Cello master at the Convent Ballroom

The Gibraltar Philharmonic Society continues its 2011 – 2012 season with its “Cello Recital”. The concert in association with The Bonita Trust sees a cellist Alexander Buzlov and a pianist Ekaterina Skanavi.  The concert takes place on Wednesday 25th January 2012 at 20:00hrs at the Convent Ballroom.

The soloist for the night Alexander Buzlov is one of the brightest and most talented cellists of the young generation of Russian musicians. As New York Times wrote in one of their reviews: "Buzlov is a cellist of true Russian tradition, possessing a great gift to make an instrument sing, bewitching the audience with his sound".

Winning a silver medal and a special prize for the best performance of Tchaikovsky music and also a special prize from the Rostropovich and Vishnevskaya Foundation at the Tchaikovsky XIII International Competition in Moscow in 2007, he became a favorite of not only members of the jury's at different prestigious international competitions, but also music critics and the general public in Russia, America, Europe and Asia.

The programme will include music from Brahms, Schubert, Rachmaninov and others.

Tickets priced at £ 20 each are available from The House of Sacarello in Irish Town and The Silver Shop at 222 Main Street. Credit/debit card purchase is also available by phoning the Society on +350 200 72134. A limited number of tickets are also available to Senior Citizens at a reduced price via The John Mackintosh Hall at 308 Main Street.