Magical cello with virtuoso piano
Israeli cellist Inbal Megiddo will showcase her musical virtuosity in her Bangkok debut recital with piano accompaniment by Pana Yontararak, at Sala Sudasiri Sobha concert hall, Lat Phrao 41, this Sunday at 4pm.
Held i n collaboration with the Embassy of Israel, the concert will feature demanding pieces for both piano and cello. The repertoire includes Brahms’
Sonata For Piano And Cello No.1 In E Minor Op 38, Shostakovich’s Sonata For Cello And Piano In D Minor Op 40, Bach’s
Cello Suite No.1 In G Major BWV 1007, Boris Pigovat’s Nigun and Hans Bottermund-Janos Starker’s Variations On A Theme Of Paganini.
Inbal has been described as “an extremely talented, very musical musician” by maestro Zubin Mehta, who has conducted over 3,000 concerts with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and her performance at her New York debut at Lincoln Center was hailed by the press as having “magical expression and technical expertise”.
She’s collaborated with great artists and has given many concerts in Europe, Asia and America. She’s taught at Yale University, where she earned both graduate and undergraduate degrees, and has given master classes at other universities and at festivals.
She is currently a fellow at Calhoun College at Yale University and is head of cello studies at the New Zealand School of Music.
Pana is the son of Thailand’s foremost pianist, Nat Yontararak. He debuted with first prize from the sixth Nat Studion Piano Competition, and later earned prizes from France and Italy.
Next month he will be on tour alongside his father to perform around the US and will be premiering the newest work of a famous Christian hymn, Jesus Loves Me, arranged for piano four-hand and orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
Tickets cost 700 baht with proceeds going to the Gift of Life Foundation to help needy blood-disease patients in Thailand.