Conductor | Ryusuke Numajiri |
Cello | Pablo Ferrández |
Programme
Toru Takemitsu | Rain Coming (1982) (Hong Kong première) |
Mozart | Symphony No 39 in E-flat, K543 |
Dvořák | Cello Concerto in B minor, Op 104 |
Pablo Ferrández (Cello)
“One of the top cellists.”Diapason
“It is in Dvořák that Ferrández announces himself as a cellist of stature.”The Strad
“Ferrández plays [the Dvořák] with vigour and lyricism.”Classic FM
“Pablo Ferrández is truly special. Great sound, very refined vibrato, flawless left and right hand and a true musician.” Anne-Sophie Mutter
“He is the top young cellist. He has everything: splendid technique, profound musicality and an overwhelming charisma!” Christoph Eschenbach
- “Young Artist of the Year”, International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) 2016
- Has collaborated with such leading conductors and orchestras as Christoph Eschenbach, Valery Gergiev, Zubin Mehta, Yuri Temirkanov, London Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Vienna Symphony, Israel Philharmonic, St Petersburg Philharmonic, etc
- Has performed at prestigious venues and festivals including Vienna’s Musikverein, London’s Wigmore Hall, Berlin’s Pierre Boulez Saal, Verbier Festival, International Mstislav Rostropovich Festival, Rheingau Festival, etc
- As a chamber musician, he has worked with leading artists including Martha Argerich, Joshua Bell, Ray Chen, Gidon Kremer, Nikolay Lugansky, Vadim Repin, Yuja Wang, among others
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Ryusuke Numajiri (Conductor)
- Artistic Director, Biwako Hall Center for the Performing Arts
- Music Director, Tokyo Mitaka Philharmonia (formerly Tokyo Mozart Players)
- Music Director, Theater Lübeck (2013 – 2017)