CONCERT DIARY
UPCOMING EVENTS
RECITAL, LEIPZIG Germany
Saturday 3rd February 2024, 16.30 | Göhliser Schlösschen, Leipzig
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Claude Debussy Cello Sonata
Manual de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Sarah Gait Improvisations on popular Brazilian themes
Darius Milhaud Elegie
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata
RECITAL, BERLIN Germany
Saturday 10th February 2024, 19.00 | Apostel-Paulus-Kirche, Schöneberg, Berlin
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Claude Debussy Cello Sonata
Manual de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Sarah Gait Improvisations on popular Brazilian themes
Darius Milhaud Elegie
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata
RECITAL, POTSDAM Germany
Sunday 11th February 2024, 17.00 | Palais Lichtenau, Potsdam
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Claude Debussy Cello Sonata
Manual de Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Sarah Gait Improvisations on popular Brazilian themes
Darius Milhaud Elegie
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata
RECITAL, LONDON UK
Thursday 25th April 2024, 12.30-1.45pm | St John's Greenhill Harrow
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata no. 2 in G Minor
Reinhold Gliere Album Leaves (selection)
Felix Mendelssohn Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major
RECITAL, MARLBOROUGH UK
Sunday 28th April 2024, 7-9pm | St Peter's Marlborough
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata no. 2 in G Minor
Reinhold Gliere Album Leaves (selection)
Felix Mendelssohn Cello Sonata no. 2 in D Major
Tickets £10-15
EMBASSY OF BRAZIL IN LONDON UK
Thursday 13th June 2024, 6.30pm | Embassy of Brazil in London
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Programme of Brazilian music by Santoro, Guarnieri, Bragato and more, including
Sarah Gait Ilex (New commission -World Premiere)
SALONKONZERTE BREMEN Germany
Sunday 23rd June 2024 | Villa Ichon, Bremen
with Parvis Hejazi, piano
Georg Philipp Telemann Cello Sonata in D Major
Alfred Schnittke Cello Sonata no. 2
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata no. 2 in F Major
CARLISLE MUSIC SOCIETY RECITAL
Thursday 20th March 2025 | Carlisle Cathedral
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Programme tbc
PAST EVENTS
RECITAL, BREMEN
Sunday 10th October 2023, 4.30pm | Villa Ichon, Bremen
with Parvis Hejazi, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1
Manuel De Falla Suite Populaire Espagnole
Reinhold Glière Selections from 12 Album Leaves for Cello and Piano Op. 51
BRAZILIAN EMBASSY CONCERT
In association with Poliphonia
Tuesday 22nd August 2023, 6.30pm | Brazilian Embassy, London
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Alberto Ginastera Pampeana No. 2
Sarah Gait Improvisations on traditional Brazilian themes
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata
RECITAL, MAIDENHEAD
Saturday 19th August 2023, 7pm | Maidenhead URC Church
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Alberto Ginastera Pampeana No. 2
Sarah Gait Improvisations on traditional Brazilian themes
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata
FESTIVAL VERÃO CLÁSSICO
Tuesday 25th July 2023, 6pm | Museu Nacional dos Coches, Lisbon
with Julia Haager, piano
Programme tbc, including
Reinhold Glière Selection from 12 Album Leaves for cello and piano Op. 51
DERBY CATHEDRAL REQUIEM
Saturday 11th February 2023, 7pm | Derby Cathedral
J. S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello no. 4 in E Flat Major
Matthew Coleridge And I Saw A New Heaven
Matthew Coleridge Requiem - solo cello
ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL REQUIEM
Saturday 17th February, 6pm | Arundel Cathedral
J. S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello no. 4 in E Flat Major
Matthew Coleridge And I Saw a New Heaven
Matthew Coleridge Requiem - solo cello
RECITAL, ST MARY'S STOKE D'ABERNON
Thursday 30th March 2023, 1-2pm | St Mary's Stoke d'Abernon
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
George Gershwin arr. Gait But Not for Me
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, version for Cello and Piano
https://stmarysstokedabernon.org.uk/social-activities/lunchtime-concert-103
PRIVATE RECITAL, BARNES
Friday 31st March 2023, 7pm | Barnes (private evening recital by invitation only)
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Robert Schumann Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
George Gershwin arr. Gait But Not for Me
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, version for Cello and Piano
SOLO RECITAL, LONDON KING'S CROSS
Saturday 1st April, 2.30-3.30pm | Eleventh Church, King's Cross
J. S. Bach Suite for Solo Cello no. 4 in E Flat Major
Paul Patterson Suite for Solo Cello
Sarah Gait Improvisations
STAUFFER CENTER, CREMONA
Friday 21st April, 6pm CET/ 5pm UK time | Sala Stradivari, Stauffer Center for Strings, Cremona
Closing concert of the Stauffer Lab with Gabriel Prokofiev, new music for electronics and strings
Click here for Live Stream (opens in new tab)
SELBY ABBEY REQUIEM
Saturday 22nd April, 7pm | Selby Abbey
Matthew Coleridge Requiem - solo cello
RECITAL, ST JOHN'S HARROW
Thursday 27th April 2023, 12.30-1.45pm | St John's Greenhill Harrow
with Steven Neugarten, piano
Robert Schumann Adagio & Allegro
Reinhold Glière Selections from 12 Album Leaves for Cello and Piano Op. 51
Paul Patterson Raptak (Whirlwind Dance) from Suite for Solo Cello
Manuel De Falla Selections from Suite Populaire Espagnole
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, Cello version
RECITAL, ST JOHN'S SMITH SQUARE
