Timo-Veikko Valve & Emil Holmström

Beethoven's Influence Vol. 1

A deep dive into Beethoven and his influence on what has since been written for cello and piano (2027 marks the bicentenary of the composer’s death). 

As colleagues and artistic equals, Emil and Tipi (Timo-Veikko Valve) have performed together extensively over the years. They share a curiosity for all music and a strong vision for bringing it to life. There is considerable distance between the places they both call home, Finland and Australia, so reconnecting on stage somewhere in the world is a relatively rare treat for both, amid their otherwise busy personal schedules. This concert is part of a larger tour of Australia and Hong Kong.

This concert pairs with Beethoven’s Influence Vol. 2 (Saturday, 17 April), focusing on the piano. In both programs, Emil and Tipi wanted to cast a special spotlight on the Finnish composer, Ilari Kaila. Both Taonta for solo piano and Hum and Drum for cello and piano are commissioned and dedicated to Holmström and Valve.

PROGRAM

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor Op.5/2
Fanny HENSEL-MENDELSSOHN Fantasia in G minor

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Ilari KAILA Hum and Drum (2017)
Sergei PROKOFIEV Cello Sonata in C major Op.119

 

ABOUT TIMO-VEIKKO VALVE

Timo-Veikko Valve grew up in Finland, and has been Principal Cello of the Australian Chamber Orchestra since 2006. Recognised for his natural, creative, and generous musicianship, Tipi seeks to define the modern-day musician. He effortlessly transitions between modern and period instruments and describes the cello as a flexible and adaptive partner, both in its role in an ensemble and as a soloist, across all forms of music. He reflects this versatility and enjoys a diverse career as a musician, curator and director, directing from the cello as he plays and appearing as a soloist with many of the major orchestras across his two home countries, Finland, and Australia.

ABOUT EMIL HOLMSTRÖM

Finnish pianist Emil Holmström has been described as an aesthete. Not in the sense of having an immutable style that has always remained intact, but rather, one that has consistently been the result of conscious choices, whether regarding his outfit, a detail of interior decoration at home, the planning of a concert program, or very concrete aesthetic considerations in a particular piano piece. Emil has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and ensemble keyboard player throughout Europe, the Americas, Japan, and Australia. An ardent champion of new music, Holmström is a member Finnish groups defunensemble and the Grammy Award-winning Uusinta Ensemble, and plays as a regular guest with the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. 

 

TICKETS $45 | Concession $30

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