Proms Chamber Music 7: Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

29 Aug 2011, Cadogan Hall

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Proms 2011 Proms Chamber Music 7: Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott

13:00 Mon 29 Aug 2011 Cadogan Hall

A lunchtime date with a long-established recital partnership.

Programme

- - Graham Fitkin
  - L(10 mins)London premiere
- - Egberto Gismonti
  - Bodas de prata and Quatro cantos(10 mins)
- - Sergey Rachmaninov
  - Cello Sonata in G minor(34 mins)

Performers

Yo-Yo Ma
cello
cello
Kathryn Stott
piano
piano

Composers

About this event

Yo-Yo Ma is not only one of the great cellists of our time but has also become one of the most important figures on the American cultural scene.

His recent Proms, in 2004 and 2009, have followed connections to his innovative cross-cultural Silk Road Ensemble projects.

Now, in the first of two appearances this season, he resumes his recital partnership with Kathryn Stott. Graham Fitkin's L was composed in 2005 for Yo-Yo Ma's 50th birthday and he will unveil Fitkin's new Cello Concerto later in the week (see Prom 61).

Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata is a lyrically expressive work which is nevertheless one of the repertoire's great challenges, for cellist and pianist alike.

There will be no interval