Friday, August 24, 2018
Wu Han and David Finckel
The Olivier Music Barn, 6:30 PM
Pre-Concert Talk: 5:00 PM, Tiara Acoustic Shell
Description
This evening marks the Tippet Rise debut of an extraordinary duo: cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, two of the world's most celebrated and influential classical musicians. The pair are the recipients of Musical America's Musicians of the Year award, one of the highest honors granted by the music industry, the founders and Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, in their third term as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and mentors to countless young musicians. David Finckel and Wu Han will perform works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn, and Edvard Grieg.
Program
Beethoven
12 Variations in G Major on “See the conqu’ring hero comes”
from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
Mendelssohn
Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58
“Song without Words” for Cello and Piano, Op. 109
Grieg
Sonata in A Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 36
12 Variations in G Major on “See the conqu’ring hero comes”
from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
Mendelssohn
Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 58
“Song without Words” for Cello and Piano, Op. 109
Grieg
Sonata in A Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 36