SHCS’s 61st season opens with Spanish cellist Pablo Ferrández. A top prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, he has been lauded as a “new cello genius” (Le Figaro), while the Los Angeles Times raved: “Pop-idol magnetism, superb technique, and exhilarating musicality reveal a sure star in the making…a cello phenomenon.” Ferrández debuts with a program of suites for solo cello featuring two radiant masterworks by Bach.

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Pablo Ferrández, cello (Baltimore Recital Debut)

Johns Hopkins University

„All People Will Become Sisters“ – Concert with music by the siblings Mendelssohn, Boulanger and others. As part of the Gezeitenkonzerte in Dangast.

Summit Stormers – Duo Anouchka & Katharina Hack

Altes Kurhaus

Chamber music evening with works by Mozart, Brahms, Cassadó and Beethoven, part of the Gezeitenkonzerte (Tide Concerts) at the Hinte church.

Danjulo Ishizaka & Markus Schirmer

Kirche Hinte

The deep, singing voice of the cello will sound in the serene space of Tang Contemporary Art for a mesmerising evening of artistic contemplation and dialogue. French contemporary artists Arik Levy and Zoe Ouvrier’s exquisite sculptures and paintings on beautiful display at the gallery – as part of their seminal exploration into themes of memory, cross-cultural links and more – will host award-winning French cellist Aurélien Pascal’s sparkling solo performance of music by Bach, Biber, Duport and Cassadó. Experience how classical music and visual arts collide, converse and ultimately construct together a greater vision, and you will find yourself ever more inspired and invigorated by the boundless beauty of the arts.

Out of the Blue at Tang Contemporary Art

Tang Contemporary Art

Gaubert, Ginastera, and more

Saint Mark's Church

Luiz Fernando Venturelli, cello

Northwestern Bienen School of Music

The international career of the Spanish cellist phenom Pablo Ferrández has exploded in recent years, with concert tours and festival appearances in the United States, Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A top prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, Ferrández has been hailed as a “new cello genius” (Le Figaro) while the LA Times raved: “Pop-idol magnetism, superb technique and exhilarating musicality reveal a sure star!…Pablo Ferrández has turned into a cello phenomenon and one of the most in-demand instrumentalists of his generation.”

Pablo Ferrández, cello

Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

Australian guitar duo Ziggy and Miles (“Transfixingly beautiful,” Limelight) joins Artistic Directors Julia Bruskin and Aaron Wunsch for a program of duets that explore the nature of musical dialogue and intrapersonal exchange. Brothers Ziggy and Miles are the Festival’s 2025 Emerging Artist in Residence and will astonish you with their uncanny communication and unique sensitivity in a program of music by Bach, Brahms, Debussy, and tango master Astór Piazzolla.

Duos and Duets

First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles

Anastasia Kobekina's heartfelt wish: to one day share the stage with dancers and let their energies flow together. Her summer at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival makes this dream come true. The dance company of the Rostock Volkstheater and the award-winner in residence are creating an evening together—and not only Anastasia's cello invites you to dance, but the percussion of festival award-winner Alexej Gerassimez also makes bodies fly.

Percussion, cello, dance!

Rostock Hall

Ernst-Barlach-Theater

John Keane performs a recital of works by Frank, Cassado and Mozart.

Student Degree Recital: John Keane M.M. Cello Recital

University of Maryland

Pacific Trio 2024

Los Angeles Harbor College

Pacific Unitarian Church

Pre-College Student Recital: Cadentia Piano Quartet

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Pre-College Student Recital: Daniel Wang, cello

The wish sounds presumptuous: a ladies' string trio from the Far East (Japan, Taiwan, China) gathered one fine morning in one of the most beautiful houses in the metropolis of Hamburg and invited a world-class Swedish pianist to join them in playing the finest chamber music pearls from Russian, Spanish, Argentinian, Polish and Thuringian pens... How lucky we are!

soloists from the orchestra

Laeiszhalle Hamburg

This performance is free and open for general seating.


Faculty Recital “Belonging” – Dr. Jamie Clark, cello

Western Illinois University

Josef Gingold Chamber Music Festival 6

Boca Raton Museum of Art

Ensemble Storstrøm explores classical composers' use of folk music as inspiration, featuring works by Grainger, Brahms, Bartók, Beethoven, and Lutosławski, along with new arrangements of local folk music from Lolland-Falster and Grieg's arrangements of Norwegian folk tunes.

ES Folk Music in the Classical

KUMUS

This recital is given in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Music. Samuel Sykes is a student of Brinton Averil Smith.

