Austrian Cultural Forum, Washington DC --Embassy of Austria Washington presents

Friedrich Kleinhapl, cello and Andreas Woyke, piano

December 7, 2009, 9:00 pm

In a program recorded live at the Austrian Embassy on October 1, 2009, cellist Friedrich Kleinhapl teams up with pianist Andreas Woyke to play Beethoven's first three Sonatas for Cello and Piano.  Mr. Kleinhapl also performs the solo Cadenza from Friedrich Gulda's Concerto for Cello and Monologi for Cello Solo by Norwegian composer Oistein Sommerfeldt. Kleinhapl plays a magnificient instrument--the 1743 Guadagnini cello, "ex von Zweygberg," on loan from the Austrian National Bank's instrument collection.

Featured performances:

Beethoven                                      Sonata No.1 in F major, Op.5/1

Oistein Sommerfeldt (1919-1994)        Monologi op.45 for Cello Solo

Beethoven                                      Sonata no.2 in G minor, op.5/2

Friedrich Gulda (1939-2000)               Concerto for Cello:  "Cadenza"

Beethoven                                      Sonata no.3 in A major, op.69