Festival

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The upcoming 4th edition of CellEAST Festival is scheduled for May 10–18, 2025, with events in Bucharest, Sibiu and Dumbrăveni.

Internationally renowned cellists will perform in Bucharest, Sibiu and Dumbrăveni, enriching Romania’s cultural landscape – Bruno Cocset, Marin Cazacu, Andrei Ioniță, Sevak Avanesyan, Denis Severin, László Fenyö, Răzvan Suma, Ella Bokor, Ștefan Cazacu, Mircea Marian, Octavian Lup and Ciprian Câmpean.

The CellEAST Festival thrives thanks to the dedication of a great team and the generous backing of sponsors and partners. This support is crucial for making projects like the masterclasses, competition and amazing concerts.

Concerts & Events, May 10-18, 2025

Bucharest

Saturday, May 10 – 13.00

CellEAST Outdoor

Romanian Athenaeum
Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Surprise program

Free Outdoor Event

Monday, May 12 – 14.00

Violoncellissimo Movie

Cinema Elvire Popesco

Bld. Dacia 77, Bucharest, Institut Français de Roumanie

Mădălina Țurcanu
script, direction

Victor Luca Grecu
picture, editing

Access by invitation only

Tuesday, May 13 – 18.00

PlaCello & Friends

M Society
Bld. Dacia 77, Bucharest, Institut Français de Roumanie

Artists: Răzvan Suma, Ella Bokor, Ștefan Cazacu, Mircea Marian & Friends

SOLD OUT

Wednesday, May 14 – 20.00

Baroc Night

Jean-Baptiste Barrière, Le Forqueray du violoncelle et l’Italie

St. Joseph Cathedral
General H. M. Berthelot 19, Bucharest

Artists: Bruno Cocset, Ciprian Câmpean, Erich Türk, Csata István

Program

Jean-Baptiste Barrière – Sonata nr. 3 în re minor pentru violoncel și basso continuo, vol. II

Luigi Boccherini – Sonata în Sol Major pentru violoncel și basso continuo, G5

Domenico Scarlatti – Sonatele pentru clavecin, K248 în Si bemol Major, K58 în do minor

Jean-Baptiste Barrière – Sonate nr. 4 în Sol Major pentru 2 violoncele, vol. IV

Antoine Forqueray – Piese pentru viola da gamba și basso continuo din Suita nr. 2 La Bouron, La Leclair, Chaconne, La Buisson

Francesco Geminiani – Trio-tendrement

Jean-Baptiste Barrière – Sonata nr. 4 în Si b Major pentru violoncel și basso continuo, vol. III

Free entrance

Thursday, May 15 – 19.00

George Enescu Philharmonic

Romanian Athenaeum

Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Andrei Ioniță, cello
Christian Zacharias, conductor

Program
Gabriel Fauré – Suita Pélleas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Robert Schumann – Concertul în la minor pentru violoncel şi orchestră, Op. 129
Franz Schubert – Simfonia nr. 6, în Do Major, D 589

Tickets

Friday, May 16 – 16.00

Future CellEAST & MiniCellos Masterclass Concert

National University of Music Bucharest

Știrbei Vodă 33, Bucharest

Surprise program

Free entrance

Thursday, May 16 – 19.00

George Enescu Philharmonic

Romanian Athenaeum
Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Andrei Ioniță, cello
Christian Zacharias, conductor

Program
Gabriel Fauré – Suita Pélleas et Mélisande, Op. 80
Robert Schumann – Concertul în la minor pentru violoncel şi orchestră, Op. 129
Franz Schubert – Simfonia nr. 6, în Do Major, D 589

Tickets

 

Saturday, May 17 – 19.00

CellEAST Festival Orchestra

Romanian Athenaeum
Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Soloists & Program

 

Denis Severin

 

Luigi Boccherini – Concerto for cello in D Major, Ger B 479

 

Ella Bokor & Octavian Lup

 

Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for two cellos in g minor, RV 531

 

László Fenyö

 

David Popper – Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68

Ștefan Cazacu & Mircea Marian

 

Dan Dediu – Concerto for two cellos, Op. 180


Conductor: Pablo Boggiano
Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Tickets

Sunday, May 18 – 19.00

MAESTROS CONCERT

Romanian Athenaeum

Benjamin Franklin 1-3, Bucharest

Soloists

Sevak Avanesyan, László Fenyö, Marin Cazacu, Denis Severin, Răzvan Suma, Ella Bokor, Ștefan Cazacu, Mircea Marian and Octavian Lup

Program
Pietro Mascagni – Cavaleria Rusticana
Gioachino Rossini – Kyrie
Sebastián Iradier Salaverri – La Paloma
Léo Delibes – Flower Duet din Lakmé
Astor Piazzolla – Fuga y Misterio
Gabriel Fauré – Cantique de Jean Racine

Jim Cowel – Veilchen, kleine blaue Veilchen
Edith Piaf – Non, je ne regrette rien
Bronislaw Kaper & Walter Jurmann – Mein Gorilla hat’ne Villa im Zoo

Tickets

SIBIU

Thursday, May 15 – 19.00

Sibiu Philharmonic

Thalia Hall
Cetății 3-5, Sibiu

Ștefan Cazacu, cello
Christo Pavlov, conductor

Program
Richard Strauss – Serenade in Eb Major, Op.7

Antonín Dvořák – Serenade for Serenade for wind instruments, cello and și doublebass in d minor, Op. 44, B. 77
Friedrich Gulda – Concerto for cello and winds orchestra, Op. 129

Tickets

DUMBRĂVENI

Saturday, May 17 – 17.00

Duo CellEAST

Armenian Catholic Church

Dumbrăveni

Soloists: Sevak Avanesyan & Răzvan Suma

Program
Luigi Boccherini – Sonata for two cellos in C Major
Friedrich Dotzauer – Variations on a theme by W. A. Mozart, La ci darem la mano
Jean Baptiste Barriere – Sonata nr. 10 for two cellos in G Major
David Popper – Suite for two cellos Op. 16
Komitas – Armenian Song

Free entrance