David Soyer (cello) & Cynthia Raim (piano) October 26, 2008

Program:
Beethoven: Cello Sonata in F Major, Op 5, No. 1; Barber: Cello Sonata, Op. 6; Brahms: Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38, No. 1

"Let someone else be adventurous. It is important to play the masterpieces" (David Soyer)

PCMS welcomes one of the founding members of the Guarneri Quartet, cellist David Soyer, and pianist Cynthia Raim, for a concert of Beethoven, Barber and Brahms on Sunday, October 26 at 3PM.

Join us for a unique chance to hear Soyer play once again, as he is widely revered as a legendary cellist and mentor for an entire generation of young cellists at Curtis Institute. In addition to his years as part of the Guarneri Quartet, Soyer has performed with major orchestras around the world, and remains an active member in the chamber music world today as a guest artist with such ensembles as the Tokyo, Orion, Colorado, and Borromeo String Quartets. Raim, an important performer in her own right, joins PCMS "as a musician of intelligence and judgment" (New York Times), and has participated in many leading musical festivals over the years, including Marlboro, Ravinia, Mostly Mozart, and Santa Fe.

For more information about the musicians, please visit:
http://www.cello.org/freepage/soyer.htm, and http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE0DC1F39F936A25752C1A967948260

For more information about the composers, please visit:
Beethoven: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven
Barber:http://www.schirmer.com/default.aspx?TabId=2419&State_2872=2&ComposerId_2872=72
Brahms:http://www.johannesbrahms.org/

Buy Tickets!
www.pcmsconcerts.org or 215.569.8080
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Get to know David Soyer!

Watch: Catch a glimpse of David Soyer playing the cello during his days with the Guarneri Quartet. The Quartet plays 'Allegro Molto' from String Quartet in C Major, Op. 49, No. 3 'Rasumovsky' in this clip, with Arnold Steinhardt and John Dalley on violin, Michael Tree on the viola, and David Soyer on the violoncello: