Arnau Tomàs
Cello
Management:
Worldwide
Artist
Born in Barcelona, Arnau Tomàs is recognized as one of the most versatile cellists of his generation, combining solo with numerous chamber music projects, he is the founder of the Cuarteto Casals and the Ludwig Trio.
Prize Winner of several National and International Competitions, Arnau Tomàs gave various cello recitals and appeared as a soloist with Orchestras such as the Orquesta de Radiotelevisión Española, Sinfónica de Tenerife, Orquesta Sinfónica del Vallés, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia and Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona y Nacional de Cataluña, among others. In 1992, he participated in a televised Masterclass with Yo-Yo Ma in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, focusing on the suites for solo cello by J.S.Bach.
He is regularly invited to the most important festivals and concert cycles and he will take part in the Cello Biënnale of Amsterdam 2018.
Arnau Tomàs has compiled a substantial and extensive discography with repertoire ranging from the Baroque Period until 20th century, with more than 15 CDs. Especially remarkable are his recordings of the Bach Suites (2014) and the sonatas and variations by Beethoven (2016), in both cases he used historical bows of the composition’s period.
In addition to his concert activities, Arnau Tomàs has been guest professor at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and has given various Master Classes and courses both in Europe as well as the United States.
Repertoire
Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in G major no. 1 BWV 1007, Suite in D minor nr. 2 BWV 1008
Suite in C major no. 3 BWV 1009, Suite E-flat major nr. 4 BWV 1010
Suite in C minor no. 5 BWV 1011, Suite in D major nr. 6 BWV 1012
3 Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord BWV 1027-1029
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in F major no. 1 Op. 5,
Sonata in G minor no. 2 Op. 5
Sonata in A major no. 3 Op. 69,
Sonata in C major no. 4 Op. 102
Triple Concerto in C major Op. 56
Luigi Boccherini
Cello Concerto no. 1
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto in A minor Op. 102
Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B minor Op. 104 B. 191
Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85
Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto in C major no. 1 Hob. VIIb/1,
Cello Concerto in D major no. 2 Hob. VIIb/2 Op. 101
Camille Saint-Saëns
Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 33
Robert Schumann
Cello Concerto in A minor Op. 129
Dmitri Shostakovic
Cello Concerto in E-flat major no. 1 Op. 107
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concertos 1-21
Reviews
El Cultural
“I’ve never heard any other cellist phrase and ornament like this. In the stylistic territory he makes room for something very personal, something combining historicist lines with the ones of romanticism and modernity.”
La Vanguardia
“A very clear sound with a baroque bow, full attention and the highest respect paid to the score, moments of musicality, color in the bordones..."
440 Classica
“... showing a voice that seeks the balance between historicist fidelity and romantic expression ... "
Discography
Beethoven - Cello Sonatas & Variations
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Label
Aglae
Year
2018
Performers Arnau Tomàs & Kennedy Moretti
Arnau Tomàs – Bach Cello Suites
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach
Label
Aglae
Year
2014