It was on the 19th of February in one of the
“Lunchtime Concerts” promoted by the London School of Economics and Political
Science (LSE) that cello and piano filled the Shaw library with harmony and
talent.
The duo was composed by Bartholomew LaFollete,
violoncellist born across the sea, in Philadelphia, USA, but rewarded and
highly regarded in Britain where he won the Classical Music Award from The Arts
Club’s and Decca Records, in 2013, and the Singapore-born English pianist,
Caroline Palmer, piano professor at the Guildhall since 1990 who has a long
career as a chamber musician and soloist, counting performances in a hand full
of countries both in Europe and America.
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| Fig 1: Bartholomew LaFollete |
In a concert just under a hour, the two
musicians guided the audience through the genius work of Nadia Boulanger, full
of emotion and contrast, impressed in a fluid and intense interpretation of
Gabriel Faure’s Cello Sonata Nº1 in D minor Op.109, and finished with the
revolutionary composition work of Francis Poulenc with his Sonata for Cello and
Piano, Op.143.
A humble, though of high quality, spectacle,
part of the public events promoted by the LSE which includes, beside the
concerts, public lectures, discussions and exhibitions on a high diversity of
topics.
Highly recommended!
Rating:
Nuno Soares
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