Samuel Sykes, Cello

Alice Pratt Brown Hall

Oliver Mar, Cello

The Juilliard School

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason is one of classical music’s biggest rising stars. He has sold out multiple Carnegie Hall performances alongside his sister, Isata, and he now returns with essentials of the cello repertoire and several recent additions to it. Experience one of the legendary J. S. Bach cello suites and a 20th-century piece it inspired. Enjoy Britten’s Cello Suite No. 1 and a sonata by the endlessly resourceful guitarist Leo Brouwer. Be one of the first to hear exciting new works by two next-generation composers from the United Kingdom, each of which received its world premiere by Kanneh-Mason at the Royal Academy of Music.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello

Carnegie Hall

Following a sold-out 2019 PCMS debut with his sister and recital partner Isata, British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to the Perelman Theater for a program that includes the Philadelphia premieres of solo cello works by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer and Welsh pianist Gwilym Simcock. Kanneh-Mason’s “light baritone tone quality often blossoms coloristically within the bounds of a single note. In fact, it’s hard to really talk about individual notes in his playing because so much of what he does comes off in lyrically rendered sound shapes” (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s career and performances span the globe. Whether performing for children in a school hall, at an underground club or in the world’s leading concert venues, Sheku’s mission is to make music accessible to all. After winning the BBC Young Musician competition in 2016, Sheku’s performance at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor Castle in 2018 was watched by two billion people worldwide.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Concert

Amelia Plantation Chapel

A master musical storyteller who evinces an artistic maturity well beyond his 24 years, charismatic British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason returns to Berkeley in his Cal Performances solo recital debut with a program of new and familiar works. Kanneh-Mason skyrocketed to fame as the winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition, and thrilled Cal Performances audiences in his 2019 Berkeley debut. He is adored by fans the world over for an interpretive style that is bold and inviting, commanding and yet supremely lyrical. Kanneh-Mason’s program includes staples by Bach, Britten, and Cassadó, alongside works composed especially for him by Welsh composer Gwilym Simcock, English composer Edmund Finnis, and Cuban composer Leo Brouwer. “The sweetness of his tone is a wonder to behold. He is an appealingly sure virtuoso. His vibrato is deep and penetrating. He embraces every passage in every piece with agreeable passion. Talent like this comes along rarely” (Los Angeles Times).

University of California, Berkeley

"At home with all styles of guitar playing.
"Gentle, exciting, musical, electric playing"

Alec Holcomb, guitar

University of South Alabama

Pacific Trio will perform October 27th and 29th, 2023 as part of the 61st season of the South Bay Chamber Music Society.

Pacific Trio

This concert is a continuation of the enlightening concert discussion from 2022 with Dr. H Rosi Song, exploring the 20th century catalan composer, Gaspar Cassadó. We offer a juxtaposition of Cassadó’s music paired with Derrick Skye’s “American Mirrors” which draws on a rich tapestry of colors and expression of America. 

Lost in Plain Sight: Cassadó and His Lost Iberian Legacy

Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education

TheGalvin Cello Quartetshowcases the beauty and range of the cello with works by Bach, Vivaldi, Popper, Wagner, Gershwin, and the late virtuosic cellist GasparCassadó.

Community Concert II

Vail Interfaith Chapel

In celebration of Schubert Club’s 140th season, we are delighted to announce that the Kanneh-Masons will perform a special concert on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:00pm. This concert will be the first time all seven siblings perform together in the United States.

140th Anniversary Celebration Concert by the Kanneh-Masons

An evening of exquisite chamber music featuring Grammy Award winning cellist Zuill Bailey and Filipino-American pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion. Enjoy the works of Boccherini, Cassadó, Piatagorsky, and Rachmaninoff, and be transported to a world of musical wonder.

Zuill Bailey, cello with Victor S. Asuncion, piano

Detroit Country Day School - Upper School

Now entering their second decade, the United States-based Hermitage Piano Trio has solidified its place as one of the world’s leading piano trios, garnering multiple GRAMMY Award nominations and receiving both audience and press accolades for their performances that the Washington Post singled out for “such power and sweeping passion that it left you nearly out of breath.”  Hallmarks of the Hermitage Piano Trio is their impeccable musicianship, sumptuous sound, and polished skill, which have led to demand for many repeat performances.

Hermitage Piano Trio

Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center

Graduation recitals display the skill and passion of Curtis Institute of Music students on the cusp of professional musicianship. Members of the current class will share the breadth of their talent through a culminating graduation recital. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Gaspar Cassadó

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 24, 2027

Leland Ko, cello · Binghamton Philharmonic

Past events

Oct 11, 2026

Pablo Ferrández, cello (Baltimore Recital Debut) · Shriver Hall Concert Series

Jun 11, 2026

Summit Stormers – Duo Anouchka & Katharina Hack · Gezeitenkonzerte in Ostfriesland

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