Final Concert

Selection

After a week full of intensive experiences in the master classes, the best students of the Cello Academy Rutesheim are allowed to take the stage as soloists with a professional orchestra. Based on the videos submitted, our tutors decide from all applications who may appear on this evening. The highest quality and intense emotions are guaranteed here!

Program

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
1. Allegro moderato
Soloist: Michael Song (25 years, Belgium)

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Sicilienne, op. 78
Soloist: Ella Schmalzl (17 years, Austria)

Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840)
Variations on One String on a Theme from Rossini’s “Mosè in Egitto”
Soloist: Youyi Zhu (11 years, China)

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Sonata in A minor, D 821 “Arpeggione”
1. Allegro moderato
Soloist: Zhijian Chen (18 years, China)

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Concerto in A minor, op. 129
1. Nicht zu schnell
Soloist: Mira Kardan (20 years, USA/Canada)

– Intermission –

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. 102
1. Vanitas vanitatum. Mit Humor
2. Langsam
5. Stark und markiert
Soloist: Yoonjee Lee (21 years, South Korea)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Vocalise, op. 34 No. 14
Soloist: Amelia Baisden (15 years, USA)

David Popper (1843–1913)
Dance of the Elves, op. 39
Soloist: Kanon Huang (13 years, Austria)

Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Une larme – Thème et variations
Soloist: Ruoxi Jing (18 years, China)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, op. 62
Soloist: Yasen Wang (20 years, China)