Evening recital
Program
Wilma Pistorius Timeflow (world premier)
Johannes Brahms Sonata in E-minor
Robert Schumann Fünf Stücke im Volkston
François Servais Fantaisie et Variations Brillantes sur Schuberts Le Désir
Franz Schubert Ständchen
Franz Schubert Du bist die Ruh
Franz Schubert Nacht
Performers
Jeroen den Herder cello
Matthias Bartolomey cello
Raphaël Pidoux cello
Cello8: Albéric Boullenois, Rafaèl Arreghini, Yanis Boudris, Noé Drdak, Eliott Leridon, Léo Ispir, Soni Siecinski, Raphaël Pidoux cello
Frank van de Laar piano
Elodie Soulard accordeon
Not many people know that both Brahms and Schumann played the cello themselves, even if it wasn’t at the level they were able to play the piano at. Similarly, Wilma Pistorius is a cellist and composed the new piece Timeflow for her former teacher Jeroen den Herder. Brahms’ first sonata for a string instrument with piano, played by Matthias Bartolomey, was his sonata in E minor, which is to this day one of his most performed works.
François Servais was a famous cello virtuoso of the 19th Century and composed spectacular music, initially for his own use. After seriously impressing the audience in 2014 together, Raphaël Pidoux and accordionist Elodie Soulard play the variations on a Theme of Schubert. And with ‘his’ Cello8, an ensemble of young French cellists, all playing sponsored newly built instruments, Pidoux performs three gorgeous Schubert songs.
