Toby Cook
Chamber Music Connects the World, Junior
The British violist Toby Cook studied from 2015 to 2019 at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Juan-Miguel Hernandez and subsequently continued his studies until 2022 at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin with Tabea Zimmermann. Since 2023, he has been studying at the Zurich University of the Arts with Lawrence Power.
Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards, including winning the II. International Music Competition "Małopolska" 2022 and the Barbirolli Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition 2019. Additionally, he won the Tillett Trust Artist 2023, the Villa Musica Artist 2023, and the D'Addario String Prize 2022. He is a scholar of the Ottilie-Selbach-Redslob Foundation and the German Foundation of Musical Life.
Toby Cook has showcased his musical talent at prestigious venues and international festivals. From solo performances at the Berlin Philharmonie to collaborations with renowned musicians like Jennifer Stumm and Tabea Zimmermann, he captivates a wide audience. He has also gained extensive orchestral experience as Principal Violist in the Symphony Orchestra of the Hanns Eisler School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra.
Toby Cook has participated in masterclasses with esteemed musicians, including Nobuko Imai, Claudio Martínez-Mehner, Ettore Causa, Sadao Harada, Kazuki Yamada, Suyeon Kim, Julien Szulman, Gregor Sigl, and Lawrence Power.
LIEBESERKLÄRUNG
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Miklós Perényi cello
- Leonhard Baumgartner violin
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
- Yeyeong Jin violin
- Seohyun Kim violin
- Leanne McGowan violin
- Jason Moon violin
- Oliver Neubauer violin
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
- Michael Shaham violin
- Marija Strapcāne violin
- Eike Coetzee viola
- Toby Cook viola
- Edgar Francis viola
- Laura Liu viola
- Joseph Skerik viola
- Otoha Tabata viola
- Maxim Calver cello
- Sebastian Fritsch cello
- Chase Park cello
- Macintyre Taback cello
- Alexander Warenberg cello
- Arne Zeller cello
- Dominik Wagner double bass
- Itai Navon piano
Programme
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Intermezzo in d minor for string quintet WAB 113
Gidon Kremer, Seohyun Kim (violin)
Laura Liu, Joseph Skerik (viola)
Chase Park (cello)
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (Arr. Stadlmayr for 16–21 string players)
Gidon Kremer, Leanne McGowan, Oliver Neubauer, Guido Sant’Anna, Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Yeyeong Jin, Marija Strapcāne, Jason Moon, Leonhard Baumgartner, Michael Shaham (violin)
Edgar Francis, Otoha Tabata, Joseph Skerik, Toby Cook, Eike Coetzee (viola)
Macintyre Taback, Sebastian Fritsch, Maxim Calver, Alexander Warenberg, Arne Zeller (cello)
Dominik Wagner, Iurii Gavryliuk (double bass)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano quartet No. 1 in g minor op. 25
Leanne McGowan (violin)
Eike Coetzee (viola)
Miklós Perényi (cello)
Itai Navon (piano)
Subject to change.
ROMANTISCHE GIPFEL
Participants
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Sir András Schiff piano
- Leonhard Baumgartner violin
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
- Michael Shaham violin
- Toby Cook viola
- Laura Liu viola
- Bryan Cheng cello
- Macintyre Taback cello
Programme
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano trio No. 3 in g minor op. 110
Sarah Jégou-Sageman (violin)
Bryan Cheng (cello)
Sir András Schiff (piano)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String sextet No. 2 in G major op. 36
Michael Shaham, Leonhard Baumgartner (violin)
Laura Liu, Toby Cook (viola)
Gary Hoffman, Macintyre Taback (cello)
Subject to change.
WUNDERKINDER
Participants
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Lawrence Power viola
- Evan Johanson violin
- Leanne McGowan violin
- Michael Shaham violin
- Toby Cook viola
- Laura Liu viola
- Ivan Skanavi cello
- Alexander Warenberg cello
- Julius Asal piano
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
String quintet No. 1 in A major op. 18
Antje Weithaas, Leanne McGowan (violin)
Toby Cook, Laura Liu (viola)
Ivan Skanavi (cello)
Intermission
Josef Suk (1874–1935)
Piano quintet in g minor op. 8
Evan Johanson, Michael Shaham (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Alexander Warenberg (cello)
Julius Asal (piano)
Introduction
Exclusively for Friends of the Kronberg Academy
6.30 pm
Casals Forum, Großer Saal
Dr. Norbert Müllemann (Henle Publishers) introduces the string quintet by Mendelssohn.
Subject to change.