Eight Cellos

Rohan de Saram, Johann Sebastian Bach, Steve Reich, Iannis Xenakis, Pierre Boulez and Philip Cashian

Past event

Sunday 27 April 2008

Apr 27

Purcell Room

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
London SE1 8XX
United Kingdom
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Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from BWV.853 arr. Villa Lobos in D minor for 4 cellos
Iannis Xenakis Kottos for solo cello
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue in D from BWV.874 arr. Villa-Lobos for 4 cellos
Philip Cashian Dark Flight for 6 cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude from BWV.867 arr. Villa-Lobos in G minor for 4 cellos

Pierre Boulez Messagesquisses for solo cello & 6 cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach Fugue from BWV.846 arr. Villa-Lobos in B flat for 4 cellos
Steve Reich Cello Counterpoint vers. for amplified cello & cello octet
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Rohan de Saramcello

Known for their fresh and adventurous performances of new and old repertoire, Endymion present an unusual and popular event based around the cello.

Rohan de Saram joins the cellos of Endymion in repertoire by Bach/Villa-Lobos, Xenakis, Philip Cashian, and Pierre Boulez’s rarely performed Messagesquisse.The programme culminates in Steve Reich’s hypnotic and spectacular Cello Counterpoint for cello octet.

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