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This concert program for cello and piano offers a striking study in contrasts, bridging ancient cultural roots with modern introspection. The program includes Fazıl Say’s Four Cities, a vivid musical travelogue of Turkey that mimics traditional Anatolian instruments to capture both melancholic folk strains and the jazz-infused energy of seaside nightlife. It also includes the sweeping Romanticism of Edvard Grieg’s Cello Sonata in A minor, a powerhouse of Norwegian folk-inspired melodies and stormy intensity that provides a triumphant resolution to this diverse musical odyssey.

Program Details:

Fazil Say: Sivas, Ankara and Bodrum from Cello Sonata no. 1
William Grant Still: Summerland
Edvard Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36