The Virginia Chamber Music Foundation
is pleased to present
Raphael Bell, cello, and Andrew Armstrong, piano
in concert
free and open to the public
Thursday March 7, 2019 at 7:30pm
V. Earl Dickinson Theater
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Program
Rachmaninov, Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
Debussy, Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
Janáček, Pohádka
Martinů, Variations on a Theme by Rossini
This concert is the first in a series of events celebrating
the 20th Annual Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival
September 8 – 18, 2019
Parking is free and located directly in front of the theater, which is handicap accessible.
Click below for directions to the V. Earl Dickinson Theater.
Parking is free and located directly in front of the theater, which is handicap accessible.
Click below for directions to the V. Earl Dickinson Theater.
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Raphael Bell is co-founder and co-artistic director, with violinist Timothy Summers, of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival. A graduate of The Juilliard School, he was a member of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra for many years before becoming principal cello of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in Belgium in 2010. He has performed as soloist in halls across Europe and Japan. A regular participant in chamber festivals such as Seattle, Resonance, La Loingtaine, Elba, and IMS Prussia Cove, Raphael was part of the Prussia Cove tour that won the Chamber Music Award from the Royal Philharmonic Society in London. |
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Andrew Armstrong is artistic director of Columbia Museum of Art’s Chamber Music on Main in South Carolina. He has performed a wide-ranging repertoire of piano concertos with orchestra in such halls as Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He is a member of the Caramoor Virtuosi, Boston Chamber Music Society, and Seattle Chamber Music Society. Andrew’s debut solo album featuring Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition was released to critical acclaim. He has several award-winning recordings with his longtime recital partner violinist James Ehnes. |
