Brannon Cho & Bogdan Dulu – Saturday April 23, 2022 at 7:30PM

Praised for his “burnished tone, spellbinding technique, and probing musical mind” (Boston Classical Review), cellist Brannon Cho has emerged as an outstanding artist of his generation. He is the First Prize winner of the prestigious 6th International Paulo Cello Competition holds many accolades including the 2020 Janos Starker Foundation Award, and the 2019 Ivan Galamian Award previously held by James Ehnes. Brannon Cho is sponsored by Thomastik-Infeld, and performs on a rare cello made by Antonio Casini in 1668 in Modena, Italy. Brannon’s love for chamber music led to this collaboration with pianist, Bogdan Dulu. With a knack for leaping musical hurdles, Bogdan Dulu is steadily establishing himself as one of Canada’s noteworthy musicians of the newer generation, combining mastery of the piano with the ability to educate and entertain with his engaging speaking style, intelligence, compassion, and humour. Bogdan is on faculty at the University of British Columbia School of Music, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music, and the Vancouver Academy of Music | S.K. Lee College, where he teaches piano and chamber music. Program: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 – Clara Schumann Sonata for cello and piano, FP143 – Poulenc Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65 – Chopin Beau soir – Debussy