Yoon
🎫 Tickets: Adult 28 € / Senior 24 € / Student 9 € 🎫
PROGRAMME
Enrique Granados | Intermezzo from Goyescas (solo: Gary Hoffman)
Gaspar Cassado | Suite for Solo Cello (solo: Gary Hoffman)
Dimitri Shostakovich | Prelude (arr. Espinoza)
Carlos Gardel | Por una Cabeza
Antonin Dvorak | Waldesruhe, Op. 68, No. 5 (solo: Frans Helmerson)
David Popper | Polonaise de Concert
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George Gershwin | Rhapsody in Blue
Richard Strauss | Finale from Don Quixote, Op. 35
Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann | Bossa Nova - Variacoes Brasileiras
Maurice Ravel | Boléro
🎵 United in Belgium: Ultimate Cello Reunion of Timeless Classics! 🎵
Join us for an extraordinary concert featuring all the festival artists and young talents of the 2024 Brussels Cello Festival, as they unite on stage to bring this captivating programme to life.
The evening opens with master cellist Gary Hoffman showcasing his profound artistry in Enrique Granados' Intermezzo from Goyescas and Gaspar Cassadó's evocative Suite for Solo Cello. Prepare for a journey through emotional depths with Shostakovich's dramatic Prelude and the passionate rhythms of Carlos Gardel's famous melody, Por una Cabeza. Frans Helmerson then enchants with Dvořák's lyrical Waldesruhe, followed by the festival artists’ rendition of David Popper's exuberant Polonaise de Concert.
After the intermission, the concert continues with a thrilling array of orchestral masterpieces adapted for a mass cello ensemble. George Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue dazzles with its jazz-infused brilliance, while Richard Strauss's poignant Finale from Don Quixote delivers a dramatic moment of solitude. Experience the vibrant rhythms of Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann's Bossa Nova - Variacoes Brasileiras and let our festival artists send you off into the night with a powerful, mesmerizing finale of Maurice Ravel's triumphant Boléro.
✨ Immerse yourself in a night of exceptional cellistic splendor, showcasing some of the greatest talents in the classical world today! ✨