Online Performances
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Below are upcoming, online events. Be sure to click on the source link for exact details of times, time zones, and ticket prices.
18-23 March
Sarasota Orchestra – Bach: All in the Family: Cello Concerto in A Major by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Cellist Natalie Helm
Baroque master Johann Sebastian Bach fathered 20 children during his lifetime, and it should come as no surprise that several of them blossomed into remarkable composers in their own rights. This program features music by two of his sons, as well as music by Johann himself. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach was the 2nd oldest child and received rigorous keyboard and composition lessons from his father. His graceful Sinfonia in F Major was his first full symphonic work. Christopher Takeda and Jennifer Best Takeda, Associate and Assistant Concertmasters, combine forces in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins. Frequently called Bach’s “Double Concerto”, the late Baroque masterpiece offers high energy music for the two soloists. Concluding the program is the Cello Concerto in A Major by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann’s 5th child. Sarasota Orchestra Principal Cellist Natalie Helm will bring to life this treasured work, providing a lively conclusion to this tribute to a remarkable musical family.
Streaming tickets $10.
19 March 5 PM EDT
Cellist Shinko Hanaoka to Perform at the Japanese Consulate’s Next “Friday Night Live”
The Consulate General of Japan in New York continues its Friday Night Live concert series on Friday, March 19 with a live performance by cellist Shinko Hanaoka. Pianist Reiko Uchida will accompany her. RSVP on the Consulate’s Facebook event page.
Program
Unaccompanied Cello Suite BWV 1007 in G major by J.S. Bach
Sonata for Cello and Piano Opus 69 in A major by Beethoven
Cellist Shinko Hanaoka has performed worldwide as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra player. During her time as a member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra cello section in London from 2002 until 2016, she performed in more than 35 countries. In addition to the usual London venues of the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall, and the Barbican Centre, she regularly appeared in prestigious halls such as the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Berliner Philharmonic in Berlin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Great Hall at Tonhalle in Zurich, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Lincoln Center in New York, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Suntory Hall in Tokyo, and the Beijing Concert Hall in Beijing.
19 March 7 PM EDT
Bridges to Japan – Brandon Cota
FSPA instructor, Brandon Cota, will be performing “Bridges to Japan”, Friday, March 19, 2021 – livestreamed from MacArthur Recital Hall in the Flint Institute of Music building….Brandon Cota performs with numerous symphonies in Southeastern Michigan including the Michigan Philharmonic and the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra. He has toured extensively with symphonic and chamber groups throughout the United States and Internationally.Sponsored by Khalil & Ann SaabThis activity is supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
20 March 5 PM EDT
‘Equinox Sound Healing’ from Dancing Elephant
Welcome Spring! Tune into body, mind, and spirit through the soothing sounds of the cello. This special event is being offered as “self-guided, open practice time” with unique cello improvisations offered by Robin Lane. For the hour together, you are invited to practice what best supports you in the moment: come meditate, practice yoga, write or draw, move or dance freely, or lie down and rest. Let the sounds of the cello soothe your soul.
For the best audio and healing experience, Robin suggests using a set of headphones or external speakers.
Suggested donation $12. Find the link here.
20 March 9 PM EDT
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra “Lamentations” – Julie Albers, cello
In the midst of a global pandemic and social unrest, this is a program centered on grief but anchored in hope. The concert opens with Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson’s 1973 Lamentations for Solo Cello, subtitled “Black/Folk Song Suite.” Perkinson described this work as “the reflection and statement of a people’s crying out.” The rich depth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quintet in G minor will follow. Johannes Brahms’ Horn Trio, written to simulate the stages of grief in memory of his mother, leaves us on a note of hopefulness and acceptance.
View the performance at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra website.
20-21 March
A Piece of You – CELLISSIMO for children
A Piece of You is a live intimate and interactive performance over Zoom for up to three people at a time; a private concert for an individual adult or a child with their family.
Performer Greg Sinclair will turn your thoughts and feelings into your very own music score using colourful and expressive graphic notation. He then plays your music on his cello, in this unique piece all about you.
Each session lasts 30 minutes. Greg will post the written score and email a recording of the music.
Book early as available slots are very limited.
21 March 3 PM GMT/UTC
“Cellos from Home” – ONLINE Cello Duet Concert with Tim Gill & Joely Koos
Date: Sunday 21st March
Timings: Login between 14:15-15:00 (GMT/UTC)
Concert 15:00-16:10 followed by live Q&A with the artists from 16:30 to 17:15.
Venue: Zoom/OnlineWhat happens when two cellists are trapped under one roof during lockdown? They play cello duets of course!
