Photo by Jake Anderson
Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year (Dec. 16 2020) is offering musical groups around the world a reason to celebrate this revolutionary composer. This weekend, the chamber ensemble concert:nova is presenting Beethoven’s violin and cello sonatas in three consecutive concerts. It will offer a chance to hear musicians of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, including new concertmaster Stefani Matsuo, performing with some excellent pianists, faculty members at CCM and Oberlin.
Here’s the lineup. There will be cake — presents not necessary.
The concerts are at the First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race Street in OTR. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door or $60 for the whole birthday bundle. Click here to purchase.
Part I (Saturday, February 22 at 3 pm)
Piano and Violin Sonata 1, Op. 12: Dror Biran / Mauricio Aguiar
Piano and Cello Sonata 1, Op. 5/1: Matthew Umphreys / Ted Nelson
Piano and Violin Sonata 2, Op. 12: Scott Cuellar / Philip Marten
-intermission-
Piano and Violin Sonata 3, Op. 12: Dror Biran / Mauricio Aguiar
Piano and Cello Sonata 2, Op. 5/2: Matthrew Umphreys / Ted Nelson
Piano and Violin Sonata 4, Op. 23: Scott Cuellar / Philip Marten
Part II (Saturday, February 22 at 7:30 pm)
Piano and Violin Sonata 5, Op. 24 “Spring”: Sandra Rivers / Gabriel Pegis
Piano and Cello Sonata 3, Op. 69: Alan Rafferty / Sandra Rivers
-intermission-
Piano and Violin Sonata 6, Op. 30: Sandra Rivers / Stefani Matsuo
Piano and Violin Sonata 7, Op. 30: Sandra Rivers / Hiro Matsuo
Part III (Sunday, February 23 at 3 pm)
Piano and Violin Sonata 8, Op. 30: Sandra Rivers / Gabriel Pegis
Piano and Cello Sonata 4, Op. 102/1: Michael Chertock / Ilya Finkelshteyn
Piano and Violin Sonata 9, Op. 47 “Kreutzer”: Sandra Rivers / Stefani Matsuo
-intermission-
Piano and Cello Sonata 5, Op. 102/2: Michael Chertock / Ilya Finkelshteyn
Piano and Violin Sonata 10, Op. 96: Sandra Rivers / Gabriel Pegis
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