Nicolas Altstaedt plays Bach

French-German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt, known to Australian and international audiences as one of the finest instrumentalists performing today, presents an intimate one-off Adelaide Festival performance as part of Daylight Express. Hailed as having “technique to burn, near perfect intonation, superb control of extreme registers and harmonics”, Altstaedt will perform the revered solo cello Suite No. 1 in G major and No. 5 in C minor of JS Bach, and Sándor Veress' Sonata for Cello Solo on his 1749 Guadagnini cello.

PROGRAM

JS Bach: Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo in G major, BWV 1007
Dutilleux: Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Veress: Sonata for Cello Solo
JS Bach: Suite No. 5 for Cello Solo in C minor, BWV 1011

This concert is part of the Daylight Express series.

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PERFORMERS

Nicolas Altstaedt, cello

Additional Info

About Nicolas Altstaedt

German-French cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most versatile and sought-after artists today. As a soloist, conductor, and artistic director, he performs repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary, playing on period and modern instruments.

2024/25 highlights include debuts with Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Pintscher), Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (Adès) and Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Emelyanychev), as well as returns to Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Gardner), Konzerthausorchester Berlin (Mallwitz), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Adès), WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln (Schwartz), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Philharmonia Orchestra (Järvi), Gulbenkian Orchestra (Lintu), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Martín) and Hong Kong Sinfonietta (Poppen), among others. Altstaedt collaborates with Münchener Kammerorchester several times throughout the season as Artist in Focus, and makes his debut at the Grand Teton Music Festival (Runnicles) in Summer 2025.

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WHEN

Tue 11 Mar, 12:30pm

WHERE

Elder Hall
The University of Adelaide

TICKETS

Adult $39
Festival Friends $33
Concession $30
Concession-priced tickets are available for Pensioners, Health Care Card holders and MEAA/Actors’ Equity members. The Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible.
Under 30 years old $20
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Full-time student $20
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DURATION

1hr, no interval

NOTE

Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the program.

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