Music and Madeira: Doraly Gill - cello

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Date 18/10/2024 at 18.30 - 18/10/2024 at 19.15 Where Dining Hall

A concert of beautiful music, including the Debussy Sonata and Bartók’s Romanian Dances, performed by cellist Doraly Gill accompanied by pianist Daniel Liu.

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Performer

Doraly Gill is a joint study singer and cellist, recently graduating from Cambridge University with a Bachelor’s degree in Music. She currently studies the cello with Hannah Roberts with whom she learnt with as an undergraduate through the Cambridge and Royal Academy of Music joint scheme. During her undergraduate years Doraly was principal cellist of the Cambridge University Orchestra and performed prominent solo works with orchestra including Tchaikovsky’s Rococo variations, Dvorak’s cello concerto and Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante with Maggie Faultless. She enjoys an enriching musical life here in Cambridge filled with different orchestral, chamber and solo opportunities.

Programme

Preludio - Fantasie (Gaspar Cassado)

‘Madárka, Madárka’ (trad. Hungarian melody, arr. Doraly Gill)

Romanian folk dances, for Cello and Piano (Béla Bartók)

Cello Sonata (Claude Debussy)

Details

This concert is open to the public and there is no need to book. Join us in the Gallery for a glass of madeira from 6.15pm.

Admission is free with a cash retiring collection.

For Wolfson members wishing to join the Formal Hall following the recital, booking is required by 12 noon the day before.

 

Access

This event will take place in the Dining Hall on the first floor of our main building. There is step-free access with a lift and an accessible toilet.

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