Fresh from his First Prize triumph at the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Ettore Pagano returns to Brussels for a rare encounter between the Competition\u2019s newest winner and one of the distinguished artists who sat on its jury. The young Italian cellist opens with Mendelssohn\u2019s elegant Variations concertantes and Debussy\u2019s groundbreaking Sonata before unleashing the virtuoso fireworks of Castelnuovo-Tedesco\u2019s Figaro.
\nInternationally acclaimed Belgian cellist and 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition juror Marie Hallynck then takes the stage, joined by her long-standing chamber music partner Muhiddin D\u00fcrr\u00fco\u011flu in Saint-Sa\u00ebns\u2019s passionate First Cello Sonata. Its fiery and dramatic outer movements frame a serene central Andante, revealing a work of striking intensity and lyricism.
\nFor the finale, Hallynck and Pagano are joined by Brussels Cello Festival Artistic Director Han Bin Yoon in Popper\u2019s deeply moving Requiem for three cellos and piano. This exceptional meeting brings the Competition\u2019s newest winner, one of its jurors and the festival\u2019s artistic director together on a single stage, celebrating the moment when the applause of a great competition gives way to the next chapter of an artist\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fresh from his First Prize triumph at the 2026 Queen Elisabeth Competition, Ettore Pagano returns to Brussels for a rare encounter between the Competition\u2019s newest winner and one of the distinguished artists who sat on its jury. The young Italian cellist opens with Mendelssohn\u2019s elegant Variations concertantes and Debussy\u2019s groundbreaking Sonata before unleashing the virtuoso […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2018562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"closed","template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n