Tom Julia

Year of Birth
1976
Homeland
USA

Studies

Principal Cellist Bremen Philharmonic 2004–2005
Hochschule für Musik Köln 1997–2007 (Frans Helmerson, Alban Berg Quartet)
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester 2002–2004 (Ralph Kirshbaum)

Competition

Torneo Internazionale Di Musica 2002, France, Grand Prize

Repertoire

First Round
L. van Beethoven (1770–1827): 7 Variations on the Theme (1801)
“Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen“ aus die Zauberflöte WoO 46
Thema
Variations I–VII
G. Ligeti (1923–2006): Sonata for Cello Solo (1948–1953)
Dialogo
Capriccio
R. Schumann (1810–1856): Adagio and Allegro Op. 70 (1849)
C. Franck (1822–1890): From Sonata in A (1886)
I Allegretto ben moderato
II Allegro

Piano: Naoko Ichihashi

Second Round
R. Schumann: Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Final I
J. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Hob. VII B/2
Final II
D. Šostakovitš: Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126

Tipi's comment

Good. Extremely good. Tom has devised a sufficiently varied programme. Pity we won’t hear the whole of the Franck sonata, however.
The best selections are to my mind those with no truncated works. To me, a programme of entities that together make up an even bigger entity is a sign of good planning.