Performances + Events
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts Presents: Jonah Ellsworth, cello; Evren Ozel, piano
Williams Hall
Artist(s)
Cellist Jonah Ellsworth has been hailed as one of the greatest cellists of his generation. The newest cellist in the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jonah has been referred to as "a kind of unrepentant Tannhäuser" and "a player to watch," by The Boston Globe and ClevelandClassical.com. He has been a member of the renowned Boston Trio as well.
Pianist Evren Ozel, recipient of the 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2022 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant, is a member of the prestigious Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Evren Ozel has established himself as a musician of "refined restraint" (Third Coast Review), combining fluent virtuosity with probing, thoughtful interpretations.
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65
Leoš Janacek: Pohádka JW VII/5 ("Fairy Tale")
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
