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Cello Concert: Duo Brikcius
the 100th anniversary of the birth of Jewish composer Gideon Klein (Gideon Klein Centenary 2019 - #KLEIN100)
Add to my Calendar 27-03-2019 15:00 27-03-2019 17:00 36 Cello Concert: Duo Brikcius To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Czech composer Gideon Klein – an organiser of cultural life at Theresienstadt, who died in German captivity in 1945 aged 26 - and the 200th anniversary of the birth of German-French composer Jacques Offenbach. An evening of cello music by Duo Brikcius, including works by Jacques Offenbach, Gideon Klein, Irena Kosíková, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Duo Brikcius is a Czech chamber music ensemble created by two young cellists of international renown, brother and sister, Anna Brikciusová and František Brikcius. Both founding members are well acquainted with the solo cello repertoire, but decided to increase their repertoire with music written for two cellos. Duo Brikcius have appeared in many festivals both in their native Czech Republic and abroad, including in Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Wiener Library, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wiener Library
29 Russell Square
Bloomsbury
London
WC1B 5DP
England
Programme
Jacques Offenbach – Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.53
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka: Presto (arr. for two cellos by F Brikcius)
Irena Kosikova – Bridges for Two Cellos
Gideon Klein – Duo for Violin and Cello
Bohuslav Martinů – Composition for two cellos, H.377 (1959)
Zikmund Schul – Chassidische Tänze, Op.15 (1942 - arr. for two cellos by F Brikcius)
Performers
Frantisek Brikcius – cello
Anna Brikciusova – cello
Duo Brikcius
Programme Note
To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Czech composer Gideon Klein – an organiser of cultural life at Theresienstadt, who died in German captivity in 1945 aged 26 - and the 200th anniversary of the birth of German-French composer Jacques Offenbach. An evening of cello music by Duo Brikcius, including works by Jacques Offenbach, Gideon Klein, Irena Kosíková, Bohuslav Martinů and Leoš Janáček. Duo Brikcius is a Czech chamber music ensemble created by two young cellists of international renown, brother and sister, Anna Brikciusová and František Brikcius. Both founding members are well acquainted with the solo cello repertoire, but decided to increase their repertoire with music written for two cellos. Duo Brikcius have appeared in many festivals both in their native Czech Republic and abroad, including in Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
