The Most Beautiful Music for Cello

Sundays with SAMF (the St. Augustine Music Festival) presents several of classical music's favorite cello works in a concert featuring Alexei Ramanenko, who will be accompanied by pianist, Chi-Yen Chen. The concert will be held at the St. Augustine Waterworks, on Sunday, November 17, 2024, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

Mr. Romanenko will present works from the barouqe, classical, and romantic periods. Featured composers include Bach, Dvorak, Saint Saens, Chopin, and Beethoven. 

Alexei Romanenko, originally from Vladivostok, Russia, first studied the cello at age six and won his first performance award when he was 12. He later studied at the Moscow Conservatory and performed throughout Russia. Mr. Romanenko completed his education at the New England Conservatory of Music and has received several prestigious awards since then. He is now the principal cellist with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra.

From Taiwan, Chi-Yin Chen performs as a pianist and a violinist and serves as the collaborative pianist at several performing art schools in Jacksonville. She performed in a duo recital with Dr. Scott Watkins in 2023 at Jacksonville University.

The Program

J.S. Bach. Prelude from Suite BWV1011 for solo cello

Saint Saens. Swan from Carnival of the Animals

Dvorak. Concerto in b minor
1. Allegro

Chopin. Cello Sonata
3. Largo

Massenet. Meditation from opera "Thais"

Dvorak. Concerto in b minor
2. Adagio ma non troppo

Beethoven. Sonata op. 102#2
1. Allegro con brio

Admission: $25.00 per person. To get tickets, go here.

When: Sunday, November 17, 2024, beginning at 3:00 p.m.

Where: The St. Augustine Waterworks, 184 San Marco Avenue, St. Augustine 32084.

While the address for the St. Augustine Waterworks Building is 184 San Marco Avenue, vehicle access is through the St. Augustine Main Library parking lot at 1960 Ponce de Leon Boulevard.