Kosta Popović cello

Sponsored by the Countess of Munster Trust

Programme:

• JS Bach – Sonata for Viola da Gamba in g BWV 1029
• Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons
• Claude Debussy – Sonata for Cello and Piano L.135

Interval

• Manuel de Falla – Suite populaire espagnole for Cello and Piano (Arr. Maurice Marchal)
• Antonín Dvořák – Silent Woods op. 68
• Benjamin Britten – Sonata for Cello and Piano op.65 in C

Tickets: £20 for adults, £10 for students and under 18s
Available on the door and from Ticket Source

Montenegrin cellist Kosta Popović, born in Podgorica in 2000, studied under his father, Mladen Popović, before moving to the UK in 2017 to attend Whitgift School and Junior Guildhall. In 2019, he began his undergraduate studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 2023.

Kosta has performed internationally as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. As a founding member of the Fibonacci Quartet, he won First Prize at the Royal Overseas League and CAVATINA competitions. He has collaborated with renowned artists at the Santander Festival, MDW Summer Academy, and more. A recipient of numerous awards, he has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of Ancient Music.