Repertoire - National Federation of Music Clubs

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF
MUSIC CLUBS
Presents
Matthew Allen
Cellist

Concerti
Barber: Concerto for Cello, Op. 22
Beethoven: Concerto- for Piano-Violin
Cello-C -Op. 56 “Triple Concerto”
Bloch: Schelomo
Boccherini: Concerto for Cello and
B flat major, G 482
Brahms: Concerto for Violin and Cello
in A minor, Op. 102 “Double”
Bruch: Kol Nidrei-Cello-Orchestra
Dvorak: Concerto for Cello in B minor,
Op. 104/B 191
Elgar: Concerto for Cello in E minor
Faure: Elegie - Cello - Orchestra, Op.24
Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1, 2
Kabalevsky: Concerto for Cello no 1, 2
Korngold: Concerto for Cello in C
major, Op. 37 "Deception"
Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor
Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody - Cello
Orchestra, Op. 68
Prokofiev: Sinfonia concertante for
Cello -Orchestra in E minor, Op. 125
Rózsa: Concerto for Cello, Op. 32
Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Cello no 1, 2
Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A
minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich: Concerto for Cello no 1, 2
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo
theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33
Solo Works
Bach: Suite-Cello solo no 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Cassado: Suite for Cello solo
Crumb: Sonata for Cello solo
Hindemith: Sonata for Cello solo, Op. 8
Ligeti: Sonata for Cello solo
Otaka: Meiso (meditation) Cello solo
Sollima: Alone for Cello solo
Repertoire
Sonatas
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano
no 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Boccherini: Sonata for Cello no 6 - A
Brahms: Sonata for Cello-Piano no 1, 2
Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano
Francoeur: Sonata in E Major
Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello - Piano in C
Major, Op. 119
Rachmaninov: Sonata for Cello - Piano
G minor, Op. 19
Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D 821
Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello-Piano in
D minor, Op. 40
Other Recital Works
Bartok: Romanian Folkdances (6)
Beethoven: Variations (12) for Cello and
Piano in G major on a theme by Handel
Beethoven: variations (7) for Cello
Piano on Mozart’s “Bei M ännern,”
Bolcom: Capriccio for Cello and Piano
Cassado: Danse du diable vert - Toccata
Chopin: introduction and Polonaise
brillante for Cello and Piano in C, Op. 3
Falla: Danse rituelle du feu
Ginastera: Pampeana no 2 for cello and
Piano, Op. 21
Haydn: Divertimento for Cello-Piano
Kummer: Duos for Cello, Op. 22
Paganini: Introduction and Variations
Rossini’s Mose “Dal tuo stellato soglio”
Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
Popper: Elfentanz, Op. 39
Once Upon More Beautiful Days
In Memory of My Parents
Tarantella Cello -Piano, Op. 33
Ridout: Ferdinand the Bull
Saint-Saens: The Swan
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro in A
flat major, Op. 70
Vieuxtemps: Souvenir d’Amerique
“Yankee Doodle” Op. 17

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS
Presents
Matthew Allen
2011 Cellist Winner
Cellist Matthew Allen is already establishing himself as one of the leading young American
cellists. At the age of 17, Mr. Allen was named by the jury, from 60 cellists up to age 30
representing 24 countries, the Gold Medalist in the Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello
Competition in Hachioji, Japan, also winning the highest spectator vote count for the Audience
Award.
Born in 1992, the Florida native began studying cello at the age of four with his father. After
winning his first competition at the age of 8, he was introduced to the cello professor at Florida
State University, the late Lubomir Georgiev. Mr. Georgiev, a prized student of the legendary
cellist and teacher Janos Starker, took Mr. Allen on as a student immediately.
He gave his first solo performance with orchestra and solo recital at the age of 11. Embarking on a
solo career in his teens with a commanding repertoire of over 20 concerti, Mr. Allen has been
featured with a number of orchestras throughout the United States including the symphonies of
Cincinnati, Midland(MI), LaGrange(GA), Tallahassee, Kalamazoo, Asheville(NC), and El Paso.
Concerto performances have also been with the State Hermitage Orchestra of Saint Petersburg in
Russia and the Tokyo Philharmonic. The teen cellist has already graced the stages of the world's
most prominent venues including the Millennium Stage at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center in
March 2010, Tokyo's Suntory Hall in July 2010, and most recently, as winner of the 2010
Cleveland Institute of Music's esteemed concerto competition, the Cleveland Orchestra's
Severance Hall in April 2011, performing Prokofiev's Sinfonia Concertante.
In addition to his international triumph in Japan, Mr. Allen has been a prizewinner in numerous
competitions. Top prizes include 3rd place in the Johansen International Competition, 2nd place
in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition, 1st place in the ASTA National Solo
Competition, 1st place in the NFMC (National Federation of Music Clubs) Young Artist Award,
and the Gold Medal in the Stulberg International String Competition. Also in 2008, Mr. Allen
made his international recording debut with David Popper's Hungarian Rhapsody for TELARC
Records alongside Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops, released in August, 2009.
Summer studies have included the Meadowmount School and Pinchas Zukerman's Young Artist
Programme in Ottawa, Ravinia's Steans Institute, and Itzhak Perlman's Chamber Music
Workshop. Mr. Allen's musical mentors have included Janos Starker, Joel Smirnoff, Michael
Tree, Peter Salaff, Alisa Weilerstein, Andres Diaz, Zuill Bailey, David Finckel, Matt Haimovitz,
and Steven Isserlis. By audition, Mr. Allen was selected to be the Young Artist Fellow for the
Cleveland Orchestra's 2009-2010 season.
Mr. Allen's teachers have included Lubomir Georgiev, Owen Carman, Greg Sauer, and Hans
Jorgen-Jensen. He currently studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Melissa Kraut.
National Federation of Music Clubs
Presentation Chair
Sharon Wesbrook
928 Longview Lane
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota 56501
(218) 844-6009
sharonw@arvig.net

