Vivat Brahms!

Cellist James Barrelet and pianist Simon Callaghan are celebrating Brahms' 180th birthday one month late on June 6 2013 at the Conway Hall. They are also celebrating the release of volume one of their recordings of Brahms' chamber music on the Somm label. The concert will include music from the Cello Sonata no. 1, Gestillte Sehnsucht (with Hanna Strijbos) , Hungarian Dances and the Piano Trio in C (with Anna Liisa Bezrodny). Their disc, which is available now, contains the Cello Sonata in E minor plus arrangements of the 21 Hungarian Dances. Volume two, which is available from November, will contain the Cello Sonata in F major, Gestillte Sehnsucht Op.91 Songs and the Piano Trio in C major. Further information from Somm Recordings website.