When we heard that four of our alum cellists came together to perform an iconic piece by Debussy, we knew we had to share it with you.
For today’s Daily Joy, here is a beautiful cello quartet arrangement of Clair de Lune by Debussy, arr. by Blaise Déjardin.
Short Hills, New Jersey Brannon performed on Show 231 recorded in New York, NY, on April 10, 2011, at age 16. He also performed on Show 322 in Davis, CA, on March 18, 2016, as part of a piano trio with fellow alum Alexi Kenney.
Show 322 bio:
Brannon Cho (cello), is an undergraduate student at the Bienan School of Music at Northwestern University, studying with Hans Jensen. Brannon appeared on NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley on show 231 in New York City in 2011. He received second prize at the 2015 Naumberg International Cello Competition and first prize at the 2015 Minnesota Orchestra Competition. Recently, Brannon was the highest ranked American in the cello division of the 2015 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia.
Shreveport, LA John-Henry has appeared on From the Top twice, Show 206 in Dallas, TX in 2009 and Show 219 in Saint Paul, MN in 2010.
Learn more at johnhenrycrawford.com/
Alexander Hersh first appeared on Show 209 in Waimea, Hawaii at age 16.
He is a 2020 recipient of the Alumni Leadership Grant.
Cellist Alexander Hersh has quickly established himself as one of the most exciting and versatile talents of his generation. Alexander is a winner of the New York International Artists Association Competition (2017), Schadt String Competition (2016), Hellam Young Artists Competition (2015), and the Luminarts Classical Music Fellowship (2016). Recent and upcoming concerto engagements include the Houston Symphony, Boston Pops, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, Jefferson Symphony orchestra, and the Dupage Symphony Orchestra. Recital and chamber music engagements, past and present, include Carnegie Weill Hall, Kennedy Center, Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Caramoor, Music@Menlo, Perlman Music Program, Lucerne Festival Academy, I-M-S Prussia Cove, Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series, Tri-County Concerts, Amsterdam Cello Biennale, Kneisel Hall, and Domaine Forget.
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