Hailed by the Washington Post for his “poised and imaginative playing,” pianist Victor Santiago Asunción is also an internationally respected recital collaborator. Victor recently established the American Recital Debut Award as a means to champion the careers of exceptional emerging classical musicians, and to honor the memory of his longtime chamber music partner, the great American cellist Lynn Harrell. On December 13, 2025, Victor will join ARD award honoree, Gabriel Martins, as the Brazilian-American cellist makes his debut at Carnegie Hall. Tonight on Live From WFMT, the duo performs repertoire by Fauré, Ginastera, Mozart, and Brahms.
Victor Santiago Asuncion, piano & Gabriel Martins, cello
Cellist Gabriel Martins and Pianist Victor Santiago Asuncion
Playlist
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K304/300c (arranged by Gabriel Martins)
Alberto Ginastera: Pampeana No. 2 Op. 21
Gabriel Fauré: Papillon, Op. 77
Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt: Widmung
Clara Schumann: Romanze Op. 22 No. 1 (arranged by Victor Santiago Asuncion)
Johannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Sergei Rachmaninoff: III. from Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
