“Their interpretations were like a series of marvelously expressive close-ups: every note and phrase pinned to an exact emotion,” wrote The Boston Globe of cellist Alisa Weilerstein and pianist Inon Barnatan. The duo performs Mendelssohn’s impassioned Cello Sonata No. 2 and a new work by Steven Mackey co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall. The two also explore a Russian connection with Britten’s mercurial work, written for cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata, a piece that journeys from anguish to jubilation.
Performers

Alisa Weilerstein, Cello
Inon Barnatan, Piano

Program

MENDELSSOHN Cello Sonata No. 2 in D Major
BRITTEN Cello Sonata
STEVEN MACKEY New Work for Cello and Piano (World Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
RACHMANINOFF Cello Sonata