1979 Portland, Oregon
PIANO: Robert James McDonald, NY
CELLO: Christopher Rex, PA
WOMAN’S VOICE: Jmel Wilson, TX
MAN’S VOICE: Jonathan Mack, CA
1981 Birmingham, Alabama
VIOLIN: Ralph Evans, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Brenda Rucker-Smith, OH
MAN’S VOICE: Gary Lakes, WA
1983 Columbus, OH
PIANO: David Allen Wehr, CA
VIOLIN: Ming- Feng Hsin, PA
MAN’S VOICE: Richard Lalli, CT
1985 Wichita, KS
PIANO: Jody (Gelbogis) DeSalvo, CT
WOMAN’S VOICE: Donna Zapola, PA
MANS’ VOICE: William Doyle Riley, NJ
1987 Miami, FL
PIANO: Thomas Otten, CA
VIOLIN: Michael Ludwig,PA
WOMAN’S VOICE: Kitt Reuter-Foss, WI
MAN’S VOICE: John M. Koch, OH
1989 Fort Worth, Texas
PIANO: Andrew Cooperstock, AR
VIOLIN: Alexander Kerr, VA
WOMAN’S VOICE: Linda Keith, OH
1991 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PIANO: Richard Glazier, IN
CELLO: Zuill Bailey, VA
MAN’S VOICE: Steven Rushing, LA
ELLIS PIANO DUO:
Thomas Hecht and Sandra Shapiro, OH
1993 Buffalo, New York
PIANO: Andrew Armstrong, CT
VIOLIN: Emil Israel Chudnovsky, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Lorie Gratis, PA
MAN’S VOICE: Anthony Turner, OH
1995 Wichita, Kansas
PIANO: Mia Kim, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Jane L. Ohmes, MO
MAN’S VOICE: Allen Henderson, TN
Recent Young Artist Winners
1997 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
PIANO: Marina Lomazov, NY
VIOLIN: Linda Wang, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Mary Jane Kania, PA
MAN’S VOICE: Kenneth Robertson, IL
ELLIS PIANO DUO:
Beatrice and Christina Long, Taiwan
1999 St. Louis, Missouri
PIANO: Inna Faliks, MD
CELLIST: Clancy Newman, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Mary Wilson,
MAN’S VOICE: Daniel Weeks, KY
ELLIS DUO PIANO: Amy and Sara Hamann, MN
2001 Atlanta Georgia
PIANO: David Shimoni, NY
VIOLIN: Carrie Kennedy, CA
2003 Nashville, Tennessee
PIANO: Zarina Melik-Stepanova, NY
VIOLIN: Christina Castelli, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE: Amy Lynn Grable , MO
MAN’S VOICE: Woodrow Bynum, AR
ELLIS DUO PIANO: Roo Duo:
Janet Fetterman and Nathan Smith, MO
2005 Austin, Texas
PIANO: Dr. Christopher Atzinger, MI
WOMAN’S VOICE: Mela Dailey, TX
ELLIS DUO PIANO: Pas DeDuo:
Naomi Sanchez and Stephen Varney, CA
2007 Salt Lake City, Utah
PIANO: Nathan Knutson, MN
VIOLIN: Joo Young Oh, NY
WOMAN’S VOICE Rayanne Gonzal es, VA
MAN’S VOICE: Jesse Blumberg, OH
2009 Orlando Florida
PIANO: James Cockman III, KS
CELLO: Angela Park, PA
WOMAN’S Kay Welch, IL
MAN’S Daniel Seigel, AL
DUO PIANISTS: 88 Squared:
Drs Jeffrey and Karen Savage, WA