Monday at Last with piano

Date & Time

Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 19:00

Venue

Konserthuset Stockholm, The Grünewald Hall (Stockholm)

In Monday at Last, violinist Cecilia Zilliacus and cellist Kati Raitinen invite guest artists to perform both newer and older music. This time, the guests are Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen and violist Vicki Powell, the leader of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's viola section.In addition to his career as a pianist, Mustonen is also a conductor and composer, and here he plays the piano part in his own sonatas for violin and cello. We also hear music by a very... Read full text

Keywords: Chamber Music

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Musicians

Cecilia Zilliacus	Violin
Vicki Powell	Viola
Kati Raitinen	Cello
Olli Mustonen	Piano

Program

Sonata for violin and piano	Olli Mustonen
Piano Trio	Marcelle de Manziarly
Sonata for cello and piano	Olli Mustonen
Piano Quartet No. 2	Camille Saint-Saëns

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