Never Give Up
Program
Sergej Prokofjev Symfonie nr. 1 in D
Max Bruch Romance in F major
Fazil Say Never Give Up
Robert Schumann cello concerto in A minor
Performers
Maximilian Hornung cello
Alexander Warenberg cello
Phion
Karel Deseure conductor
The Turkish composer Fazıl Say named his second cello concerto Never Give Up: ‘an outcry for freedom and peace’. A short and powerful statement, played by Maximilian Hornung, following a peaceful Romance by Max Bruch.
Alexander Warenberg, first prize and audience prize of the National Cello Competition in 2016, plays the most beautiful cello concerto, by Robert Schumann.