Eclectic Series: Sophie Shao & John Blacklow / Nadia Boulanger, Debussy, Herschel Garfein
$35
- Sophie Shao, cello
- John Blacklow, piano
Claude Debussy — Cello Sonata, L. 135
Herschel Garfein — The Layers (New York premiere)
Sophie Shao and John Blacklow perform hallmarks of the cello and piano repertoire by Nadia Boulanger and Claude Debussy, plus the New York premiere of Herschel Garfein's The Layers.
About Bargemusic
Moored in Brooklyn just under the Brooklyn Bridge, Bargemusic presents great music year-round. Walk across the gangplank of a renovated coffee barge into a “wonderfully intimate wood-paneled room with thrilling views of lower Manhattan and excellent acoustics.” Experience why critics call Bargemusic “the perfect chamber-music hall” and why artists say it is “unlike any other place in the world to perform.”
https://www.bargemusic.org/About Sophie Shao, cello
Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist praised by publications like The New York Times and The Washington Post. Shao’s solo appearances include performances at the Houston Symphony, the American Symphony Orchestra in New York, Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra, Ukraine’s National Symphony Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony in Orange County, California, and the BBC Concert Orchestra in London. A native of Houston, Texas, Shao began playing cello at age six. She has a BA in religious studies and an MM from Yale University, and is on the faculty of the University of Connecticut.
https://sophieshao.instantencore.com/web/home.aspx