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Cello fantasies

Andrew McGregor presents Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina and pianist Jean-Selim Abdelmoula in cello sonatas by Debussy and Paul Juon, plus Schumann's Fantasy Pieces.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London.

The young Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina is a current ±«Óătv Radio 3 New Generation Artist and, today, she is joined by Jean-SĂ©lim Abdelmoula, a rising star in his own right both as a pianist and composer. Alongside two much-loved classics, Debussy's Cello Sonata and Schumann's Fantasy Pieces, their programme features a Fairy Tale and a Cello Sonata by the Russian-born, Swiss composer Paul Juon (1872-1940), who was widely admired in his day and is currently being rediscovered.

Presented by Fiona Talkington.

Debussy: Cello Sonata
Paul Juon: Fairy Tale, Op 8
Paul Juon: Cello Sonata, Op 54
Schumann: FantasiestĂĽcke, Op 73

Anastasia Kobekina (cello)
Jean-SĂ©lim Abdelmoula (piano)

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57 minutes