Beethoven鈥檚 cellists: Robin Michael, Cello, Daniel Tong, Piano and RBC Cellists
Recital Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
Free
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Robin Michael cello
Daniel Tong piano
RBC cellists
Romberg Duo for 2 cellos
Dotzhauer Trio for 3 cellos
Duport 脡tude for 2 cellos
Liszt La Lugubre Gondola for cello and piano
Beethoven Sonata for Piano and Cello Op.69
With Beethoven at the centre, this concert revolves around the emergence of the cello as a chamber music and solo instrument.聽 Earlier composers such as Duport set the scene with works that developed playing technique through graded studies, while Romberg鈥檚 legacy as a prolific composer and virtuoso soloist includes developments to the instrument as well.聽 Beethoven admired Romberg鈥檚 playing and the pair played chamber music together in Bonn.聽 He was also influential on Dotzauer, a composer of chamber music and nine cello concertos, and a cellist in the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and later the Dresden Court Orchestra.聽 Beethoven himself puts the cello right in the spotlight in his third sonata, widely recognised as the first to treat the two instruments as equal partners, while Liszt鈥檚 鈥楾he Mournful Gondola鈥� gives full rein to the cello鈥檚 rich and sonorous qualities in music of impassioned lyricism.
Robin Michael is solo cellist with Orchestre Les Si猫cles and Les Musiciens du Prince (Monaco) in addition to being principal cello with Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras. His discography includes the complete Beethoven sonatas, Brahms sonatas and complete works of Faur茅 with pianist Daniel Tong in addition to concerto recordings with the BBC Concert Orchestra, Munich Baroque soloists and chamber music recordings with Isabelle Faust and Steven Isserlis.
Daniel Tong's life is spent with music, as solo and chamber pianist, teacher and writer. He has played at all the major venues and festivals in the UK, and is frequently heard on BBC Radio. He is founder member of the acclaimed London Bridge Trio and director of the Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival.
As part of Beethoven and More...
This season celebrates the music, influence, and enduring legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven, marking the 2027 bicentenary of the composer鈥檚 death.
Running time approx. 55 minutes
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