Rococo David Kadouch, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester & Michael Sanderling

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33:
• 1 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Introduction - Theme 02:35
• 2 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation I. Tempo della thema 00:54
• 3 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation II. Tempo della thema 01:18
• 4 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation III. Andante sostenuto 04:00
• 5 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation IV. Andante grazioso - Un poco animato 01:59
• 6 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation V. Allegro moderato - Cadenza 03:36
• 7 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation VI. Andante 02:42
• 8 Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Variation VII - Coda. Allegro vivo 02:14
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65:
• 9 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: I. Allegro moderato 16:57
• 10 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo 05:07
• 11 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo 03:24
• 12 Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: IV. Finale. Allegro 06:43
• Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187:
• 13 Dvořák: 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7, Poco lento e grazioso (Arr. Kreisler for Cello and Piano) 03:32
• Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 12 Romances, Op. 21:
• 14 Rachmaninoff: 12 Romances, Op. 21: No. 9, Melody (Transcr. Kadouch & Moreau for Cello and Piano) 02:51
• Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth.:
• 15 Chopin: Nocturne No. 21 in C Minor, Op. Posth. (Transcr. Kadouch & Moreau for Cello and Piano) 03:25
• Antonín Dvořák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104:
• 16 Dvořák: Gypsy Songs, Op. 55, B. 104: No. 4, Songs My Mother Taught Me (Arr. Grünfeld for Cello and Piano) 02:51
• Sergei Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34:
• 17 Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Version for Cello and Orchestra) 09:07
• Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b:
• 18 Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No. 2, Op. 50b: Waltz (Transcr. Kadouch & Moreau for Cello and Piano) 03:25
• Total Runtime 01:16:40

Info for Rococo

Edgar Moreau excels as both a soloist and a chamber musician, as the two main works on this album make clear: Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, performed with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Michael Sanderling, and Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor, for which Moreau is joined by pianist David Kadouch, his regular duo partner. Completing the programme are arrangements and transcriptions of six shorter ‘encore’ pieces by composers from Central and Eastern Europe – Dvořák, Rachmaninov, Chopin and Shostakovich.

There is a special place in Moreau’s heart for the Rococo Variations, since the work served to launch his international career as his showpiece in the finals of the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 2022, he released Transmission, another recording with the Lucerne orchestra and Michael Sanderling, causing BBC Music Magazine to write of his “magnificent command”, and Gramophone to enthuse that “His tone is beautiful, his phrasing rapt.” When he and Kadouch collaborated on an album including Poulenc’s cello sonata, The Strad wrote: “Moreau and Kadouch get right to the heart of the piece, playing with elegance and an infectious passion.”

Edgar Moreau, cello
David Kadouch, piano
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Michael Sanderling, conductor

Edgar Moreau
Born in 1994, Edgar Moreau is a Prizewinner at the 2009 Rostropovich competition, 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 2014 Young Concert Artist Award. He took up his studies with Philippe Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and continued at the Kronberg Academy under the guidance of Frans Helmerson. At the age of 11, he made his debut with the Teatro Regio Orchestra in Torino, playing Dvorak’s cello concerto.

Edgar regularly performs in the most prestigious halls, including New York Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Vienna Musikverein and Konzerthaus, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Los Angeles Hollywood Ball, Paris Philharmonie and Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, Tokyo Suntory Hall, Seoul Arts Center, Geneva Victoria Hall, Barcelona Palau de la Musica Catalana, Scala de Milano, La Fenice Venezia, Wigmore Hall. He is frequently invited in numerous festivals, such as Verbier, Salzburg, Gstaad, Montreux, Hamburg, Edinburgh, Saint-Denis, Menton, Colmar, Lugano, Hamburg Martha Argerich Festival...

He collaborates with internationally acclaimed conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Valery Gergiev, Francois-Xavier Roth, Myung-Whun Chung, Tugan Sokhiev, Marin Alsop, Manfred Honeck, Lahav Shani, Elim Chan, Mikko Franck, Jakub Hrusa, Michael Schonwandt, Alain Altinoglu, Pablo-Heras Casado, Susanna Mälkki, Joseph Swensen, Vasily Petrenko, Jukka- Pekka Saraste, Aziz Shokhakimov, Lionel Bringuier, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Nathalie Stutzmann...

