Clemens Hagen – Kirill Gerstein – March 20, Bourgie Hall

CLEMENS HAGEN – KIRILL GERSTEIN

An encounter at the top! Clemens Hagen, cellist of the celebrated Hagen Quartet and Kirill Gerstein, pianist who enjoys a prolific career as a soloist, will meet as a duo to perform Beethoven’s complete cycle of Sonatas for Cello and Piano.

The five sonatas were composed between 1796 and 1815 and reflect the musical styles and tastes of their respective time of creation; the last two works, for example, bear the characteristics of the emerging Romantic period. To perform these five works in a single concert is a titanic achievement and, for audiences, certainly a memorable experience.

Program
The Complete BEETHOVEN Sonatas for Cello and Piano

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 1 in F major, Op. 5

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C major, Op. 102

Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 102

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