This special concert features the very talented Mathias Balzat (cello) accompanied on the piano by the equally talented Vivian Balzat. Although still a student at the Waikato Conservatorium, Mathias is well on the way to developing his musical career. The program is very varied, and comprises great music from many different composers spanning several centuries.
The Program
Brahms - Cello Sonata in D major
Nicolai Paganini - Variations on One String
Carlo Alfredo Piatti - Carpise No. 7
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Vocalise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikpovsky - Pezzo Capriccioso
Nicola Kapustin - Elegy for Cello and Piano
Gareth Farr - Shadow of the Hawk