Program

Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
J.S. Bach

Ciaccona
Luigi Dallapicolla

Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 58
Mendelssohn

Mother and Child
William Grant Still

Cellist Sterling Elliott and pianist Elliot Wuu present their debut recital at Davies Symphony Hall as part of the Shenson Spotlight Series. J.S. Bach’s Suite No. 6 for unaccompanied cello opens the program with jubilant glee and brilliant optimism. Listen for long and embellished melodies, leaping dances, and the lilting drone of a French bagpipe. Then, Felix Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata No. 2 takes inspiration from Bach, mingling romantic colors and melodies with Baroque elegance.