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Cello Department Recital
Wednesday, October 15 2025, 7:30 PM at

Cello Department Recital

Department Recital Strings
Wednesday, October 15 2025, 7:30 PM
the cello section during an orchestra performance

Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study. 

Program

Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 35
     I. Allegro non troppo
Daniela Gonzales Siu, cello
Miles Graber, piano

Orlando Gibbons: Fantazia à2, VdGS No. 1
Ruiwen Liu, treble viol
Ian Kitchen, bass viol

Anonymous: Leuven Chansonnier
     No. 38: Ha cueuer perdu et desole
Ruiwen Liu, treble viol
Ian Kitchen, tenor viol

Nikolai Myaskovsky: Cello Sonata No. 2, Op. 81
     I. Allegro moderato
Elmer Carter, cello
Amy Chiu, piano

Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40
     I. Allegro ma non troppo
Zoe Lee, cello
Amy Chiu, piano

Josef Suk: Four Pieces, Op. 17
     II. Appassionata
Mercedes Stratton, cello

Camille Saint-Saëns: Suite for Cello and Piano, Op. 16
     I. Prelude(1835–1921)
     II. Sé​rénade
     III. Gavotte
     IV. Romance
     V. Tarantelle
Lekai Li, cello
Amy Chiu, piano

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Wednesday, October 15 2025, 7:30 PM to Wednesday, October 15 2025, 9:30 PM

About SFCM’s Cello Department

Opportunity awaits you as a cellist at SFCM. Part of SFCM’s comprehensive strings program, the cello department has a studio of about 29 students, all honing their craft with the guidance of four dedicated faculty members. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.