MUSIC FOR CELLO & PIANO BY DEBUSSY, FAURÉ, BRIDGE, BRITTEN

Philip Higham, Simon Lane

Claude Debussy: Sonata for 'cello and piano

1. Prologue. Lent: Sostenuto e molto risoluto

2. Sérénade. Modérément animé. Fantasque et léger

3. Final.. Animé. Léger et nerveux

Gabriel Fauré

4. Romance, op.69

5. Papillon, op. 77

6. Elégie, op.24

Frank Bridge

7. Melodie

8. Spring song

9. Scherzo

Benjamin Britten: Sonata, op.65, in C major

10. Dialogo

11. Scherzo-pizzicato

12. Elegia

13. Marcia

14. Moto perpetuo

Philip Higham is rapidly emerging as one of the most prominent young cellists from the UK. In 2010 he won 2nd prize in the Grand Prix Emanuel Feuermann Competition in Berlin, making him the first British cellist in generations to have won top prizes at three major international competitions, including 1st Prize in the 2008 Bach Leipzig and 2009 Lutoslawski Competitions.

Philip has given recitals at major festivals and venues throughout Europe including Lake Maggiore (Italy), the Bachwoche in Ansbach, Leipzig BachFest, the Gioventù Musicale d'Italia, Victoria Arts Festival in Malta, Manchester International Cello Festival, City Halls Glasgow, the Spitalfields, Brighton and Lake District Summer Music Festivals. He has appeared as soloist with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Camera Di Caserta in the Autunno Musicale Festival in Naples, the Kammerakademie Potsdam and Mendelssohn Kammerorchester in Leipzig, and performed Finzi’s Concerto to critical acclaim at St. John’s Smith Square (London).

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