Tim Gill and Joely Koos, both eminent cellists, known as soloists, chamber musicians and orchestral principals throughout the U.K. and abroad, have put together a wonderfully eclectic program of music ranging from Bach through Offenbach to Bacharach! To add to this cellistic feast, their talented daughter Doraly will join them for cello trios.
Their concert, which forms part of Guildford Music Society’s concert series, will be streamed on the 21st of March at 15:00 Joely and Tim will be on hand afterwards for a live Question and Answer session. Do join them!
Tickets £8.95.
21 March 5 PM EDT
New England Conservatory Recital – Sebastian Mathias Ortega ’21 BM, Cello
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HENRI DUTILLEUX | 3 STROPHES SUR LE NOM DE SACHER
Un poco indeciso – A tempo
Andante sostenuto
Vivace -
J. S. BACH | CELLO SUITE NO. 5 IN C MINOR, BWV 1011
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavotte I, II
Gigue -
SERGEI PROKOFIEV | SINFONIA CONCERTANTE, OP. 125
Andante – Adagio
Allegro giusto – Allegro assai
Andante con moto – Vivace – Allegretto – Allegro marcato
Click here to find out more and watch the recital.
21 March 6 PM EDT
Steeple Concerts will stream cellist Oliver Herbert on March 21st
Mr. Herbert hails from San Francisco. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), where he studied with Carter Brey and Peter Wiley. He currently plays on a 1769 Guadagnini cello that belonged to the great Italian cellist Antonio Janigro (1918-1989), on generous loan from the Janigro family. His performances have been acclaimed for the “very vocal approach to his playing,” with praise that “regardless of the technical demands, he makes his cello sing.”…
Mr. Herbert’s most recent competition awards include both a top prize and special prize in the 2018 XI Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition (Warsaw, Poland); first prize plus the Pablo Casals prize in the 2015 Irving M. Klein International String Competition (San Francisco); and a top prize in the 2015 Stulberg International String Competition (Western Michigan University).
Find the link to the free performance here. Donations gladly accepted.
21 March 7:30 PM EDT
Hamilton College – Cellist Elinor Frey with Cellist Andrea Stewart and Archlutinest Michel Angers
Cellist Elinor Frey delves into the 18th century cello sonatas of Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco (1710-1805) with Andrea Stewart (cello) and Michel Angers, (archlute) in a virtual concert from Montréal, followed by a Q and A with the artists.
Rarely performed today, Dall’Abaco had a fascinating musical career that led him to prominence in London, Paris, Vienna, and other European musical centers. These sonatas are full of melodies with the lightness of folk songs while the slow movements bring out the natural beauty of the cello’s tone.
Watch for free. Registration required.
22 March 7:30 PM PDT
Left Coast Chamber Ensemble – Cello Heaven with Nina Shekhar
Cellists Leighton Fong and Tanya Tomkins
Program
- Nina Shekhar – Cajón
- Nina Shekhar – if these walls for Two Cellos WORLD PREMIERE
- Clarice Assad – Excerpt from Lemuria (archive recording of world premiere)
Left Coast premieres Nina Shekhar’s if these walls, a newly commissioned cello duo written for Leighton Fong and Tanya Tomkins, and performs Nina’s solo cello piece Cajón. The Left Coast cellists will talk with the composer about the interpretation of if these walls, and discuss writing for the versatile cello. The evening will include an excerpt from Leighton and Tanya’s previous cello duo commissioning collaboration, Clarice Assad’s Lemuria for cellos, percussion, and cello choir.
Please join us after the concert for a live Q&A with the players and composer!
This event is free to join, with RSVP, but we ask you to consider making a donation of $25, or whatever you’re able.
Click here to RSVP and get more information.
23 March 7:30 PM EDT
BJU Cello Choir
The BJU Cello Choir under the direction of Dr. Yuriy Leonovich presents a varied concert of music for cello ensemble. The program includes works by Romberg, Sollima, Tchaikovsky, and others. View the Livestream here.
23 March 7:30 PM GMT
Wigmore Hall – Cellist Steven Isserlis and Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen
Program: Beethoven, Bloch, Bruch, Mendelssohn and Ravel
23 March 7 PM CDT (available through 6 April)
Friends of Chamber Music – Cellist Zlatomir Fung and Pianist Dina Vainshtein
Concert and Interview
Program: Donizetti, Verdi, Rossini, Wagner opera arrangements and fantasies for cello and piano
Click here for more information and to make a reservation.
