| Cello | Nicolas Altstaedt |
Programme
| Dutilleux | Trois Strophes sur le Nom de Sacher (1976) |
| Bach | Suite No 5 in C minor for Unaccompanied Cello, BWV1011 |
| Kodály | Sonata for Solo Cello, Op 8 |
Leading cellist Nicolas Altstaedt brings a showstopping recital programme showcasing the brightest gems in the solo cello repertoire. Opening with monumental French composer Dutilleux’s Trois Strophes sur le Nom de Sacher, a poetic piece in three stanzas composed in tribute to the important Swiss conductor Paul Sacher at the request of legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, Altstaedt will move on to the fifth of Bach’s Cello Suites, of which the incredible textural and musical construction, as well as demand for technical excellence and emotional depth, need no introduction. The programme will culminate in the Mount Everest for all cellists – Kodály’s Sonata for Solo Cello, an extraordinarily powerful masterpiece incorporating devilish virtuosity, musical innovation and Hungarian folk influence all into one.
Nicolas Altstaedt (Cello)
★★★★★
BBC Music Magazine
“Heart-stopping intensity.”
The Telegraph
“Masterly and meditatively played.”
The New York Times
“Nicolas Altstaedt is an artist a category on its own.”
Hamburger Abendblatt
“The range of timbre, dynamics, and characterisation in these performances is phenomenal.”
The Strad
- Artistic Director, Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival
- Winner, Gramophone Classical Music Award 2020
- Winner, Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg 2018
- Winner, BBC Music Magazine Concerto Award 2017
- Winner, Credit Suisse Award 2010
- Chamber music partners include Janine Jansen, Fazıl Say, Vilde Frang, Pekka Kuusisto etc
- Has performed at festivals such as Salzburg Music Festival, Verbier Festival, BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, Prague Spring Festival etc
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Nicolas Altstaedt
(Cello)
