"Beyond Borders" traverses six distinct sound worlds with the cello as a guide. Invoking ancient instruments while breathing life into music of our time, the program probes sonic possibilities, both familiar and fantastical.

Performers:

Alexander Hersh, cello

Victor Santiago Asunción, piano

Beyond Borders

Claude Debussy: Sonata No. 1, for cello and piano

Paul Wiancko: Microsuite for solo cello

Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata in C major, op. 65

–Intermission–

Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke (Fantasy Pieces), op. 73

Fazıl Say: Dört Şehir (Four Cities), op. 41

Giovanni Sollima: Lamentatio for solo cello

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