AmiciMusic, the critically-acclaimed chamber music organization based in Asheville, will present a unique weekend of concerts called “Beethoven’s Cello” in November.
Over four concerts in four different venues, celebrated cellist Lawrence Stomberg and Artistic Director/pianist Daniel Weiser will present a rarely heard feat – the complete repertoire for cello and piano as composed by the great Ludwig van Beethoven, featuring a total of nine works.
Beethoven was one of the first composers to focus on the cello as a solo instrument capable of running the full range of human emotions and he returned to the cello throughout his life as he developed new methods of formulating and unifying musical structures that would lead music into the more introspective Romantic period.
A discounted pass for $35 will be available for the entire weekend as well as individual seats at each concert. For more information, or to purchase passes, visit www.amicimusic.org.
Beethoven’s Cello
Friday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at All Soul’s Cathedral in Biltmore Village ($20 general, $15 for Church members, free for children). Discounts for advance reservations at www.amicimusic.org.
Saturday, November 22 at 11 a.m. at Isis in West Asheville at 743 Haywood Rd. ($15 for concert; optional brunch for $7-11 more). Reservations recommended by calling Isis at (828) 575-2737. For more details, visit www.isisasheville.com
Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the White Horse Black Mountain. $20 at the door; $15 in advance. Call (828) 669-0816 or go to www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.
Sunday, November 23 at 3 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1 Edwin Place in Asheville. ($20 for general, $15 for Church members, free for children). Discounts for advance reservations at www.amicimusic.org.
Hailed in Strings Magazine for “style and elegance” and “lyrical expressiveness,” Lawrence Stomberg, cello, enjoys a wide-ranging career as soloist, chamber musician and pedagogue. Since his debut at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 1999, he has been a featured performer as faculty at the Eastern Music Festival and Texas Music Festival, and as a founding member of the ensembles Trilogy, the Johannes Trio, and Brightmusic.
He currently serves as cellist of the acclaimed Serafin String Quartet, performing with them throughout the United States. His debut recording, The American Cello, was released in 2000, and he was a featured performer in two critically acclaimed CDs released in 2013, with music by American composers Jennifer Higdon and Kirk O’Riordan.
He has served as Assistant Principal Cellist in the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and as a member of the Tulsa Philharmonic and Eastern Philharmonic Orchestras. An active and dedicated pedagogue, Stomberg served on the faculties at Truman State University in Missouri and Oklahoma State University before joining the music faculty at the University of Delaware in 2004, where he is currently Associate Professor of Cello.
He lives in Delaware with his wife, cellist Jennifer Crowell Stomberg, and their three children. Mr. Stomberg plays a School of Testore cello, circa 1727, obtained with the generous assistance of Dr. William Stegeman.
AmiciMusic is a professional chamber music organization dedicated to performing the highest quality music in intimate venues and non-traditional spaces. For more information please visit www.amicimusic.org
