Alan, a cellist from Cleveland, has been a big Alban Gerhardt fan for a long time, so he was happy to assemble a repertoire report for his favourite cellist.
Alban must be about the busiest cellist on the planet- certainly nobody I know carries more repertoire or is more fearless in terms of his scheduling. Just look at what he was up to in 2 weeks in April this year:
| April 30, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Berlin — Philharmonie |
| Benefitconcert with the RSB and Marek Janowski |
| April 25, 2010 at 5:00 PM |
| Esslingen — Kaisersaal im Amtsgericht |
| Solorecital (Bach, Ligeti, Kodaly) beim Jungen Europäischen Musikfestival Esslingen 2010 |
| April 24, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Mainz — Stadttheater |
| Schumann and Volkmann concertos with the Mainz State Orchestra under Catherine Rückwardt. |
| April 23, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Mainz — Stadttheater |
| Schumann and Volkmann concertos with the Mainz State Orchestra under Catherine Rückwardt |
| April 22, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Essen — Philharmonie |
| Dvorak Concerto with the Orchestre National de France under Kurt Masur |
| April 17, 2010 at 7:30 PM |
| Markkleeberg — Lindensaal |
| Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations with the Westsächsische Sinfonieorchester under Frank Erben |
| April 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Paris — Theatre Champs-Elysees |
| Amnesty International Gala Concert with Dvorak and the Orchestre Radio France under Adrian Prabava |
| April 15, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Paris — Théâtre des Champs-Elysées |
| Dvorak Concerto with the Orchestre National de France under Kurt Masur |
| April 14, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
| Liverpool |
| Don Quixotte with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under K.Petrenko |
That’s 16 days with Dvorak, Don Quixotte, Rococo, Schumann, Volkmann (so glad someone is playing that piece- it’s quite lovely) and Chin concertos (although the Chin looks like a possible archiving mistake- I’m not sure it is possible to do Dvorak in Essen on the 22nd and Chin in Seoul on the 23rd). One wonders when he prepared that solo program with Ligeti, Kodaly and Bach. I think the lesson for young cellists is that having a solo career isn’t just about how well you play, but how much you can withstand- travel, changes in repertoire and performing conditions and separation from family
Cellist Alban Gerhardt
Here’s Alban’s list
- Bach Solo Suite 1
- Bach Solo Suite 2
- Bach Solo Suite 3
- Bach Solo Suite 4
- Bach Solo Suite 5
- Bach Solo Suite 6
- Barber Concerto
- Brahms Double Concerto with Augustin Hadelich
- Britten Suite No.1
- Unsuk Chin Concerto
- Dutilleux “Tout un monde lointain”
- Dvorak Concerto
- Elgar Concerto
- CD production with Cecile Licad for Hyperion, all Fauré
- Haydn C Major
- Kodály Solo Sonata
- Lalo Concerto
- Ligeti – Solo Sonata
- Matthias Pintschers “Narcissus”
- Prokofievs Sinfonia Concertante
- Saint-Saens 1st Concerto
- Schumann Concerto
- Schumann Concerto in Shostakovich’s Version
- Shostakovich 1st Concerto
- Shostakovich No.2
- Strauss- Romanze fur Cello und Orchestra
- Strauss- Don Quixotte
- Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations
- Volkmann concerto
- Walton Concerto with the BBC Wales under David Atherton
Just saw him last night. His Strauss Romanze was transcendent and the Brahms Double was heart wrenching. Loved it!
Hi there, I got a notice about this blog by some tracking device in the internet, and while I do play a comparably big repertoire and sometimes more concerts than I maybe should, I have not managed yet to play at the same time in two different cities. I will continue working on that, but what happened here is that somehow my schedule from April 2010 and April 2011 have been mixed together – so no, I didn’t play in Paris and London on April 16th :)
Paris was 2010, London will be 2011.
Sorry for the mix-up, but I think this time it wasn’t my fault…
Best wishes from freezing New York,
Alban
Hi Alban
Great to hear from you. I hadn’t even noticed the London/Paris clash! Sorry not to catch it sooner. I bet Gergiev has done it- you could be the first cellist to do so. Anyway- it’s still a hugely impressive year.
Happy travels and best wishes for 2011!
Ken