Canellakis-Brown Duo: Wild Cards
$43 ($15 military/first responder/student age 19 & over; student age 18 & under free)
- Michael Stephen Brown, piano
- Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Claude Debussy — Beau Soir, L. 84
Edvard Grieg — Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
Lukas Foss — Capriccio for Cello and Piano
Camille Saint-Saëns — Romance, Op. 36
Michael Stephen Brown — Spinning Song for cello and piano (world premiere)
Nicholas Canellakis — Romance à GF
Don Ellis — Bulgarian Bulge
Niccolò Paganini / Gioachino Rossini — Mosè-fantasia, MS 23 (Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's 'Mosè in Egitto')
The internationally lauded Canellakis-Brown Duo—pianist Michael Stephen Brown and cellist Nicholas Canellakis—will be presented by Coastal Concerts in recital on Saturday afternoon, April 6, 2024, at 2pm at the Bethel United Methodist Church. Entitled "Wild Cards," this concert will feature both classic and rarely-heard chamber music repertoire as well as original compositions and arrangements.
About Canellakis-Brown Duo
The Washington Post has called the Canellakis-Brown Duo "a pair of adventurous young talents who play with their antennae tuned to each other." For up to fifteen years, the Duo has been honing its unique musical voice and presenting programs celebrating the standard literature, little-known gems, and original works and arrangements.
https://www.michaelbrownmusic.com/duo.htmlAbout Michael Stephen Brown, piano
Praised for his "fearless performances," by The New York Times and "exceptionally beautiful" compositions by The Washington Post, pianist and composer Michael Stephen Brown is a frequent performer of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center series. Mr. Brown, whose artistry is shaped by his creative voice as a pianist and composer, will be featured in the Society 2023-24 season with a solo recital at Alice Tully Hall. A native New Yorker, he lives there with his two 19th-century Steinway Ds, Octavia and Daria.
https://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=michaelstephenbrown&aview=dpkAbout Nicholas Canellakis, cello
Nicholas Canellakis has become one of the most sought-after and innovative cellists of his generation, praised as a "superb young soloist" (The New Yorker) and for being "impassioned ... the audience seduced by Mr. Canellakis's rich, alluring tone" (The New York Times). A multifaceted artist, Canellakis has forged a unique voice combining his talents as soloist, chamber musician, curator, filmmaker, and composer/arranger.
https://www.nicholascanellakis.com/