"*…the playing of Raphael Wallfisch is alive to the drama of the score… it’s really something special*." - **MusicWeb International** One of the world's most recorded cellists explores a fascinating byway of the repertoire: Martinů's rhythmic Arabesques, Ethel Smyth's muscular Sonata, and Henriëtte Bosmans's shimmering Impressions, before Beethoven's sublime Op.69 Sonata grounds the evening in the classical tradition. Wallfisch's “alive to the drama of the score” artistry illuminates music both familiar and overdue for rediscovery." **PROGRAMME:** **Martinů** | 7 Arabesques 'études rhythmiques' H201 **Ethel Smyth** | Cello Sonata in A minor Op.5 **Henriëtte Bosmans** | 3 Impressions **Beethoven** | Cello Sonata in A Op.69 **RAPHAEL WALLFISCH & SIMON CALLAGHAN:** Raphael Wallfisch • *cello* Simon Callaghan • *piano*