Robert Sanders, 18, violin and David Caplan, 17, cello

July 15, 2017, 11:00 am

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Robert Sanders

On Saturday’s program, we feature two recent graduates of Niles North High School in Skokie: 18 year old violinist Robert Sanders and 17 year old cellist David Caplan. Robert and David have known each other since middle school, and they have performed together for numerous years. Recently, Robert and David won the Gold Medal with their quartet, Quartet Bellezza of Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, at the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana. In this program, Robert and David will play solo selections, and they will also perform a duet together.

  • Four Songs of Solitude, Song 1, by John Harbison
    Performed by Robert Sanders

  • Sonata in E Minor, K. 304, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performed by Robert Sanders

  • Syncopation, by Fritz Kreisler
    Performed by Robert Sanders

  • Allegro non troppo from Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38, by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by David Caplan

  • Moderato from Cello Sonata in C Major, Op. 119, by Sergei Prokofiev
    Performed by David Caplan

  • Prelude, by Shostakovich
    Performed by both Robert Sanders and David Caplan