Cellist Philipp Schupelius presents his composition Cadenza: Vivaldi meets Rachmaninov.
The work features on Schupelius’s new album, which combines Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata in G minor and Vivaldi’s Cello Concertos in B and A minor. Taking elements from both composers on the album, Schupelius’s spontaneous composition was inspired by an improvisation and written days before recording.
’This improvisation brings both composers into a unique conversation that makes their dynamic power and shared enthusiasm for the beauty of life audible,’ says Schupelius.
Schupelius is currently a student of Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt at the Kronberg Academy, facilitated by the Sodalitas Patronage. He is the winner of the 2023 German Music Competition (DMW), which supports talented young musicians through concert engagements and a debut CD recording with Genuin in cooperation with Deutschlandradio.
He is also winner of the Discovery Award at the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA), the Boris Pergamenschikow Grant and the Fanny Mendelssohn Förderpreis. He also won the First Great Award at the Manhattan Music Competition in 2021 and the Silver Medal at the Eurovision Young Musicians Contest in 2022.
Schupelius will feature as a debut artist at the Nikolaisaal in Potsdam in the upcoming season.
Schupelius’s new album Driven: Vivaldi | Rachmaninov featuring pianist Yukino Kaihara, Metamorphosen Berlin and conductor Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt is out now.
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