Rising Stars | Petar Pejčić: For Slava!

«You must play for the love of music!»
One of the most influential cellists of our time, Mstislav Rostropovich – nicknamed Slava which translates to «Glory» – was a champion of making music from the heart. Rising Star Petar Pejčić has curated a programme that pays homage to Rostropovich: a luminary who inspired many of his peers to compose new repertoire for him. Following in these footsteps, Pejčić will also premiere a commission by a fellow Serbian as part of ECHO’s quest to promote contemporary creations.
«Rising Stars» – ECHO European Concert Hall Organisation
Nominated by Festspielhaus Baden-Baden with Konzerthaus Dortmund and Palau de la Música Catalana

The music: Nadia Boulanger: Trois Pièces pour violoncelle et piano; Djuro Živković: The Icon (commande ECHO); Benjamin Britten: Sonata in C major for cello and piano; Dmitri Chostakovitch: Sonate pour violoncelle et piano; Astor Piazzolla: Le Grand Tango
The artists: Petar Pejčić (cello); Nour Ayadi (piano)