Anastasia Kobekina: Solo

In the organizer's words:

Anastasia Kobekina baroque cello & modern violoncello

(Beethovenfest Residence)

Hildegard von Bingen: "O frondens virga"

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for violoncello solo No. 2

Vladimir Kobekin: "Ship of Fools"

Bryce Dessner: "Song for Ainola"

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for violoncello no. 1

Pēteris Vasks: "Pianissimo" from "Grāmata čellam"

Penelope Axtens: "Sketch"

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for violoncello solo no. 3

Luigi Boccherini/Giovanni Sollima: "Fandango"

Few things are as "ultra" for cellists as Bach's cello suites - a universe of possibilities on the instrument. Resident artist Anastasia Kobekina also takes on the ultimate challenge of alternating between the gut strings of the baroque cello and the steel strings of the modern cello. With contemporary solo pieces, she finds touching and personal commentaries on Bach's timeless music. Among them are some unknown new discoveries: the spirited solo piece "Ship of Fools", which her father Vladimir Kobekin wrote for her, or Bryce Dessner's melancholy Bach paraphrase with a Finnish sound. The new works subtly take up aspects of the Bach suites. Finally, the joyful Gigue of the C major suite is followed by a Spanish fandango with castanets.