Jonathan Swensen and Juho Pohjonen
Friday, April 9, 2027, 7:30 p.m.
Matsqui Centennial Auditorium
32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford BC
Jonathan Swensen, cello
Juho Pohjonen, piano
A Danish-American cellist and Finnish pianist will collaborate to bring a varied program of small and great masterpieces for cello and piano. The concert will include intensely emotional works by Lutoslawski and Pärt alongside two well-known gems by Gabriel Fauré. The major works on the program will be sonatas by Poulenc and Chopin.
A rising star of the cello, Jonathan Swensen has won numerous competitions including the Naumburg, Windsor, and Khachaturian string competitions. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Europe and America. His debut recording Fantasia is an album of works for solo cello. Swensen is an Artist in Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Belgium.
https://www.jonathanswensen.com
Juho Pohjonen has captivated audiences worldwide with his performances both as a soloist and as a collaborative pianist. He has performed with such prestigious orchestras as the BBC Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Symphony, and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. In 2009, he was selected by Sir Andras Schiff as the winner of the Klavier Festival Ruhr Scholarship.
Program:
Lutoslawski: Grave: Metamorphoses for Cello and Piano
Fauré: Sicilienne
Pärt: Fratres
Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Fauré: Élégie
Chopin: Sonata in G minor