Program

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)
J’ai Frappé

Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 4

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus (from Quartet for the End of Time, V)

Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)
Nocturne No. 2 for Cello and Piano

Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013)
Trois strophes sur le nom de Paul Sacher

Lili Boulanger (1893–1918)
Le Retour

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus (VIII)

ABOUT Aj Singh

Adelaide-based cellist Aj Singh is completing a Bachelor of Music in Advanced Classical Performance at the Elder Conservatorium under Professor Edith Salzmann. A graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School, Aj has received numerous awards, including the Peter Brooker Prize, EMR Travel Scholarship, Eugene Alderman Prize, and Selbourne Moutray Russell Prize, as well as the Liselotte ‘Lilo’ Nassau and Hage Mayer Cello Scholarships. They’ve performed in masterclasses across Europe and Asia, playing for renowned artists like David Geringas, Marc Coppey, and Gabriel Schwabe. Aj is also a working casual musician with the AdelaideSymphony Orchestra.