# David Finckel & Wu Han at Hertz Hall, March 18, 2018

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/performances/2017-18/recital/david-finckel-wu-han.php) presents [David Finckel](http://www.davidfinckelandwuhan.com/) & [Wu Han](http://davidfinckelandwuhan.com/)  
[Hertz Hall](http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+College+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94720+USA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, March 18, 2018

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## Set One

[3:05 PM Matías Tarnopolsky out for the March fundraising pitch]

[3:08 PM performers out]

### BEETHOVEN: Twelve Variations in G Major

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Twelve Variations in G Major on “See the conqu’ring hero comes” from Handel’s _Judas Maccabaeus_, WoO 45 (1796)

01. [3:08 PM] Theme. _Allegretto_
02. [3:m PM] Variation \#1
03. [3:m PM] Variation \#2
04. [3:m PM] Variation \#3
05. [3:m PM] Variation \#4
06. [3:m PM] Variation \#5
07. [3:m PM] Variation \#6
08. [4:m PM] Variation \#7
09. [4:m PM] Variation \#8
10. [4:m PM] Variation \#9
11. [3:m PM] Variation \#10
12. [3:m PM] Variation \#11
13. [3:m PM] Variation \#12  
[work ends 3:21 PM]

[3:21 PM long talk from Wu Han about today's program]

### ADOLPHE: Couple

Bruce Adolphe (b. 1955): [Couple](http://bruceadolphe.com/works/concert-music/) \(1998\)

01. [3:37 PM] _Dreamily, expansively – Quicker, flowing_
02. [3:42 PM] _Gently flowing, warmly_
03. [3:46 PM] _Slowly, mysteriously_
04. [3:50 PM] _Bouncily, playfully_  
[work ends 3:53 PM]

### AUERBACH: Sonata No. 1, Op. 69

Lera Auerbach (b. 1973): Sonata No. 1 for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 69 (2002)

01. [3:53 PM] _Allegro moderato_
02. [4:00 PM] _Lament (Andante)_
03. [4:05 PM] _Allegro assai_
04. [4:08 PM] _With extreme intensity_  
[set ends 4:12 PM; all off after a minute or two for set break]

## Set Two

[4:31 PM lights down, announcements, band out]

### MENDELSSOHN: Lied ohne Worte

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847): _Lied ohne Worte (Song Without Words)_ in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 109 (1845)

01. [4:32 PM] _opus_  
[work ends 4:36 PM]

### GRIEG: Cello Sonata

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907): Cello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36 (1882–83)

01. [4:36 PM] _Allegro agitato_
02. [4:46 PM] _Andante molto tranquillo_
03. [4:52 PM] _Allegro molto e marcato_  
[set ends 5:04 PM]

### Encore: Chopin: slow movement from the Cello Sonata, Op. 65

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849): slow movement from the Cello Sonata, Op. 65 (1847)

01. [5:05 PM] III: _Largo_  
[show ends 5:09 PM; all off after a long ovation]


## Performers

* [David Finckel](http://www.davidfinckelandwuhan.com/): cello;
* [Wu Han](http://davidfinckelandwuhan.com/): piano.

## Notes

I don't recall Wu Han being nearly so talkative on her prior visits, but tonight she really bent our ears: nearly fifteen minutes for her program summary following the Beethoven opener. It was interesting to listen to, but yikes! Might have been better to try several short speeches instead!

Bruce Adolphe wrote _Couple_ for David Finkel & Wu Han, and you can watch him discuss the piece with them in these [Vimeo shorts](https://vimeo.com/channels/75965)

And as Wu Han related during her talk, Lera Auerbach's Sonata was also written particularly for these performers.

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