Ignacy Gaydamovich, cello
Janusz Grzelazka, piano

East Tennessee State University Associate Professor of Music, cellist Ignacy Gaydamovich, appears in recital with pianist Janusz Grzelazka. The program explores three distinctive 20th-century voices:

• Igor Stravinsky – Suite italienne: a witty and neoclassical reimagining of themes from Pulcinella.

• Dmitri Shostakovich – Sonata for Cello and Piano: a deeply personal work, marked by lyricism, irony, and intensity.

• Bohuslav Martinů – Variations on a Theme of Rossini: a virtuosic tour-de-force blending humor and brilliance.

Together, these works illuminate the cello’s expressive spectrum, from lyric songfulness to dazzling virtuosity.