# David Finckel & Wu Han at Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall, February 5, 2023

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/events/2022-23/recital/david-finckel-cello-wu-han-piano/) presents [David Finckel](http://www.davidfinckelandwuhan.com/) and [Wu Han](http://davidfinckelandwuhan.com/)  
[Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall](http://music.berkeley.edu/about-us/resources-and-facilities/performance-spaces/)  
[U.C. Berkeley, 101 Cross-Sproul Path, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+101+Cross-Sproul+Path,+Berkeley,+CA+94704+USA&hl=en)  
3:00 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2023

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## Set One

[3:05 PM] {lights down, announcements, Wu Han out for a brief talk}  
[3:12 PM] {HW heads backstage to collect DF}  
[3:13 PM] {enter DF & WH}

### Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 1

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921): Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32 (1872)

01. [3:13 PM] Allegro
02. [3:22 PM] Andante tranquillo sostenuto
03. [3:27 PM] Allegro moderato  
[3:34 PM] {work ends; applause, then duo heads offstage for a quick break}

### Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2

[3:36 PM] {enter DF & WH}

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99 (1886)

01. [3:36 PM] Allegro vivace
02. [3:45 PM] Adagio affettuoso
03. [3:51 PM] Allegro passionato—Trio
04. [3:58 PM] Allegro molto  
[4:04 PM] {set ends}

## Set Two

[4:19 PM] {lights down, WH out to talk about the remainder of the program}  
[4:26 PM] {HW heads backstage to collect DF}  
[4:27 PM] {enter DF & WH}

### Jalbert: Selections from Ephemeral Objects

[Pierre Jalbert](https://www.pierrejalbert.com/) \(b. 1967): Selections from _Ephemeral Objects_ (California Premiere)

01. [4:27 PM] Mvt. VI. Timeless
02. [4:30 PM] Mvt. III. Playful and dramatic  
[4:33 PM] {work ends; applause; duo remains onstage}

### Shostakovich: Cello Sonata

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975): Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 (1934)

01. [4:33 PM] Allegro non troppo
02. [4:41 PM] Allegro
03. [4:45 PM] Largo
04. [4:52 PM] Allegro  
[4:56 PM] {set ends; applause, then duo heads offstage for a minute}

### ENCORE: Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata, slow movement

01. [4:58 PM] Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Cello Sonata in G minor, Op.19 (1901), III. Andante   
[5:03 PM] {show ends; applause for a minute, then all off for good!}


## Performers

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

## Notes

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[Program Notes](https://calperformances.org/program-notes/2022-23/david-finckel-cello-wu-han-piano-2023/) or {{:2023:2023-02:20230205pn.pdf|program notes}}

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