Award-winning Hungarian cellist István Várdai is a rising star, performing to great acclaim at major international venues. In 2014, he won the ARD Cello Competition in Munich and a year later captured Hungary’s highest classical music honour, the Liszt Prize.

“His playing was commendable for its fluidity and virtuosity, distinguished by both a fleet-fingered lightness and a rich timbre.” – The New York Times

Program:

Mendelssohn: Variations Concertantes, Op. 17
Stravinsky: Italian Suite – arr. Gregor Piatigorsky
Kodály: Sonatina for cello and piano
Ligeti: Sonata for solo cello
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99

Series Sponsor: The Estate of Edwina and Paul Heller

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