Round 1
Program
Luigi Boccherini Sonata for cello and basso continuo in A, G4
Calliope Tsoupaki Wind of Love for cello solo (world premiere)
Johannes Brahms Sonatensatz, Scherzo
Candidates
10.30 – 11.00 Daniel Perales Ruiz
11.00 – 11.30 Isaac Lottmann
11.30 – 12.00 Manon Leroux
12.00 – 12.30 Bernardo Nabais
12.30 – 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 – 13.30 Stefano Bruno
13.30 – 14.00 Oscar Hagen
14.00 – 14.30 Jurre Koopmans
14.30 – 15.00 Florianne Remme
Competition accompanists
Daniël Kramer piano
Charlotte Gulikers cello
As in previous editions of the National Cello Competition, Round 1 participants will be performing one of Boccherini’s thirty-two – yes, you read that right – thirty-two sonatas for cello and basso continuo. Perfect pieces to allow them to let their virtuosity shine and their natural musicality resonate.
Next up will be a short, commissioned piece written by the Netherlands’ previous composer laureate (2018–2021), Calliope Tsoupaki.
And last but by no means least, a scherzo by Brahms – originally written for violin and piano – whose tempestuousness is undeniably suited to the cello.