Cello Department Recital
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
Felix Mendelssohn: Variations concertantes in D Major, Op. 17
Xiaoqing Xu, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Frédéric Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65
l. Allegro moderato
Dalia Lévy, cello
Ray Gong, piano
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb/1
I. Moderato
Nathaniel White, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19
II. Allegro scherzando (C Minor)
IV. Allegro mosso (G Major)
Daniela Gonzales Siu, cello
Shu Li, piano
- Intermission -
Frank Bridge: Sonata for Cello and Piano, H. 125
I. Allegro ben moderato
Bill Kumer, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Kaija Saariaho: Sept Papillons for Solo Cello
Papillon I
Papillon II
Papillon III
Papillon IV
Papillon V
Papillon VI
Papillon VII
Griffin Seuter, cello
Antonín Dvořák: Silent Woods, Op. 68 No. 5
Oscar Ruiz, cello
Amy Chiu, piano
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (transcribed by Taide Prieto): The Seasons, Op. 37
No. 4: Snowdrop
Souvenir d’un lieu cher, Op. 42
III. Mélodie
Melody Tsai, cello
Tim Bach, piano
Cello
Richard Aaron
Jennifer Culp
Amos Yang
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.
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