2018-19 Lunchtime Recital Series at St Bart's the Less
British cellist Ariana Kashefi presents an intimate solo recital, bringing City Music Foundation's latest Lunchtime Recital Series into 2019.
Ariana is in high demand as a soloist and chamber musician having performed in venues including Wigmore Hall and Pierre Boulez Saal. Her programme includes Bach's Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, as well as works by Hindemith and Pablo Casals.
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Ariana is a recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Julius Isserlis Scholarship and recently completed her studies in Berlin with Professor Frans Helmerson. She is also a Park Lane Group Young Artist, a recipient of the Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists and a Talent Unlimited artist. In 2018 she was a prize winner in the International Rubinstein competition in Berlin and a finalist In the Pierre Fournier Award, which took place at Wigmore Hall in London.
Ariana frequently performs as soloist with orchestras and this season includes concertos with the Narva Symphony Orchestra (Estonia), North London Symphony Orchestra, and the Janus Ensemble. As an orchestral musician, Ariana has also worked with the London Symphony Orchestra and has been invited on several tours with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
Ariana joined the City Music Foundation Artist Programme in September 2018.