Musical Masterworks opened its 23rd season of chamber music with a concert at the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme today and then continues tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 27, with a concert at 3 p.m. The concerts features a unique program with four acclaimed cellists performing works by J.S. Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Arvo Part and others arranged for two, three, and four cellos.
The four featured cellists include Julie Albers, Zvi Plesser, David Requiro, and Edward Arron. Julie Albers made her major orchestral debut in 1998 with the Cleveland Orchestra and since then has performed as soloist with orchestras all over the world. Israeli cellist Zvi Plesser has performed as soloist with the Israel Philharmonic, the National Symphony in Washington, the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, and other orchestras worldwide.
David Requiro won first prize in the 2008 Naumburg International Cello Competition and since then has won numerous other prestigious competitions. Edward Arron, Musical Masterworks Artistic Director, made his New York recital debut in 2000 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Earlier that year, he performed Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos with Yo Yo Ma at the opening night gala concert of the Caramoor Festival. Since then, he has become one of the world’s foremost cellists, acclaimed throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.