GRAND CELLO WEEKEND

Recital

VICTOR JULIEN-LAFERRIERE, cello

JUSTIN TAYLOR, piano

JONAS VITAUD, piano

Beethoven, Twelve Variations for cello and piano
Mendelssohn, Cello Sonata no.2 op.58
Britten, Cello Sonata, Op. 65
Adès, Lieux retrouvés

ABOUT

The cello in all its forms in five stages: the second presentation with Victor Julien-Laferrière, one of the most brilliant young cellists of the French School.

At 28, Victor Julien-Laferrière already embodies the new face of French cello. Nominee at the Victoires de la Musique Classique 2013 in the Instrumental Revelation Soloist category, First Prize at the Prague International Spring Competition 2012, Winner of the 1st prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2017 and Soloist of the Year at the 2018 Victoires de la Musique Classique, Victor Julien-Laferrière has already made an impact on the international scene.

For this second concert of the cello weekend, the brilliant cellist offers a journey in four stages, alongside his two pianist companions, Jonas Vitaud and Justin Taylor. Julien-Laferrière will begin his journey with Beethoven’s lyrical Twelve Variations, followed by the icon of romanticism, Mendelssohn, before taking a step back in time to 1960, where the British composer Britten, inspired by his recent encounter with Rostropovich, decided to dedicate a piece to him. Finally, a contemporary gem, Lieux retrouvés, composed by Thomas Adès (born in 1971), which conjurs the variying moods and textures of ​​nature.