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This Sunday on Offstage On-Air Charlottesville Classical host, Brendan O’Donnell, speaks with cellist and co-director of Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival, Raphael Bell. The main focus of the discussion with be the opening concert of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival at Old Cabell Hall, which will also be live-broadcast on WTJU, Sunday, September 7, at 3 p.m. The concert will include a newly commissioned piece by Colin Jacobsen of Brooklyn Rider.

Raphael Bell enjoys a varied career as a principal cellist, chamber musician, teacher, and festival director. He is currently principal cello of the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in Belgium, founder and co-director of the Charlottesville Chamber Music Festival in Virginia, and co-Artistic Director of La Loingtaine in Montigny-sur-Loing, France. After growing up in Charlottesville, Raphael studied at The Juilliard School with Harvey Shapiro, and later with Mario Brunello, Steven Isserlis, and Ferenc Rados. He now resides in Antwerp with violinist Aki Saulière, and their son, Tomo. Learn more about Raphael Bell at this Chamber Music website.

Tickets for the performance are still available and can be purchased on the Chamber Music website at cvillechambermusic.org, or by calling the Box Office (434-295-5395), M-F, 12:30-4:30 pm.

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