Hugo Svedberg cello
Samantha Carrasco piano

Programme:

Beethoven — Cello Sonata no.3 in A major, Op. 69
Bruch — Kol Nidrei
Debussy — Cello Sonata
Fauré — Papillon, Op. 77

This concert takes place at St Christopher’s Church, St Christopher’s Green, Haslemere, GU27 1DD.

Proceeds of this concert go to Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care.

Semi-finalist of the BBC Young Musician 2024 Competition and prizewinner at the Haslemere String Competition 2023, Hugo Svedberg comes from Bournemouth and began playing the cello aged six. He currently studies cello with Adrian Brendel and has been a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. Hugo has won several competitions, including the Two Moors Festival Competition, the Bromsgrove Young Musicians Senior Platform and the 2024 Swedish ‘Pole Star’ Prize. He is a music and academic scholar at Canford School in Dorset.

Hugo plays a fine Tecchler cello on loan from a generous sponsor through the Beare’s International Violin Society.

Pianist Samantha Carrasco explores a diverse and flexible repertoire as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. Notable performances as a soloist have included Grieg, Schumann, Tchaikovsky No.1, Rachmaninoff No.2, Mozart K466, K467 and K488 and Beethoven 3rd and 5th piano concertos. As orchestral pianist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, highlights have included performing at the BBC Proms in 2017, Stravinsky’s Petrushka with Carlos Miguel Prieto, and broadcasting Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony live on BBC Radio 3 under Yan Pascal Tortelier. She has also contributed to live broadcasts on the radio and recordings with the BSO for Chandos and Onyx.

Alongside her performing career, Samantha continues to pursue her commitment to education. She participates in BSO education projects, and is an examiner, trainer, moderator and accompanist for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, working nationally and internationally in classical music, diplomas and jazz. She presents teaching and examining seminars on behalf of ABRSM in China, the USA and the UK. Samantha is the Head of Keyboard at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, contributing heavily to the Hampshire Specialist Music Course there. She is also the piano consultant for King Edward VI School, Southampton. She coaches chamber ensembles and adjudicates music competitions as well as hosting masterclasses for pianists, accompanists and ensemble groups.