Force of Nature: The Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Wednesday, October 29 | 2:00-5:00 PM
Desautels Concert Hall
Passes and Tickets
Purchase a festival pass for access to the entire festival. Single tickets for this performance are also available through our ticketing platform Zeffy.
Single Tickets: Adult $30 | Under 30 $20
About
Beethoven’s five monumental Cello and Piano Sonatas are performed by master cellists Bryan Cheng, Alban Gerhardt, Inbal Segev, Paul Marleyn, and Colin Carr.
Artists
Colin Carr, cello
Bryan Cheng, cello
Alban Gerhardt, cello
Paul Marleyn, cello
Inbal Segev, cello
Futaba Niekawa, piano
Andrea Ratuski, festival host
Stephen Runge, piano
Paul Williamson, piano
Program
L. van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Cello in F, Opus 5, no. 1
Adagio sostenuto – Allegro
Rondo. Allegro vivace
Bryan Cheng cello, Paul Williamson piano
L. van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Cello in C, Opus 102, no. 1
Andante – Allegro vivace
Adagio – Tempo d’Andante – Allegro vivace
Alban Gerhardt cello, Paul Williamson piano
Commentary by host Andrea Ratuski
L. van Beethoven - Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 no. 2
Adagio sostenuto e espressivo – Allegro molto più tosto presto
Rondo. Allegro
Inbal Segev cello, Stephen Runge piano
Intermission
L. van Beethoven - Sonata in D, Op. 102, no. 1
Allegro con brio
Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto – Attacca
Allegro – Allegro fugato
Paul Marleyn cello, Futaba Niekawa piano
Commentary by host Andrea Ratuski and Colin Carr
L. van Beethoven - Sonata in A, Op. 69
Allegro ma non tanto
Scherzo. Allegro molto
Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace
Colin Carr cello, Futaba Niekawa piano
Venue
Desautels Concert Hall
University of Manitoba, 150 Dafoe Road W, Winnipeg