CELLOVERSUM II

Following their highly successful MuTh premiere in September 2021, the six cellists of Celloversum take us on a second journey through the ages. Travelling in time from the Renaissance to the present day, they showcase the instrument’s vast range of colours and its remarkable versatility. The programme embraces Gesualdo’s mystical, spiritual “Spheres”, the passionate rhythms and cantilenas of Bernstein, and new riff-driven compositions from Matthias Bartolomey. The players are drawn from Bartolomey’s colleagues and students. Their playing demonstrates not only an orchestral power and intensity, but also a subtlety and intimacy more usually associated with chamber music.