Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han enjoy a multi-faceted musical life that encompasses performing, recording and artistic direction at the highest levels. Their concert activities have taken them from New York’s stages to the most important concert halls in the United States, Europe and Asia. Join them for their Austin Chamber Music Festival performance at Bates Recital Hall!
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Program
Cello Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 81 | Nikolai Myaskovsky (1881–1950)
- Allegro moderato
- Andante cantabile
- Allegro con spirito
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, Op. 40 | Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
- Allegro non troppo
- Allegro
- Largo
- Allegro
INTERMISSION
Sonata for Piano and Cello in G Minor, Op. 19 | Sergei Rachmaninov (1873–1943)
- Lento – Allegro moderato
- Allegro scherzando
- Andante
- Allegro mosso
FEATURING
David Finckel, cello | Wu Han, piano
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David Finckel & Wu Han
Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han are the recipients of Musical America’s Musicians of the Year Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization. They enjoy a multi-faceted musical life that encompasses performing, recording and artistic direction at the highest levels. Their concert activities have taken them from New York’s stages to the most important concert halls in the United States, Europe and Asia. They regularly perform a wide range of music that includes the standard repertoire for cello and piano, commissioned works by living composers, and virtually the entire chamber music literature for their instruments.