TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS
PRESENTS

MUSICAL AMERICA’S 2012 MUSICIANS OF THE YEAR
DAVID FINCKEL, CELLO
&
WU HAN, PIANO

MONDAY, FEBUARY 6, 2012, 8:00 P.M.
AT BATES RECITAL HALL

Presented in partnership with the Butler School of Music

“When a pair of genuine artists explodes on the stage, exuding not only glamour and theatrical flair but also superb musical insight, the audience’s thrill is twofold.” — Chicago Sun-Times

This performance is made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with additional support from the Dean of the College of Fine Arts and the Executive Vice President and Provost of The University of Texas at Austin.
Recently named the ‘2012 Musicians of the Year’ by Musical America, and hailed as “America’s power couple of chamber music” by The Wall Street Journal, cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han rank among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. Texas Performing Arts is proud to welcome Finckel & Han to Bates Recital Hall on Monday, February 6.

In high demand year after year among chamber music audiences worldwide, the duo has appeared each season at the most prestigious venues and concert series across the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Far East, and Europe to unanimous critical acclaim. Beyond the duo’s recital activities, David Finckel also serves as cellist of the Grammy Award-winning Emerson String Quartet.

In addition to their distinction as world-class performers, the duo has established a reputation for their dynamic and innovative approach to the recording studio. In 1997, David Finckel and Wu Han launched ArtistLed, classical music’s first musician-directed and Internet-based recording company, which has served as a model for numerous independent labels.

The duo’s repertoire spans virtually the entire literature for cello and piano, with an equal emphasis on the classics and the contemporaries. Their commitment to new music has brought commissioned works by many of today’s leading composers to audiences around the world.

David Finckel and Wu Han have served as Artistic Directors of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center since 2004. They are also the founders and Artistic Directors of Music@Menlo, a chamber music festival and institute in Silicon Valley that has garnered international acclaim since its inception in 2003. They have achieved universal renown for their passionate commitment to nurturing the careers of countless young artists through a wide array of education initiatives. For many years, the duo taught alongside the late Isaac Stern at Carnegie Hall and the Jerusalem Music Center. Last season, under the auspices of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, David Finckel and Wu Han have established chamber music training workshops for young artists in Korea and Taiwan, intensive residency programs designed to bring student musicians into contact with an elite artist-faculty.

PROGRAM
Sonata in A minor, “Arpeggione” – Franz Schubert

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38 – Johannes Brahms

Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 – Robert Schumann

Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 – Felix Mendelssohn

CALENDAR LISTING
Monday, February 6, 2012, 8:00 pm –Texas Performing Arts presents David Finckel & Wu Han at Bates Recital Hall (2420 Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($38 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.0632; gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org

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