Cello Department Recital
Departmental Recitals showcase performance departments through its students. Featuring various students and repertoire, and curated by the faculty, performances in this recital highlight SFCM programs and the wide range of study.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Viola da Gamba in D Major, BWV 1028
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
Ruiwen Liu, viola da gamba
Corey Jamason, harpsichord
Antoine Forqueray: Pièces de viole Suite No. 2 in G Major
V. La Buisson - Chaconne (Gratieusement)
Ruiwen Liu, viola da gamba
Ian Kitchen, viola da gamba
Corey Jamason, harpsichord
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40
III. Largo
Zoe Lee, cello
Amy Chiu, piano
Frank Bridge: Cello Sonata, H. 125
I. Allegro ben moderato
Noor Salameh, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119
I. Andante
Xuanwen Shao, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro quasi menuetto
Daniela Gonzales Siu, cello
Miles Graber, piano
- Intermission -
Sebastian Lee: Soirées du Violoncelliste Amateur, collection de transcription faciles, “Opéra de Verdi”
V. Macbeth
Teo Dage, cello
Miles Graber, piano
S. Lee: Soirées du Violoncelliste Amateur, collection de transcription faciles, “Opéra de Verdi”
VI. I Lombardi
Yosef Feinberg, cello
Miles Graber, piano
S. Lee: Soirées du Violoncelliste Amateur, from Collection de transcription faciles, “Opéra de Verdi”
VIII. Simon Boccanegra
Alex Liu, cello
Miles Graber, piano
Camille Saint- Saëns: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Minor
I. Allegro moderato e maestoso - Andante sostenuto
Elias Shapero, cello
Amy Chiu, piano
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 104
I. Allegro
Sarah Dabin Baek, cello
Amy Chiu, piano
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About SFCM’s Cello Department
Opportunity awaits you as a cellist at SFCM. Part of SFCM’s comprehensive strings program, the cello department has a studio of about 29 students, all honing their craft with the guidance of four dedicated faculty members. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.