Four Cellos 2024-2025
Dive into a treasure trove of rarely heard cello masterpieces, from Franchomme’s revealing Chopin transcriptions to Offenbach’s sumptuous compositions, offering a journey of velvet tones and expressive intensity.
In this enticing program of rarely heard works, experience the velvet tones and expressive intensity of the cello in a treasure trove of pieces for 2, 3, or 4 instruments. Franchomme’s transcriptions highlight the momentous depth of Chopin, while lesser known but sumptuous works by Offenbach, himself an accomplished cellist, deserve a much wider public recognition.
Artists
Anna Burden, cello
Tavi Ungerleider, cello
Geneviève Guimond, cello
Sylvain Murray, cello
Programme
Anton Reicha, Trio for Three Cellos, excerpts (10 min)
Max d’Ollone, Andante and Scherzo (10 min)
Frédéric Chopin and Auguste-Joseph Franchomme, Préludes, op. 28, excerpts (11 min)
Franchomme, Three Nocturnes, op. 15 (15 min)
Frédéric Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre (arr. A. Franchomme, 8 min)
Jacques Offenbach, Adagio and Scherzo (14 min)
Together, let's shape our musical future!
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Anna Burden
OSM Associate principal CellistAssociate principal cellist of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal since 2011, Anna Burden has performed throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad as a soloist, chamber player, and orchestral musician. Solo appearances include performances with the Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, the Washington Chamber Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra, the Oak Park Symphony Orchestra, and with musicians of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. A native of Chicago, Anna Burden studied with Hans Jensen, Joel Krosnick, Alan Stepansky, Richard Aaron, Darrett Adkins, and Nell Novak. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, a Master’s degree from The Juilliard School, and a Professional Studies diploma from the Manhattan School of Music. She plays a cello made in 1929 by Carl Becker of Chicago.