Gerard Flotats & Julian Chan

Thursday, 12th June – 7.30pm
Crediton Parish Church
Refreshments available

Gerard Flotats (Violoncello) and Julian Chan (Pianoforte)

Works by Beethoven, Chopin, Suk, Poulenc

Prize-winning Catalan cellist Gerard Flotats is a versatile young musician performing a wide spectrum of music from Baroque on historical instruments to contemporary compositions with electronics. Winner of the Royal Over-Seas League Strings Competition 2023, he has also been selected for the PDGYA, Tillett Debut, and Munster Trust Recital schemes. Solo engagements for the 2024/25 season include Manchester Bridgewater Hall and King’s Place and he will perform at several international music festivals. He is currently studying for an Artist Diploma with Frans Helmerson, after graduating with honours from the Royal Academy of Music and studying with Hannah Roberts.

Julian Chan is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation and has given performances at venues including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, St John’s Smith Square, and the Sheldonian Theatre. Many First prizes won include the Coulsdon and Purley Festival with his performance of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto.

Concert kindly supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust