Midweek Musical Matinee: "Romantic Cello Sonatas"

In-Person at the Osher Marin JCC, 2 00 N. San Pedro Road (San Rafael, CA)

Join us as cellist Peter Wyrick and pianist Markus Pawlik present a gorgeous program featuring two stunning sonatas by two Romantic period masters: Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms.

Felix Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 58 (1842)

1. Allegro assai vivace

2. Allegretto scherzando

3. Adagio

4. Molto allegro e vivace

Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in e minor Op. 38 (1865)

1. Allegro non troppo

2. Allegro quasi Menuetto

3. Allegro

Peter Wyrick was a member of the San Francisco Symphony cello section from 1986–89, rejoined the Symphony as Associate Principal Cello from 1999–2023, and retired from the Orchestra at the end of last season. He was previously principal cello of the Mostly Mozart Orchestra and associate principal cello of the New York City Opera. He has appeared as soloist with the SF Symphony in works including C.P.E. Bach’s Cello Concerto in A major, Bernstein’s Meditation No. 1 from Mass, Haydn’s Sinfonia concertante in B-flat major, and music from Tan Dun’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Concerto.
In chamber music, Wyrick has collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Yefim Bronfman, Lynn Harrell, Jeremy Denk, Julia Fischer, and Edgar Meyer, among others. As a member of the Ridge String Quartet, Wyrick recorded Dvořák’s piano quintets with pianist Rudolf Firkušný on an RCA recording that received the Diapason d’Or and a Grammy nomination. He has also recorded Fauré’s cello sonatas with pianist Earl Wild for dell’Arte records. Born in New York to a musical family, he began studies at the Juilliard School at age eight and made his solo debut at age 12.

Markus Pawlik, piano

Markus Pawlik is characterized as a pianist who combines expressiveness together with a phenomenal virtuoso technique. Born in Bremen, he embarked on an international career after winning the grand prize of the Eurovision “Young Musician of the Year” competition in 1982, and has since performed as a recitalist, soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Asia and North America.

Pawlik has given concerts in venues as varied as the Berlin Philharmonie, the Munich Herkules Saal, the Louvre in Paris and Davies Hall in San Francisco. He has performed the classical piano concerto repertoire with orchestras internationally and gave the debuts of a commissioned Piano Concerto by Ichiro Nodaira with the Berkeley Symphony and at the “Japanese composer prize” concert in Suntory Hall in Tokyo.

As a chamber musician, Pawlik has collaborated with numerous musicians such as the Szymanowski Quartet and baritone Dietrich Henschel in concerts in Berlin, Vienna and at the Megève Festival in France and with violinist Veronika Eberle, french horn player Johannes Dengler and cellist Matt Haimowitz at the Forest Hills Festival in San Francisco. Since moving to the Bay area in 2013, he collaborates frequently with members of the San Francisco Symphony and many other Bay Area musicians. He also performs duo recitals regularly with his son, violinist Ariel Pawlik-Zwiebel.

Pawlik has made numerous solo recordings with radio stations and released solo and chamber music CDs. He produced the music documentary film “Artur Schnabel: No Place of Exile” which was co-produced by the television station ARTE, premiered throughout Europe and presented at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

A champion for musical education, Pawlik has given international master classes and judged numerous competitions including the Eurovision “Young Musician of the Year” in Germany, the Steinway Competition in Boston and the Beethoven Society Competition in San Jose. He has taught as a guest lecturer at UCLA and is a on the Music Advisory Board of Las Positas College.

Tickets & Notes:

Thanks to generous donors to the Osher Marin JCC's Adult Programs, tickets for this concert are free.

• Limit two (2) tickets per person.

• Advance registration required.

• Tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Since space is limited, please register for tickets only if you're 100% sure the tickets will be used.
• Tickets are not issued. Instead, your name will be on the concert guest list at the door.

• Program is subject to change without notice.

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Midweek Musical Matinees are created and offered by the Osher Marin JCC's (San Rafael, CA) Kurland Center for Adult Learning & Living.

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Osher Marin JCC, 200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael, United States

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