Zara Nelsova National Cello Competition: Finals

About

The Finals of the Zara Nelsova National Cello Competition brings together three of Canada's promising young cellists for an exciting showcase of talent. These finalists, Lexie Krakovski, Sabina Sandvoss, and David Liam Roberts, selected from across the country, will each perform a 30-minute program as they compete for the top prize in this prestigious national competition.

Artists

Lexie Krakowski, cello

Futaba Niekawa, piano

David Liam Roberts, cello

Sabina Sandvoss, cello

Paul Williamson, piano

Jurors

Elie Boissinot, Principal Cellist, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Rennie Regehr, Violist and Former-Dean, Glenn Gould School of Music

Karl Stobbe, Concertmaster, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

Program

Johannes Brahms - Sonata No. 2 in F major 

I. Allegro vivace

Lexie Krakovski cello, Futaba Niekawa piano

Dmitri Kabalevsky - Cello Concerto No. 2: Cadenza

I. & II. Presto marcato

Lexie Krakovski cello, Futaba Niekawa piano

Alice Ping Yee Ho - Four Impressions of China: 

III. Heilongjiang

Lexie Krakovski cello, Futaba Niekawa piano

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco - Figaro from “The Barber of Seville”

Lexie Krakovski cello, Futaba Niekawa piano

Ernest Bloch - Suite No. 1 for Solo Cello (1956, dedicated to Zara Nelsova)

Prelude

Allegro

Canzona

Allegro

David Liam Roberts cello, Paul Williamson piano

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano and Cello in D, Op. 102, No. 2

Allegro con brio

Adagio molto sentimento d'affetto - attacca

Allegro - Allegro fugato

David Liam Roberts cello, Paul Williamson piano

Ernest Bloch - Schelomo (excerpt)

Sabina Sandvoss cello, Paul Williamson piano

Cesar Franck – Finale from Sonata in A Major

IV. Allegretto Poco Mosso

Sabina Sandvoss cello, Paul Williamson piano

Vincent Ho - Punk Suite for Solo Cello

I. Cyberpunk 

IV. Atompunk 

V. Biopunk

Sabina Sandvoss cello, Paul Williamson piano