Monday 22nd September 2022, 1.05pm | St John's Smith Square, Westminster
with Simone Tavoni, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor Op. 40
Julius Eastman Buddha
Jeffrey Mumford let us breathe
Alfred Schnittke Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 (1994)
https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/sarah-gait-cello
RECITAL, FAVERSHAM
Saturday 18th June 2022, 10.45am | St Mary's of Charity Church, Faversham
Hans Werner Henze Serenade for Solo Cello
Bernd Alois Zimmermann Sonata for Solo Cello (1960) (excerpts)
J.S. Bach Suite No. 4 for Solo Cello in E flat Major
Sarah Gait Improvisation
UKRAINE FUNDRAISING CONCERT
Monday 23rd May 2022, 1.05pm | St John's Smith Square, Westminster
with Anna Han, piano
Mykola Lysenko La Tristesse Op.39
Sarah Gait Improvisation on Ukrainian themes (solo cello)
Reinhold Glière Selection from 12 Album Leaves for cello and piano Op. 51
Vitaly Filippenko Toccata (solo piano)
Johannes Brahms Sonata for Cello and Piano in E Minor Op. 38
All proceeds to DEC Ukraine Appeal
https://www.sjss.org.uk/events/lunchtime-concert-aid-dec-ukraine
CONCERT FOR PEACE
Thursday 5th May 2022, 7pm | Pushkin House, London
with Frederic Bager, piano and other performers
Leoš Janáček Pohádka
In aid of DEC Ukraine Appeal
MEDITATIONS ON HOPE
Saturday 30th April 2022, 8pm | St Mary of the Angels, Bayswater (NEW DATE)
with Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola; Irantzu Agirre, harp
Commemorative concert for the 85th Anniversary of the Gernika bombing
Matthew Olyver 'Meditations on Hope' (World Premiere)
with visual art by Catarina Rodrigues
Supported by UK Harp Association
RECITAL, FAVERSHAM
Saturday 12th March 2022, 10.45am | St Mary's of Charity Church, Faversham
with Anna Han, piano
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op.73
Robert Schumann (trans. S Gait) "Mein schöner Stern" Op. 101 no. 4
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor Op. 38
RECITAL, HARROW
Thursday 10th March 2022, 12.30pm | St John's Harrow
with Frederic Bager, piano
Leoš Janáček Pohádka
Lili Boulanger (trans. S. Gait) Le Retour
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op.73
*interval*
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor Op. 38
Robert Schumann (trans. S. Gait) “Mein schöner Stern” Op. 101, No. 4
RECITAL, HIGH WYCOMBE
Monday 21st February 2022, 1.10pm | All Saints' Church, High Wycombe
with Mateusz Rettner, piano
Rafael Marino Arcaro Cello Sonata, 2021 (excerpts)
Johannes Brahms Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor Op. 38
RECITAL, KENSINGTON
Saturday 23rd October 2021, 6.30pm | St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, Kensington
with Parvis Hejazi, Piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, op. 102 no.1
Alfred Schnittke Cello Sonata no. 2, 1994
Robert Schumann Fantasiestücke op. 73
Johannes Brahms Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, op. 99
EXETER CATHEDRAL REQUIEM
Saturday 25th September 2021, 7.30pm | Exeter Cathedral
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D Minor
Matthew Coleridge Requiem - solo cello
DORCHESTER ABBEY REQIUEM
Thursday 19th August 2021, 6.30pm | Dorchester Abbey
Johann Sebastian Bach Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D Minor
Matthew Coleridge Requiem - solo cello
SION AKADEMIE
Monday 16th August 2021, 11am CEST | Eglise des Jésuites, Sion, Switzerland
Masterclass Closing Concert
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN MUSIK FESTIVAL
Tuesday 3rd August 2021, 8pm CEST | Kultur Gut Hasselburg, Germany
Masterclass Closing Concert
PLATFORM MUSIC PIANO QUARTET
Monday 21st June 2021, 1.10pm | All Saints' Church, High Wycombe
with Eriko Nagayama, violin; Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola; Mihály Berecz, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat Major, K. 493
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat Major, op. 47
PLATFORM MUSIC PIANO QUARTET
Sunday 20th June 2021, 4pm | St Mary's Perivale
with Eriko Nagayama, violin; Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola; Mihály Berecz, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat Major, K. 493
Robert Schumann Piano Quartet in E flat Major, op. 47
PLATFORM MUSIC DUO RECITAL
Sunday 30th May 2021, 3pm | The Great Barn, Newby
with Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola
Programme including Bach, Beethoven, Lutoslawski, Piazzolla, live improvisation
MUSIC AT 22 MANSFIELD STREET, SOLO RECITAL
Friday 11th June 2021, 7.45pm | 22 Mansfield Street, London
Johann Sebastian Bach Cello Suite no. 2 in D Minor
Henri Dutilleux Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Luciano Berio Sequenza XIV for solo cello
Zoltan Kodaly 1st movement from Sonata for solo cello
Sarah Gait Live improvisation
CHAMBER CONCERT, ST JOHN'S SMITH SQUARE
Thursday 6th May 2021, 6pm | St John's Smith Square, London
with Southbank Sinfonia
Dora Pejačević String Quartet
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet
SOLO LIVESTREAM FOR FAVERSHAM RECITAL SERIES
Saturday 17th April 2021 | Faversham Recital Series, livestream
Programme including Bach, Hindemith, Rachmaninov, Gershwin, live improvisation
DUO LIVESTREAM FOR SOUTHBANK SINFONIA
Thursday 11th March 2021, 6pm
with Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola
Solo and duo works including Bach, Kurtág, Gershwin, Hindemith, live improvisation
PLATFORM MUSIC LIVESTREAMED PIANO QUARTETS
Sunday 7th February 2021, 4pm | St Mary's Perivale
with Eriko Nagayama, violin; Varinia Oyola Rebaza, viola; Andrei Iliushkin, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano trio in C minor Op. 1 no. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano quartet in G minor K478