Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott duo recital

EVENT DESCRIPTION

World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his longtime collaborator pianist Kathryn Stott will stage a recital in November as part of the Great Music 2023 of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD).

The duo promises an evening filled with musical intimacy and exhilarating expressions for the audience. The programme of the recital encompasses Shostakovich’s “Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40” and Franck’s “Sonata in A for Violin and Piano” (version for cello and piano). They will also present the sentimental rhythms of Dvořák’s “Songs My Mother Taught Me”, the meditative melodies of Pärt’s “Spiegel im Spiegel”, as well as lyrical short pieces of Fauré’s “Berceuse, Op. 16” and “Papillon, Op. 77”, Sérgio Assad’s “Menino” and Boulanger’s “Cantique”.