24 March 6:15 PM EDT
The Ohio State Symphony – Featuring Isaiah Wu, cello
Elgar: Cello Concerto, mvt. 4
Isaiah Wu, soloistRavel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Grondahl: Trombone Concerto
Jeremy Smith, soloistMiriam Burns, conductor
Cellist Isaiah Wu (4th year, music education) is a winner of the Undergraduate and Master’s Student Concerto Competition held in November; he is an undergraduate student of Mark Rudoff. Trombonist Jeremy Smith is a winner of the DMA Concerto Competition held in September; he studies with Sterling Tanner.
Watch the performance on YouTube Live.
25 March 7 PM EDT
LYRICAL CELLO – The Cleveland Orchestra with Mark Kosower, cello
This program stars Cleveland Orchestra’s principal cello Mark Kosower, showcasing the cello’s wide-ranging lyricism and virtuosity in a concerto by one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s most prolific sons. Next comes Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, adapted from his Eighth String Quartet. This is a piece layered in meaning — filled with fascinating self-references and musical allusions, and dedicated to “in memory of victims of fascism and war.” The program concludes with a transformative vision by Olivier Messiaen.
Subscribe to The Cleveland Orchestra’s streaming service to view the performance.
25 March 7:30 PM EDT (available through 1 April)
Alisa Weilerstein, cello, and Inon Barnatan, piano
Concert stream available for one week from date of broadcast.
Falla, Suite Populaire Espagnole Rachmaninoff, Sonata for Cello and Piano
Tickets $20.
27 March 2:45 PM EDT
Judy and Howard Levin Master Class Series – Timothy Eddy, cello
Register to view.
27 March 7:30 PM AEDT
Firsts and Lasts – Featuring Lianah Jaensch cello
ROSSINI Overture to “Thieving Magpie”
ELGAR Cello Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
Lianah Jaensch cello
Chris Upton conductor
TICKETS
$20 live-streamed ticket
Purchase tickets here.
28 March 2 PM GMT
Cello Sonatas by Debussy and Enescu
Cellist Cornelius Zirbo and pianist Gabriel Gitan give a duo recital of cello sonatas by Debussy and Enescu. John Shea presents.
Listen here.
28 March 2 PM PDT
RVCC Virtual Benefit Concert On March 28 to Feature Cello, Piano Performances
“Songs Without Words” will feature Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58by Felix Mendelssohn and John Sichel’s 2nd Sonata for Cello and Piano. The performance will be shown on their Facebook page.
28 March 3 PM PDT
SRS @ Home with Zuill Bailey
CONCERT PROGRAM
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Starburst for String Orchestra
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
ELLEN TAAFFE ZWILICH: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
CHARLES IVES: The Unanswered Question for Chamber Orchestra
BRAHMS: Serenade No. 2
Subscribe to watch.
Online Programs and Events
Win a Year of Free Lessons!
Enter a drawing for a year of free lessons via video exchange with cellist Mike Block. Click here to enter.
Saturdays 9:30-10:45 AM EDT
The Cello Camerata
The Cello Camerata is an online, international weekly masterclass, organized in four-week sessions, for students of advanced repertoire. Our core team of three established teachers (Wendy Warner, Jonathan Kramer, and Lisa Liske), with two monthly additional expert guest teachers from around the world, presents a learning community online for the collegial exchange of insights and inspiration about the art of cello playing and musicianship…The Camerata masterclasses feature concerto-level players from pre-teen through graduate school. Students of all ages (including adult amateurs)…are invited to audit the masterclasses…Please visit The Cello Camerata website for more information.
March guest artists are Stephanie Vial of Red Priest and Brent Wissick of UNC-Chapel Hill. Teachers may observe for free. All others may audit for one week for free before registering for a four-week session. Visit The Cello Camerata website for registration and tuition information. Scholarships are available.
Saturdays 11 AM – 12 PM EDT
The Junior Cello Camerata
The Junior Cello Camerata offers intermediate cellists of all ages (including adult amateurs) masterclass lessons, or the opportunity to observe rather than perform solos, as well as a twenty-minute weekly technique class for all with cellos in hand. It is an online, international weekly gather taught by Wendy Warner, Jonathan Kramer, and Lisa Liske.
March guest artists are Stephanie Vial of Red Priest and Brent Wissick of UNC-Chapel Hill.
Teachers may observe for free. All others may audit for one week for free before registering for a four-week session. Visit The Cello Camerata website for registration and tuition information. Scholarships are available.
18-22 March
EURO ARTS ACADEMY – Amit Peled Intensive Online Cello Course
For details and to apply visit www.euroartsacademy.org or email euroartsacademy @ gmail.com.
19-21 March
Cello Monastery
The Cello Academy teachers challenge their students to develop broadly, as a cellist, as a musician, and as a person. Students develop into musicians who make music in a moving and inspiring way, who dare and are willing to play beyond technical skills. They learn how to communicate the emotion, that the music evokes in them, to their audience, and they connect with the audience.
