Haydn, Bach & Janson: Cello Concertos Valentin Radutiu, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn & Ruben Gazarian

• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2:
• 1 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2: I. Allegro moderato 15:28
• 2 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio 06:53
• 3 Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb:2: III. Rondo. Allegro 04:44
• Henri Casadesus (1879 - 1947): Cello Concerto in C Minor, YC98 (Attrib. J.C. Bach):
• 4 Cello Concerto in C Minor, YC98 (Attrib. J.C. Bach): I. Allegro molto ma maestoso 03:37
• 5 Cello Concerto in C Minor, YC98 (Attrib. J.C. Bach): II. Adagio molto espressivo 06:33
• 6 Cello Concerto in C Minor, YC98 (Attrib. J.C. Bach): III. Allegro molto energico 03:57
• Jean-Baptiste Janson (1742 - 1803): Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 6 No. 1:
• 7 Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 6 No. 1: I. Allegro 10:30
• 8 Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 6 No. 1: II. Adagio 04:42
• 9 Cello Concerto in D Major, Op. 6 No. 1: III. Rondeau. Allegro 03:20
• Total Runtime 59:44

Info for Haydn, Bach & Janson: Cello Concertos

Praised by the Süddeutsche Zeitung for his “glowing, distinctive and exciting masculine tone” as “one of the great cello talents of our time” (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 15 October 2013), cellist Valentin Radutiu was born in Munich and received his first cello lessons from his father at the age of six.

He later studied in Salzburg, Vienna and Berlin with Clemens Hagen, Heinrich Schiff und David Geringas.

Radutiu has released several CD recordings. In addition to the 2011 debut CD an album with French works by Lalo, Ravel and Magnard is available; the 2014 release of the complete works for cello and piano by George Enescu with Per Rundberg was praised by critics as a benchmark recording (Haenssler Classic).

The recording presents tree cello concertos of the time of Joseph Haydn, two of them not well known. Valentin Radutiu’s playing is characterised by a great sound and nuanced colours. His sophisticated technique and his great sound are exciting. With conductor Ruben Gazarian the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra provides an elegant and supportive accompaniment.

Valentin Radutiu, cello
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Ruben Gazarian, conductor

Valentin Radutiu
Praised by the Süddeutsche Zeitung for his „glowing, distinctive and exciting masculine tone” as „one of the great cello-talents of our time“ (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 15.10.2013), cellist Valentin Radutiu was born in Munich and received his first cello lessons from his father at the age of six. He later studied in Salzburg, Vienna and Berlin with Clemens Hagen, Heinrich Schiff und David Geringas.

Valentin Radutiu has won national and international competitions, was distinguished several times at the “Jugend musiziert” competition and the Dotzauer Competition in Dresden, and won first prize at the International Karl Davidov Competition in Riga. In 2011 he was honored with the Music Prize of German Business, one of the most important prizes for up-and-coming young musicians in Germany. In 2012 Valentin Radutiu won second prize at the International Enescu Competition in Bucharest.

Valentin Radutiu has performed with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Czech Philharmonic, the Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken, the Symphonieorchester of the MDR Leipzig and the SWR Stuttgart, Münchener Kammerorchester, Camerata Salzburg, Bucharest’s Filarmonica Enescu and the Radio-Symphony-Orchestra, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Prague Philharmonia, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn and the World Youth Symphony Orchestra and has appeared at the Berliner Philharmonie, Munich’s Prinzregententheater, Philharmonie and Herkulessaal, the Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonic Hall Riga, Konserthuset Stockholm, Bucharest Atheneum, Hong Kong City Hall, and has partnered with conductors such as Wolfram Christ, Gustavo Gimeno, Pablo Gonzales, Stanislaw Kochanowski, Case Scaglione, Leoš Svárovsky and Radoslaw Szulc. He has been heard at numerous festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Cellobiennale Amsterdam, Honk Kong Arts Festival, SoNoRo, Fürstensaal Classix, Klangspuren Tirol.

Valentin Radutiu konzertiert mit Orchestern wie: Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, MDR-Symphonieorchester, Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern, Radiosymphonieorchester SWR Stuttgart, Bukarester Enescu-Philharmonie und Radio-Sinfonieorchester, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Prague Philharmonia, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, World Youth Symphony, Münchener und Stuttgarter Kammerorchester und Camerata Salzburg unter Dirigenten wie: Wolfram Christ, Ruben Gazarian, Gustavo Gimeno, Pablo Gonzales, Stanislaw Kochanowski, Leoš Svárovsky und Radoslaw Szulc. Er ist zu erleben in Sälen wie der Hong Kong City Hall, Philharmonie und Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonie und Herkulessaal München und dem Atheneum Bukarest sowie bei zahlreichen Festivals (u.a. Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Heidelberger Frühling, Cellobiennale Amsterdam, Intermezzo Vilnius, Hong Kong Arts Festival, SoNoRo Festival Bukarest). Zu seinen bisherigen Kammermusikpartnern zählen u.a. das Hagen Quartett, Evgeni Bozhanov, Antje Weithaas, Julian Steckel, Ib Hausmann, Diana Ketler, Alissa Margulis, Igor Ozim, Alina Pogostkina, Razvan Popovici und die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker. Konzerthighlights 2017 sind u.a. Aufführungen des Schumann Cellokonzertes mit der Deutschen Kammerphilharmonie in der "Glocke" Bremen und Schostakowitschs 1. Cellokonzert mit der Tschechischen Philhamonie unter Leitung von Cristian Macelaru beim Enescu Festival Bukarest.

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