Among the artists of this concert are Jens Peter Maintz, a famous German cellist and David Geringas’ follower, as well as a whole lot of star performers. The first part of the concert will feature two sonatas for cello and piano. Franz Shubert’s Arpeggione Sonata was written in 1824, it was one of the first compositions for the arpeggione instrument which had been invented one year earlier by a Wien master. This instrument combined the characteristics of cello and guitar; however, it was forgotten as soon as ten years later. Nowadays the sonata is performed with cello or viola, and the word “arpeggione” is referred to as the name of the sonata.

The second work, Sonata No.2 for cello and piano, was written by Moisey Weinberg, a Soviet composer famous not only for his academic compositions but also for music he composed for popular Soviet movies and cartoons.The second part of the concert offers the audience an opportunity to hear George Enesku’s Octet for Strings. This symphony is written for eight string instruments, and it is so complicated that it is performed rather seldom. Therefore, every performance becomes a big day. Vivacello will feature 8 eminent artists performing this work: Jens Peter Maintz (Germany, cello), Alyona Baeva (violin), Andrey Baranov (violin), Nikita Borisoglebsky (violin), Rodion Petrov (violin), Daniil Grishin (viola), Alexander Akimov (viola) and Boris Andrianov (cello).