Anna Wittstruck

Davidson College Music Department invites the public to a Concert Series performance by cellist Anna Wittstruck on Sunday afternoon, January 29. The concert begins at 3 p.m. in Tyler-Tallman Hall of the Sloan Music Center.

Wittstruck will be accompanied by Davidson College pianist Cynthia Lawing in a performance of three works — 1.) Beethoven’s 7 Variations in E-flat Major on “Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen” from Die Zauberflote by Mozart for Cello and Piano (composed 1801) 2.) Poulenc’s Sonate pour violoncelle et piano, op. 143 (composed 1948), and 3.) Shostakovich’s Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40 (composed in 1934).

Ms. Wittstruck, a native of Asheville and granddaughter of Bill and Mary Vinson of Davidson, is currently completing a PhD in musicology at Stanford University. She has performed as a soloist with the Charlotte and Hendersonville Symphonies, and appeared as a soloist with the Stanford Philharmonia this past fall.

She has played several seasons as the youngest contracted member of the Asheville Symphony and has participated in numerous music festivals, including those at the National Symphony Orchestra/Kennedy Center Institute and Tanglewood.

Tickets are $8 to $12. They may be purchased online at www.davidson.edu/tickets, by calling 704-894-2135, in person at the Union Box Office 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or at the door. For more information call 704-894-2848.