Hofmann. Haydn. Mozart. Sol Gabetta, cello. Kammerorchester Basel. Sergio Ciomei, cond.
Leopold Hofmann (1738-1793): Cello concerto D major, Badley D 3. Joseph Haydn: Cello concerto C major, Hob VIIb:1. W. A. Mozart: Flute concerto D major, KV 314 arr. for cello and orchestra (arr.: George Szell and Sergio Ciomei). The cellist Sol Gabetta was born in Cordoba, Argentina, in 1981. In 2004 she created an international sensation when, as winner of the Crédit Suisse Young Artist Award, she gave her début with the Vienna Philharmonic under Valery Gergiev at the Lucerne Festival. She regularly gives concerts together with the Basel Chamber Orchestra. Sol Gabetta's Shostakovich CD (release 2008) was awarded the coveted French music award Diapason d'Or and received the German Echo Klassik award 2009 as concerto recording of the year.
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