Edgar performs with world-renowned orchestras, such as London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symhpony, Montreal Symphony, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Roma Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Munich Philharmonic, Hamburg Symphony, Luzern Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Brussels Philharmonic, Antwerpen Symphony, Swedish Radio Symphony, Saint-Petersburg Philharmonic, Simon Bolivar Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Tokyo Metropolitan, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, KBS Symphony.

Being particularly passionate about chamber music, he collaborates with artists such as Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma, Renaud Capuçon, Khatia Buniatishvili, Daniil Trifonov, Nicholas Angelich, Andras Schiff, Emmanuel Pahud, Sergey Babayan, Lisa Batiashvili, Julian Rachlin, Alexey Volodin, Bertrand Chamayou and David Kadouch among others, as well as his sister Raphaëlle and brothers David and Jérémie.

Upcoming projects for the 2024/25 season include concerts with the Wiener Symphoniker, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, George Enescu Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, Jerusalem Symphony, Orquesta de Valencia, Athens State Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia, as well as Orchestras of Lyon, Bordeaux, Metz, Montpellier, with Nathalie Stutzmann, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Julian Rachlin, Joseph Swensen, Pascal Rophé.

An Erato exclusive artist, Edgar released his debut album “Play” in 2014, with pianist Pierre-Yves Hodique, “Giovincello”,with Il Pomo d'Oro and Riccardo Minasi (ECHO Classic Award, 2016), Debussy's sonatas and trios, a duo album with David Kadouch, Gulda and Offenbach concertos with Les Forces Majeures and Raphaël Merlin, a family album featuring works of Korngold and Dvorak (A Family Affair, Erato), Transmission, an album celebrating Jewish heritage and musical tradition through works by Bruch, Bloch, Korngold and Ravel.

Latest release : Dutilleux and Weinberg cello concertos, with Andris Poga and WDR Köln Sinfonie (Warner Classics, September 2023).

Edgar was awarded two Victoires de la Musique Classique ("French Grammy") in 2013 and 2015. He was named ECHO Rising Star in 2017. Edgar is a laureate of the Fondation Banque Populaire, Young Soloist Award from French Public Radio Stations 2013, Safran Corporate Foundation and is Adami Révélation Classique 2012. Edgar Moreau plays on a David Tecchler cello from 1711. His bow was made by Dominique Peccate.

From September 2023, Edgar has been appointed Cello Professor at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur.

David Kadouch
is a French pianist and chamber musician. His international career began early when, at age 13, he was in concert with Itzhak Perlman in New York. A finalist in several competitions, he was named Young Artist of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in 2011. He has performed and recorded with a focus on chamber music and contemporary music.

Life and career Born in Nice, Kadouch began his piano training at the Conservatoire de Nice and continued studies at the age of 14 with Jacques Rouvier at the Conservatoire de Paris. He then moved to the Reina Sofía School of Music in Madrid, where he studied piano with Dmitri Bashkirov and chamber music with Márta Gulyás and Ralf Gothóni. He has also attended master classes with Daniel Barenboim, Murray Perahia, Maria João Pires, Maurizio Pollini, Stephen Kovacevich, and Eliso Virsaladze.

At the age of 13, Kadouch won the Young Talents Competition in Milan and was subsequently invited by Itzhak Perlman to give a joint concert in New York. In 2005 he came third at the Telekom Beethoven Competition as well as at the Kissinger Klavierolymp in 2007. He came fourth at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2009. Kadouch was Young Artist of the Year at the Victoires de la musique classique in 2010. That year, he played a solo recital at Metropolitan Hall in New York City. He was named Young Artist of the Year at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) in 2011.

His repertoire includes not only the usual classical and romantic piano works from Bach to Beethoven and Mendelssohn to Saint-Saëns, but also less frequently performed music, for example Arvo Pärt's Lamentate, Guillaume Connesson's piano concerto The Shining One, and Sergei Taneyev's Prelude and Fuge, Op. 29.

Kadouch has played at international music festivals such as the Klavier-Festival Ruhr, the Jerusalem Festival, Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, Verbier Festival, Colmar Festival, Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron, and at La Folle Journée Nantes. He has worked with conductors Gábor Takács-Nagy, Jean-Claude Casadesus, Charles Dutoit, and Chung Myung-whun. His chamber music partners include for example the Quatuor Ébène, the Modigliani Quartet, Edgar Moreau, Renaud Capuçon, and Gautier Capuçon.

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