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ECHOES FESTIVAL | Laura Peribañez & Katie Tertell | Lost in Plain Sight: Gaspar Cassadós Iberian Musical Legacy
Catalan cellist, Laura Peribañez, and Cassadó specialist, Katie Tertell, join forces in this delightful programme for the unusual formats of solo and duo cello, inspired by the Spanish cellist Gaspar Gassadó and his legacies as a performer, arranger and composer. While most classical music lovers and scholars are familiar with Pablo Casals (1876-1973), few, even in Spain and Catalonia, will know the name of Gaspar Cassadó, his compatriot and most beloved disciple. Both were world-renowned cellists with distinguished careers. Cassadó (1897-1966) is also a respected composer of classical music whose pieces continue to be played by cellists around the globe. But as Casals became an international symbol for Catalan culture and peace, Cassadós ties to the Iberian Peninsula were mostly forgotten. This project examines the erasure of this connection as it exposes Spains difficult modern history, interrupted by the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the enduring legacy of the Franco dictatorship (1939-1975). By recovering Cassadós cultural and musical significance we can engage with Spains complex twentieth-century soundscape and the incomplete history of its modern classical music. In this lecture-recital, Professor Rosi Song will also provide commentary on the programme.
Luigi Boccherini Sonata for Two Cellos in C Major, G74
Gaspar Cassadó Suite for Cello Solo
Ailbhe McDonagh 'Ballet' from Dance Suite for Solo Cello
Natalie Haas The Reformer/The Investigator
Sarah Gibson As One Who Loves Poetry
Pablo Casals Song of the Birds
Katie Tertell & Laura Peribañez Artero cellos
Professor Rosi Song speaker
Co-founder of the Lost in Plain Sight research project, award-winning American cellist Katie Tertell is also the founder and Artistic Director of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival. A former member of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, she enjoys a rich and varied experience as a freelance artist in the UK, Europe and America, performing at major venues and Festivals. Trained at Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music, she is currently based in Durham, UK where she teaches cello at Durham University.
Spanish cellist Laura Peribañez Artero made her debut at LAuditori de Barcelona at age 9 and has since performed extensively across Europe at festivals, including IMS Prussia Cove and the Cello Biënnale Amsterdam. Recipient of multiple awards, including the Antonio Brosa Award at the Royal College of Music, Laura has showcased her talent at venues like Londons Cadogan Hall and Palau de la Música Catalana, amongst others.
H. Rosi Song holds the Chair in Hispanic Studies at Durham University. A specialist in 20th and 21st century Spanish culture and literature, she is the author of Lost in Transition: Constructing Memory in Contemporary Spain (Liverpool UP, 2016), co-editor of Traces of Contamination: Unearthing Francoist Legacy in Contemporary Spanish Discourse (Bucknell UP, 2005) and Towards a Cultural Archive of la Movida: Back to the Future (Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2013). Her most recent book, co-written with Anna Riera, is A Taste of Barcelona: The History of Catalan Cooking and Eating (Rowman and Littlefield, 2019).
This event is organised by the Iberian & Latin American Music Society (ILAMS) as part of Echoes Festival 2025 in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes with the kind support of Durham Universitys Research Impact Fund (UK)
echoesfestival.co.uk | ilams.org.uk | londres.cervantes.es
lauraperibanez.com | katietertell.com | durham.ac.uk
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LocationSala Luis Cernuda, Instituto Cervantes (View)
15-19, Devereux Court
London WC2R 3JJ
United Kingdom
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