*Recording In Session*
Tiny Telephone, Oakland
Cellist Tanya Tomkins and pianist Audrey Vardanega perform the beautiful Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in an intimate setting with a live audience, completely in one take, straight to reel-to-reel tape!
Listen to an excerpt of the recording
The Program
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV - CELLO SONATA OP. 19
I. Lento – Allegro moderato
II. Allegro scherzando
III. Andante
IV. Allegro mosso
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Tanya Tomkins
Artistic Director and Co-Founder of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival, cellist Tanya Tomkins is equally at home on Baroque and modern instruments. She has performed on many chamber music series to critical acclaim, including the Frick Collection, “Great Performances” at Lincoln Center, the 92nd Street Y, San Francisco Performances, and the Concertgebouw Kleine Zaal.
She is renowned in particular for her interpretation of the Bach Cello Suites, having recorded them for the Avie label and performed them many times at venues such as New York’s Le Poisson Rouge, Seattle Early Music Guild, Vancouver Early Music Society, and The Library of Congress.
Audrey vardanega
Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), American pianist and arts entrepreneur Audrey Vardanega (b.1995) has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States. In response to her passion for bringing artists together for opportunities for performance, the creation of new work, and interdisciplinary collaboration, Audrey founded Musaics of the Bay in 2019.
tiny Telephone
Tiny Telephone Oakland was openend in Jan 2016 to provide affordable hi-fi recordings to the East Bay’s independent music community.
TT’s founder John Vanderslice, a songwriter, touring musician and producer, is always happy to help guide anyone through the confusing [and thrilling!] process of record making.