Konstantinos Sfetsas- Stephanos Thomopoulos
Overview
Cellist Konstantinos Sfetsas and pianist Stephanos Thomopoulos are among the most talented and restless performers of their generation, each counting many successful concerts both as soloists and as chamber music ensemble performers. The pillars of their recital at the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall are two grand works for cello and piano: Beethoven’s Third Sonata and Schnittke’s First Sonata. Beethoven’s work stands out as his largest and most popular sonata for cello and piano, while Schnittke’s Sonata is a brooding and heartbreaking work, where the forces of chaos and order collide with the utmost ferocity, creating a soundscape of unprecedented metaphysical depth.
Credits
- cello
Konstantinos Sfetsa
- piano
Stephanos Thomopoulos
Programme
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L. van Beethoven: Sonata for cello and piano no. 3 in A major, opus 69
Antonín Dvořák: Rondo in G minor, opus 94
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, opus 62
Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello and piano no. 1
See also
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Thursday 12.10.2023, 20:30