Duration: 3 days
Online course cost € 150,- with a maximum of 8 studentsSubscription via contact form: https://cellowerckenzutphen.nl/program/
20 March
CELLO FELLOWS’ ZOOM ROOM
No matter where you live or how long you’ve played the cello, you are welcome to join our cello fellowship online! We meet twice a month via Zoom to discuss, learn, play, stretch, and share all things cello.
CFZR sessions include:
– group-playing of Suzuki, Irish, Classical and Folk music
– warm-up exercises for both our bodies and for playing cello
– discussions of cello-related topics
– zoom games
– music theory and ear training
– masterclasses, for which you may choose to play or observe
– breakout rooms
– leadership opportunities
Visit the website for more information.
6 March – 17 April
The First Hour Online Journey with Amit Peled
Play along with Maestro Peled once a week, covering his entire book and method via Zoom.
Learn and master the unique cello emoji language, Peled’s scale system and how to wisely practice your first hour of the day in the most beneficial way!
Classes are one hour and will take place on Saturdays at 10:00am EDT on the following dates:
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10, 17
We highly recommend purchasing a copy of The First Hour book in advance of the course via CTM Classics, or a digital copy on Google Play Books.
8-26 March
Guided Practice Sessions — Mike Block
Each daily session will feature 60 minutes of guided practice, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A and follow-up. $100 per week or $250 total for all 3 weeks. For more information and to register, click here.
27 June – 16 July (Performer Application Due 1 April. Auditor Registration Due 17 May.)
Eastman Virtual Summer Cello Workshop
Cora Swenson Lee, coordinator
Faculty: Alan Harris, Eastman School of Music; Kathleen Kemp, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Cora Swenson Lee, Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan Universities; Lisa Caravan, Eastman School of Music; Daniel Ketter, Missouri State University
Guest faculty: David Ying, Eastman School of Music; Rosemary Elliott, Eastman School of Music; John Delmonico, Delmonico and Dugdale Strings
A three-week intensive course designed to help students develop strategies for learning and mastering the cello. Group classes will focus on techniques for healthy playing and longevity at the instrument, as well as techniques specific to solo and orchestral repertoire. Students will receive lessons with faculty members, perform in masterclasses for Eastman School of Music faculty, and participate in classes and topical workshops such as: “Developing Efficiency in Practice,” “Understanding the Bach Cello Suites,” “Audition Preparation,” and “Wellness for Cellists.”
Repertoire covered during the Institute will include Bach Cello Suites and other works for unaccompanied cello, standard concertos and etudes, and orchestral excerpts; specific pieces will be determined upon acceptance to the program. Students will be working from the Eastman Cello Institute Technique Book (free with registration).
To apply and for more information, click here.
28 March 2 PM PDT
Cello Book Club Meeting via Zoom
For March, which is both Women’s History Month and Irish-American Heritage Month in the USA, we chose a book that our curators love: Maureen O’Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood by a mother-daughter team, Maureen and Leora O’Carroll.
We are excited to announce that Leora O’Carroll has agreed to talk with our book club online on 28 March 2021 at 2 PM PDT. Join our mailing list (at the bottom of our Cello Book Club page) to get Zoom details.
Read our review here.
Link to the discussion page for Maureen O’Carroll: A Musical Memoir of an Irish Immigrant Childhood.
5 April – 13 May
COAP Intensive – with Detroit Symphony assistant principal cellist Abraham Feder
Along with Chicago Symphony cellist Brant Taylor, Abraham Feder will host the Comprehensive Orchestral Audition Preparation (COAP) Intensive. Visit the website for details and registration.
21 June – 16 July (Early bird registration ends 15 March)
VIRTUAL SUMMER CELLO FESTIVAL
Click here for more information on the inaugural year of this festival.
14-18 June (Early bird registration ends 15 March. Application deadline 1 April.)
Cincinnati Young Artists Virtual Cello Academy: Session I
CYA Directors Dr. Sarah Kim and Alan Rafferty are thrilled to announce that Richard Aaron (University of Michigan & the Juilliard School) Hans Jensen (Northwestern University & the Glenn Gould School), Melissa Kraut (Cleveland Institute of Music) & Tom Landschoot (Arizona State) will join them on the faculty for Session I!
For a full list of events and audition details, click here.
