Festival

The first cello festival in Romania

The 3rd edition of the CellEAST Festival will take place from May 7-15, 2024.

CellEAST Festival presents the CellEAST MAESTROS – Cultural Project funded by the MINISTRY OF CULTURE OF ROMANIA.

Internationally renowned musicians will perform in Bucharest and Brasov – Wen-Sinn Yang, Denis Severin, Marin Cazacu, Răzvan Suma, Alexandra Guțu, Krzysztof Karpeta, Attila Pasztor, Marius Urba, Atanas Krastev, Yoko Hasegawa, Ella Bokor, Julia Karpeta, Ștefan Cazacu, Mircea Marian, Filip Papa, Octavian Lup, Josu Okiñena, Marina Grauman & Dasol Kim.

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Calendar

CellEAST Festival

Concerts

Tuesday 7 May

The National Youth Art Center “Tinerimea Română” Palace, 7:00 p.m.

CellEAST Maestros

Cellist: Yoko Hasegawa
Pianist: Josu Okiñena
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata no. 3
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke op. 73
Bela Bartók: Romanian – Folk Dances
Gabriel Fauré – Après un rêve
David Popper -Hungarian Rhapsody

Duration: 1 hr.

Wednesday 8 May

ArtMark Cesianu – Racoviță Palace in Bucharest, 7:00 p.m.

CellEAST Maestros

Soloists: Cellists guest from CellEAST Festival 2024
Programme: Famous repertory for various cello ensembles and pieces for cello and piano.
Duration: 1 hr.

Thursday 9 & Friday 10 May

Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, George Enescu Philharmonic, 7:00 p.m.

Soloists: Wen-Sinn Yang and Marius Urba
Conductor: Yoel Gamzou
Programme:
Erich W. Korngold – Cello Concerto C Major
Antonin Dvorák – Cello Concerto in B Minor, op. 104
Ludwig Van Beethoven – 5th Symphony in C Minor
Duration: 2 hr.

Saturday 11 May

Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, 2:00 p.m.

CellEAST International Competition 2024 – Final Round and Competition Gala
Soloists: The finalists of CellEAST International Competition, ProCellEAST Category
Programme:
Joseph Haydn – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Joseph Haydn – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2, Op. 101
Accompaniment: Rafael Butaru Quartet
Duration: 3 hr.

Saturday 11 May

Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, 7:00 p.m.

CellEAST Maestros

Trio Marvin
Dasol Kim – piano
Marina Grauman – violin
Marius Urba – cello
Programme: Franz Schubert – Notturno Es-Dur D 897
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Trio no.1 in d-minor, op. 49
Franz Schubert- Trio B-Dur D 898

Duration: 1 hr. 30 min

Sunday 12 May

Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, 7:00 p.m.

CellEAST Maestros

Soloists and Professors of CellEAST Festival and Masterclass
Special Soloist Guest: Alexandra Guțu
Soloists: Wen-Sinn Yang, Marin Cazacu, Denis Severin, Răzvan Suma, Krzysztof Karpeta, Julia Karpeta, Marius Urba, Yoko Hasegawa, Atanas Krastev, Attila Pasztor, Ella Bokor, Ștefan Cazacu, Mircea Marian, Filip Papa and Octavian Lup.
Programme, pieces by: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonín Dvořák, Georges Bizet, Claude Debussy, Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, Wilhelm Fitzenhagen, Luigi Denza, Giuseppe Verdi, David Popper, Jules de Swert, Coldplay.
Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Monday 13 May

Saint Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest, 8:00 p.m.

Duo Fernabucco – Viola da Gamba – Baroque Concert
Soloists: Krzysztof Karpeta and Julia Karpeta
Programme: Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, François Couperin,
Nicolas Métru, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe le Fils, Antoine Forqueray,
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
Duration: 1 hr.

Tuesday 14 May

National University of Music in Bucharest, George Enescu Hall, 1:30 p.m.

Masterclass Concert
Soloists: FutureCellEAST & MiniCellos Elite Cello Students
Programme: Surprise repertory!
Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Tuesday 14 May

Sala Patria in Brașov, 07:00 p.m.

Cellist: Yoko Hasegawa
Pianist: Josu Okiñena
Programme:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata no. 3
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke op. 73
Bela Bartók: Romanian – Folk Dances
Gabriel Fauré – Après un rêve
David Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody
Duration: 1 hr

Wednesday 15 May

Radio Concert Hall in Bucharest, Romanian Radio Chamber Orchestra, 7:00 p.m.

Soloists: Răzvan Suma, Denis Severin and Atanas Krastev
Conductor: Cristian Oroșanu

Programme:

Robert Schumann – Five Pieces in Folk Style

Dobrinka Tabakova – Concerto for Violoncello

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Concerto for Violoncello in A-Dur, Wg172

Gustav Holst – St. Paul’s Suite, no. 2, op. 29

Duration: 2 hr.

Ticket information

Romanian Athenaeum (all concerts)

Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office of George Enescu Philharmonic

the entrance on Constantin Esarcu Street

or on https://www.fge.org.ro/calendar

Radio Hall

Tickets can be purchased at the ticket office of the Radio Concert Hall

60-64 General H. M. Berthelot Street, Bucharest

or on https://www.iabilet.ro/bilete-sala-radio-bucuresti-venue-1520/

ArtMark Cesianu-Racoviță Palace in Bucharest

By invitation-only

5 C. A. Rosetti Street, Bucharest

National University of Music Bucharest

Free Entrance

Address: 33 Știrbei Vodă Street, Bucharest

Romanian Youth National Art Centre

Free Entrance

Address: 19 Johann Gutenberg

Brasov Philharmonic, Patria Concert Hall

Click here for tickets

Address: 50 A, Bld. 15 Noiembrie 50A, Brașov

Saint Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest (Catedrala Sf. Iosif)

Free Entrance

Address: 19 General H. M. Berthelot Street, Bucharest