Brannon Cho cello & John Lenehan piano

Dive into four days of spellbinding classical music at the Absolute Classics Festival, running from 3–6 July 2025 at Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries.

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Programme
Killmayer 5 Romances
Beethoven Sonata no. 5 in D major
Interval
Franck Sonata in A major

Praised for his “burnished tone, spellbinding technique, and probing musical mind” (Boston Classical Review), cellist Brannon Cho has emerged as an outstanding artist of his generation. He is the First Prize winner of the prestigious 6th International Paulo Cello Competition, and is also a top prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth, Naumburg, and Cassadó International Cello Competitions.

Most recently, Brannon Cho is the recipient of the 2020 Janos Starker Foundation Award, the Landgraf von Hessen Prize from Kronberg Academy, the 2019 Ivan Galamian Award previously held by James Ehnes, and is a scholarship holder in the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation.

With more than 80 albums to his credit, reflecting an enormous variety of genres and styles, John Lenehan ranks as one of the most versatile pianists on the classical scene today. This breadth of repertoire has led to his popularity on Spotify with over 400 thousand monthly listeners worldwide.

Praised by the New York Times for his “great flair and virtuosity” and the (London) Times – “a masterly recital”, John Lenehan has appeared in
concerts throughout the World from Abu Dhabi to Zurich and from Aberdeen to Zimbabwe.

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Date

Saturday 5th July 2025

Time

7.30pm

Location

Easterbrook Hall, Dumfries, DG1 4TA

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