/ UPCOMING EVENTS
PRIMER PALAU COMPETITION
Gerard makes his debut at the iconic Palau de la Música Catalana for the competition “Primer Palau”. Programme TBA.
DUO CONCERT | BOROUGH THEATRE
Gerard performs a duo concert with Tom Zalmanov, sponsored by Tillett Trust, with repertoire ranging from works by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin.
ROCOCO VARIATIONS & STRAUSS ROMANCE | SURREY PHILHARMONIC
Gerard performs Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations and Richard Strauss’ rarely performed Romance for cello and orchestra with Surrey Philharmonic Orchestra.
RECITAL | WAKEFIELD CONCERT SOCIETY
Gerard performs a recital for Wakefield Concert Society. Repertoire to be announced.
DUO RECITAL | BIDEFORD MUSIC CLUB
Gerard performs a recital for Bideford Music Club. Repertoire to be announced.
ELGAR CELLO CONCERTO | CORNWALL CONCERT ORCHESTRA
Gerard performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto with Cornwall Concert Orchestra, sponsored by Making Music.
SHMF | HOPE ORCHESTRA
Gerard joins Daniel Hope and his orchestra for two concerts to close the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival.
YELLOW BARN MUSIC FESTIVAL
Gerard performs at the Yellow Barn Music Festival in Vermont, USA.
HAYDN C MAJOR CELLO CONCERTO | TRINITY CAMERATA
Gerard performs Haydn’s C major Cello Concerto with conductor Andrew Gray and the Trinity Camerata.
ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC SOLOISTS ENSEMBLE
Gerard performs Strauss’s Metamorphosen (arranged by Rudolf Leopold for string septet) with the Royal Academy of Music Soloists Ensemble and Anthony Marwood.
RAM PIANO FESTIVAL | MOZART AND FAURÉ
This concert is part of the Academy’s Summer Piano Festival and will start with Mozart’s majestic Piano Quartet in E Flat, K. 493 and will end with Fauré’s poignant Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 15.
WORKSHOP WITH BERLIN PHILHARMONIC | DUKE’S HALL
Workshop with the Berlin Philharmonic, playing Strauss’ Metamorphosen with the principals from BPO. In Duke’s Hall, no tickets needed.
FINAL RECITAL | ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Gerard performs music by Lutoslawski, Fauré and Rachmaninov in his final recital at the Royal Academy of Music.
DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO | LICHFIELD SINFONIA
Gerard performs Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with the Lichfield Sinfonia.
DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO | MID-SOMERSET ORCHESTRA
Gerard performs Dvořák’s Cello Concerto with conductor Hitoshi Suzuki and the Mid-Somerset Orchestra.
BACH & RACHMANINOV RECITAL
Gerard performs Bach’s Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 and Rachmaninov’s Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19 with pianist Tom Zalmanov.
BACH REIMAGINED | LA LLAVOR
Gerard performs the world premiere of Bach Reimagined in collaboration with composer Alex Papp. This performance combines mainstream classical music with contemporary electronic music and light effects in a medieval church in rural Catalonia.
CATALAN RECITAL | COBLA JUVENIL CIUTAT DE SOLSONA
Gerard performs music by Catalan composers accompanied by traditional instruments in collaboration with Cobla Juvenil Ciutat de Solsona.