Andreas Brantelid
Bengt Forsberg

Performers

• Andreas Brantelid, Cello
  New York Recital Debut
• Bengt Forsberg, Piano

Program

• SCHUBERT Sonata in A Minor, D. 821, "Arpeggione"
• FAURÉ Cello Sonata No.2 in G Minor, Op. 117
• DEBUSSY Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor
• PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata
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  Encore:
• FALLA "Nana"
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  Program is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, including one intermission

Bios

• Andreas Brantelid
  
  Born in 1987, Andreas Brantelid is already one of Scandinavia's leading cellists and is quickly establishing an international reputation. Nominated by the European Concert Hall Organization (ECHO) for its Rising Star recital series last season, he has performed at the Concertgebouw, Musikverein, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Kölner Philharmonie, and the Stockholm Concert Hall. He is currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and an artist member of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
  
  Mr. Brantelid made his debut with the Royal Danish Orchestra at age 14; he has since appeared with all of the major orchestras in Scandinavia. This season, he performs with the Göteborgs Symfoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, BBC Philharmonic, and Vienna Chamber Orchestra. He also gives the world premiere of Niels Rosing-Schow's Cello Concerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
  
  Mr. Brantelid gives recitals this season in London and in Paris. He made his debut at Wigmore Hall in 2008 with frequent collaborator Bengt Forsberg. He also performs regularly at important festivals, including Risør and Bergen (Norway), Kuhmo (Finland), and the City of London and Cheltenham festivals in the UK.
  
  In 2008, EMI released Mr. Brantelid's debut concerto recording of Tchaikovsky, Schumann, and Saint-Saëns, with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra led by Michael Schønwand. Earlier this year, the label released Mr. Brantelid's disc of Chopin's chamber music, including the Cello Sonata.
  
  Mr. Brantelid is the first Scandinavian to win First Prize in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition (2006) and the International Paulo Cello Competition (2007). He was named Danish Radio's 2007 Artist in Residence and received a scholarship from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in 2008, among numerous other grants and prizes.
  
  Mr. Brantelid has studied with Henrik Brendstrup, Mats Rondin, and Torleif Thedéen; he currently studies with Frans Helmersson at the Kronberg Academy in Germany. Under the auspices of the Augustinus Foundation, he plays a cello by Giovanni Grancino made in 1690.

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• Bengt Forsberg
  
  Among the most highly respected chamber musicians, Bengt Forsberg performs regularly with Andreas Brantelid, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, violinist Nils-Erik Sparf, and cellist Mats Lidström. He has toured extensively with von Otter, with whom he has recorded several award-winning CDs.
  
  As a soloist, Mr. Forsberg has performed with orchestras in Sweden and abroad. His vast repertoire includes standard works and those rarely performed.
  
  Mr. Forsberg holds degrees in piano, organ, and cantorship from the Göteborg Conservatory. He is currently the Artist Director of the chamber music series at All Saints' Church in Stockholm.

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