Recital Frederic Audibert – violoncello
Spanish solo violoncello repertoire
Gaspar Cassado, Rogelio Huguet y Tagell, Isaac Albeniz, Pablo Casals
The Frenchman Frederic Audibert with Spanish program for Violoncello Solo
French cellist Frederic Audibert will present in Varna a precise selection of Spanish works. Since his debut at the Great Hall of UNESCO in Paris when he was 17, he has built a long and successful career marked with important meetings and collaborations with great musicians such as Yehudi Menuhin, Mstislav Rostropovich and Emmanuel Krivine. He has given concerts and master classes in France, Japan, Taïwan, Canada, Polynesia, Israel, Turkey. Fredéric Audibert has been teaching cello at the Music Academy Prince Rainier III and the regional Conservatory of Nice. His repertoire ranges from baroque to modern music. In Varna, the audience will have the pleasure to listen to Asturias by Isaac Albeniz, one of the most influential composers in post-romantic times, followed by the Suite for solo cello that goes back to Bach’s traditions with Spanish motifs embedded, composed by the famous virtuoso cellist from the beginning of 20th century Gaspar Cassado. Cassado’s teacher is also in this program – notable Pablo Casals, one of the best cello players of all times with the traditional Catalan carol The Song of Birds. Casals’s version that he usually played as an encore became very famous. This concert will be an emotional meeting with some of the most interesting and challenging solo cello pieces that represent Spanish music.
