Kexin Zhang Cello Recital: Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Cello

Beethoven's cello sonatas, from the early Op. 5 to the late Op. 102, performed by Kexin Zhang (cello) and Rosemary Song (piano).
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Cellist Kexin Zhang presents her Master of Music recital, an all-Beethoven programme with pianist Rosemary Song.Beethoven's five sonatas for piano and cello span almost his whole career, and this programme follows that journey. It opens with the two Sonatas Op. 5, composed in 1796 during Beethoven's visit to Berlin and first performed at the Prussian court. After the interval comes the Sonata in A major, Op. 69, from his middle years, followed by the opening movements of the two late Sonatas, Op. 102. Programme: Sonata in F major, Op. 5 No. 1 Sonata in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 – Interval – Sonata in A major, Op. 69 Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1 (first movement) Sonata in D major, Op. 102 No. 2 (first movement)