Authenticity, passionate expressivity and an obsession with detail lie at the heart of Simon Tetzlaff’s performances. Having learned his craft from some of the most distinguished cellists of our time, he now shares his love of music making with audiences worldwide.
He is a recipient of the Janos Starker Foundation Award.
Repertoire
With orchestra:
A. Dvořák Cello concerto in b minor op. 104
E. Elgar Concerto in e minor, op. 85
J. Haydn - Concertos in C major Hob. VIIb:1, D major Hob. VIIb:2
C.Ph.E. Bach Concerto in A major, Wq 172
R. Schumann Concerto in a minor op. 129
C. Saint-Saens Concerto No.1, op. 33
É. Lalo Concerto in D minor
D. Shostakovich Concerto No.1, op. 107
P. I. Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations op. 33
W. Lutoslawski Cello Concerto
H. Dutilleux - “Tout un monde lointain…”
A. Dvořák - Waldesruhe op. 68, 5
Solo pieces:
J.S. Bach Cello Suites 1-6
E. Ysaÿe Solosonata in c minor op. 28
W. Lutoslawski Sacher Variation
Z. Kodály Solosonata op. 8
Cello Sonatas:
J. Brahms Sonatas in e minor op. 38, F major op. 99
C. Debussy Sonata in d minor L. 135
C. Franck Sonata in A major (arr. Violoncello)
L.v. Beethoven Sonatas No. 2 (op. 5), No. 4 and 5 (op. 102)
D. Shostakovich Sonata in d minor, op. 40
L. Boccherini Sonatas in A major G.4, c minor G.2
B. Britten Cello Sonata in C major, op. 65
Pieces with Piano:
R. Schumann - Adagio and Allegro op. 70
R. Schumann Fantasy Pieces op. 73
J. Sibelius Malinconia op. 20
W. Lutoslawski Grave
B.Martinu Variations on a Slovak Theme H378
P.I. Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso op. 62
M. Rostropovich - Humoresque op. 5
A. Jolivet Nocturne
E. Rautavaara 2 Preludes and Fugues
A. Dvořák Waldesruhe op.68, 5
Video
The Festival
Violinist Mikhail Pochekin and Simon Tetzlaff share the Artistic Direction of the Landshut Chamber Music Festival