LET'S DANCE - Tchaikovsky, Puccini, Brahms

concertmaster: Daniel Bard
Cello: Hayoung Choi
Kammerorchester Basel

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Three Minuets for String Quartet in A Major
(Arrangement for chamber orchestra: Matthias Arter)

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33

Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16
Five Hungarian Dances for Cello and Orchestra (arr. Vladimir Kobekin)

The Basel Chamber Orchestra, led by its concertmaster Daniel Bard, will make its debut in Erl in 2026. It will present a program of chamber music works, some of which have been specially arranged for this ensemble size, as well as original Romantic repertoire by Tchaikovsky and Brahms. Joining the ensemble will be the young South Korean cellist Hayoung Choi, who won first prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2022.

Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Three Minuets for String Quartet in A Major
(Arrangement for chamber orchestra: Matthias Arter)

Peter I. Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33

Johannes Brahms
Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16
Five Hungarian Dances for Cello and Orchestra (arr. Vladimir Kobekin)

Team

Daniel Bard concertmaster

Hayoung Choi Cello

Kammerorchester Basel