25 March
CELLISSIMO – The Cello Exhibition
This exhibition will highlight the Galway Cello, a cello fashioned of timber grown in Co. Galway (concept by Philip Fogarty) for CELLISSIMO as part of the Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture programme and commissioned by Music for Galway from luthier Kuros Torkzadeh. It will document the creation of the cello from Galway sourced timber, and its connection to a classic 1710 Stradivarius Cello which once belonged to the Gore-Booth family of Lissadell House, Co.Sligo.
Other highlights of the exhibition include:
- talk on the making of the Galway cello by Kuros Torkzadeh and Philip Fogarty
- photographs of the making of the Galway Cello
- short film featuring Adrian Mantu, of ConTempo String Quartet, playing Lamentatio by Giovanni Sollima on the Galway Cello
- individual photographic portraits of Galway cellists playing the new cello
- series of twelve shorts documenting the making of the cello
- performance by contemporary cellist and curator Lucy Railton
- photographs of the Galway Cello by Anita Murphy
- The Skies are Empty – Yseult Cooper Stockdale and Philip Fogarty perform live from two locations
This is an online exhibition so please check back throughout the festival as events go live.
12 July – 1 August (Registration deadline 31 March)
International Cello Institute
5 April 7 PM EDT
The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts will offer a series of Audition Workshops from February 21 through April 30, including Do You Know Your Scales & Arpeggios?, Tips for Making a Great Audition Video, and New Jersey Youth Symphony Audition Preparation Excerpt Workshops. Instrumentalists entering grades 3-12 from anywhere in the world are invited to take advantage of this series of virtual workshops to hone skills and prepare for orchestral auditions.
The Audition Workshop series is free and open to the public. To register to attend, visit WhartonArts.org. For New Jersey Youth Symphony 2021-22 season auditions, visit NJYS.org.
The registration for the April 5 workshop can be found here.
15-18 April
Fiddle Hell Online
The Fiddle Hell Massachusetts Festival has been a yearly gathering of fiddlers, cellists, mandolin/guitar/old-time banjo players, and singers to meet, jam, learn, listen, and have fun. It’s both friendly and diverse, crossing all ages and including many traditional musical styles. This is our 16th annual Festival, and the first to be online. Typically, there are about 10% beginners, 25% low intermediates, 35% high intermediates, and 30% advanced players, with many workshop and jam session choices at each level. Roughly 15% of the attendees are kids, and in the past we’ve had some sessions just for them.
For more information and to register, click here.
23 April 4 PM EDT
The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts will offer a series of Audition Workshops from February 21 through April 30, including Do You Know Your Scales & Arpeggios?, Tips for Making a Great Audition Video, and New Jersey Youth Symphony Audition Preparation Excerpt Workshops. Instrumentalists entering grades 3-12 from anywhere in the world are invited to take advantage of this series of virtual workshops to hone skills and prepare for orchestral auditions.
The Audition Workshop series is free and open to the public. To register to attend, visit WhartonArts.org. For New Jersey Youth Symphony 2021-22 season auditions, visit NJYS.org.
The registration for the April 5 workshop can be found here.
24 April
University of Wyoming Cello Festival
Rick Mooney and Natalie Haas and Soeyoen Min
Plus! Special Extra Day April 25, 2021 with Rick Mooney
12-18 July
Chosen Vale International Virtual Cello Seminar
Offering a high-calibre educational and mentorship structure for exceptionally gifted artists, the seminar participants will have access to daily cello lessons, masterclasses, workshops in performance practice (baroque, classical, contemporary, and electroacoustic musics), corporeal wellness and individualized career development; as well as solo and chamber music instruction. With the ever-changing landscape of the music field, The Chosen Vale International Cello Seminar is here to support a community of cellists ready to jump head-first into their artistry, bound with hope. The Chosen Vale International Cello Seminar will provide daily lessons, ensemble coaching, masterclasses and workshops over the two-week course period. Led by Seth Parker Woods, the world-renowned artist faculty include:Anthony Arnone – Elinor Frey – Katinka Kleijn – Nick Photinos – Rhonda Rider – Seth Parker Woods
For more information, and to apply, visit the Chosen Vale website.
Previous Concerts Still Available
Available through 25 March
InFocus: Bonus Episode, Alisa Weilerstein Plays Bach
The Cleveland Orchestra presents a special solo recital performance of Alisa Weilerstein playing Bach’s complete cycle of Solo Cellos Suites recorded live at Severance Hall in January 2021. These six pieces, written from 1717-23 for Bach’s own use, were rediscovered in the 20th century to become one of the greatest and most-loved works for cello — showcasing a player’s artistry in a journey across a range and depth of emotions.
A monthly subscription to the streaming platform is $34.99.
Available through 8 April
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Plays Dvořák
Former BBC Young Musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in Glasgow.
Please note, the BBC player is available only in the UK.
Your Turn
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