Lalo: Concerto for Cello in D minor | Timotheos Petrin + Ludovic Morlot + NEC Philharmonia

Édouard Lalo wrote his Cello Concerto in D minor in 1876, in collaboration with the Belgian cellist Adolphe Fischer. The work was premièred the following year at the Cirque d’Hiver with Fischer as soloist. The concerto is in three movements: 1. Prelude, lento – Allegro maestoso 2. Intermezzo, andantino con moto – Allegro presto – Andantino – Tempo I 3. Introduction, andante – Allegro vivace Greek cellist, Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, is quickly garnering an international reputation for his distinctive voice. He gained international recognition as a top-prize winner at the prestigious International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland, where he was praised for “a great and passionate soloist style: expressive, vibrant singing lines, sparkling rhythm“, “an interesting, original personality“ (Helsingin Sanomat). Born into a family of musicians in Thessaloniki, Greece, Mr. Petrin studied with Dimitris Patras at the Thessaloniki State Conservatory. He entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2012 where he studied with Carter Brey and Peter Wiley, and received his Bachelor of Music degree in 2017. He is currently pursuing his Artist Diploma degree at New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Laurence Lesser. Guest conductor Ludovic Morlot’s élan, elegance and intensity on stage have endeared him to audiences and orchestras worldwide. During his eight years as Music Director of the Seattle Symphony he pushed the boundaries of traditional concert programming, winning several Grammys. He is now Conductor Emeritus in Seattle, and in 2019 he was appointed Associate Artist of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with whom he has had a close relationship over many years. Morlot has conducted the Berliner Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Czech Philharmonic, Dresden Staaksapelle, London Philharmonic and Budapest Festival orchestras, and many of the leading North American orchestras, notably the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Chicago and Boston Symphony Orchestras. He has a particularly strong connection with Boston, having been the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship Conductor at Tanglewood and the subsequently appointed assistant conductor for the Boston Symphony. NEC Website: NEC Facebook: NEC Instagram: NEC Twitter: NEC TikTok: @new_england_conservatory