Wigmore Hall Mondays - Narek Hakhnazaryan and Pavel Kolesnikov

Live from Wigmore Hall

Cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan and Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) play Schumann, Khudoyan and Mendelssohn

Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style Op. 102
Adam Khudoyan: Sonata No. 1 for solo cello
Mendelssohn: Cello Sonata No. 2 in D major Op. 58

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Two exceptional young artists, both tipped for long-term career success, perform works of great colour and vitality. Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan, a member of Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, made his mark in 2011 as winner of the Cello First Prize and Gold Medal at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition, while his Russian-born, London-based contemporary Pavel Kolesnikov achieved his international breakthrough as Laureate of the 2012 Honens Prize for Piano.