Past event (2012)

Beethoven's five Sonatas for Cello and Piano form the cornerstone of repertoire for that instrumental partnership. Between the two early sonatas, written at the height of his pianistic powers, the great A Major Sonata composed in the wake of his tragic Heiligenstadt Testament, and his two late sonatas, Beethoven revolutionizes the nature of that relationship, creating works that for the first time treat cello and piano as equal partners. Cellist Alice Yoo and pianist Roman Rabinovich explore these great works during their two weeks in residence, presenting them in concert alongside Beethoven's sets of variations for the same combination.

Concert: Part 1

Friday, December 16 | 8:00pm

Post-concert reception with the artists

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

12 Variations in G Major, WoO 45 on “See the conqu’ring hero comes” from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus (1796)
Seven Variations fin E-flat Major, WoO 46 on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (“In men, who feel love”) from Mozart’s The Magic Flute (1801)
Intermission
Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 (1808)

Concert: Part 2

Friday, April 27 | 8:00pm

Post-concert reception with the artists

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Variations in F Major from Mozart's The Magic Flute, Op. 66 (1798)
Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2 (1796)
Intermission
Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102, No. 1 (1815)
Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102, No. 2 (1815)