Michael Unterman, cellist
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Upcoming Concerts ​


January 31 + February 1, 2020
A Far Cry: Berlin

HINDEMITH: Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" Played Badly at 7AM
JUON: Piano Sextet, Op. 22

St. John’s Church, Boston, MA

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February 6-14, 2020
A Far Cry: Memory Tour

PÄRT: Cantus in Memoriam of Benjamin Britten
MOZART: Serenata notturna, K. 239
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

Sheridan College, Sheridan, WY
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
University of Colorado Springs 
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Connecticut College, New London


February 21-23, 2020
Bach Akademie Charlotte: Bach and the Golden Rule

BACH: Herr Jesu Christ, wahr’ Mensch und Gott, BWV 127
BACH: Brich dem Hungrigen dein Brot, BWV 39
BACH: Du sollt Gott, deinen Herren, lieben, BWV 77

Providence United Methodist, Charlotte, NC
Christ Church Charlotte
Cathedral of All Souls, Asheville, NC
Lancaster Cultural Arts Center, Lancaster, SC


March 13, 2020
A Far Cry: Sunset

RESPIGHI: "Il Tramonto"
LUTOSLAWSKI: Musique Funèbre
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA


March 24-31, 2020
A Far Cry: Memory Tour

PÄRT: Cantus in Memoriam of Benjamin Britten
MOZART: Serenata notturna, K. 239
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro, Op. 47
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48

Thomasville Center for the Arts, Thomasville, GA
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Boston, MA
Kennedy Center, Washington, DC


April 5, 2020
Washington National Cathedral: St. Matthew Passion

BACH: St. Matthew Passion

Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC


April 24-25, 2020
Boston Baroque: Ariodante

HANDEL: Ariodante

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA


May 8-17
Boston Lyric Opera: Giulio Cesare

HANDEL: Giulio Cesare

DCR Steriti Memorial Rink, Boston, MA


Past Concerts (selections)


* principal cello - ** soloist - *** program curator

January 10, 2020
A Far Cry: Shostakovich and Mahler ***
   with Sonja Tengblad, soprano and Dashon Burton, baritone

TAKEMITSU: Requiem
SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 14
MAHLER: Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Review

November 22-24, 2019
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Crossing the Channel *
  with Avi Stein, director and harpsichord

ARNE: Harpsichord Concerto No. 5
GEMINIANI: Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, No. 3
HANDEL: Concerto Grosso, Op 6, No. 1

First Baptist Church and Kaul Auditorium, Portland, OR

August 16-25, 2019
Staunton Music Festival, Staunton, VA

DEBUSSY: "Dawn to Noon on the Sea," from La Mer, for piano trio, arr. Beamish
HAYDN: Symphony No. 6, "Le matin" *
MOZART: Quintet for horn and strings, K. 407
SAINT-SAENS: Septet, for trumpet, piano and strings
MENDELSSOHN - Octet for strings, Op. 20

May 22-June 1, 2019
Birdfoot Festival, New Orleans, LA

​J.S. BACH: Cantata 54 —Widerstehe doch der Sünde
DVORAK: String Quartet No. 12, “American”
PRICE: Songs to the Dark Virgin

January 11-13, 2019
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Scrag Mountain Music: Joy, Pleasure, and Sweet Nourishment

RICKETTS: "Situation" from Song Cycle
ECCLES: Sonata No. 11 in G minor
BARRIÈRE: Sonata in G Major for two cellos
HANDEL: Venus and Adonis

September 21-22, 2018
A Far Cry: Edge of the World***

RAMEAU: Suite from Les Indes galantes
VIVIER: Zipangu
SANLIKOL: A Gentleman of Istanbul (World Premiere)
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August 10-19, 2018
Staunton Music Festival, Staunton, VA

rep. incl.
KAGEL: Match
MENDELSSOHN: Piano Quartet in B Minor, Op. 3
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

May 23-June 2, 2018
Birdfoot Festival, New Orleans, LA

GOLIJOV: Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind
ENESCU: Octet in C Major, Op. 7

January 27, 2018
A Far Cry: Guardians of the Groove ***

LULLY: Suite from Acis et Galatée
Sufjan STEVENS: Suite from Run Rabbit Run (arr. Michael P. Atkinson)
DVORAK: Serenade for Strings, Op. 22

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Review

December 7, 2017
A Far Cry: The AFC Challenge ***

GLASS: Echorus
CAGE: “Nearly Stationary” from String Quartet in Four Parts
SHOSTAKOVICH: Scherzo from Two Pieces for String Octet, Op. 11
WEBERN: Five Movements, Op. 5
Christopher HOSSFELD: “... and ZOMBIES” from concerto GROSSO
LIGETI: Ramifications
Shiori USUI: In Digestion
XENAKIS: Voile

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Review

August 4, 2017
Vancouver Bach Festival: Conversions **
with Byron Schenkman, piano

MOSCHELES: selections from Etudes in Melodic Counterpoint, Op.137a
Fanny MENDELSSOHN: Fantasy in G minor
Felix MENDELSSOHN: Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58

Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, BC

May 5-7, 2017
Portland Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi's World

VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto in E-flat Major, RV 483
VIVALDI: Concerto for 2 cellos in G Minor, RV 531 **
VIVALDI: Chamber Concerto for Lute in D Major, RV 93
PERGOLESI: Concerto in B-flat major for violin

First Baptist Church, Portland, OR
Kaul Auditorium, Portland, OR

March 7 & 10, 2017
Boston Baroque: The Mystery Sonatas *
Christina Day Martinson, violin

BIBER: Mystery Sonatas

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC
Jordan Hall, Boston, MA
Review

February 11 & 12, 2017
A Far Cry: Misty ***
Dashon Burton, baritone

BARBER: Dover Beach
KILAR:  Orawa
WIRÉN: Serenade
SUK: Meditation on an Old Czech Hymn
TAKEMITSU: Dorian Horizon
EISLER: Ernste Gesänge

St. John's Church, Boston, MA
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, MA

November 11, 2016
A Far Cry: Pau ***
Lluis Claret, cello

BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto
CASALS: Sant Marti del Canigo
GINASTERA: Glosses sobre temes de Pau Casals, Op. 46

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

October 21 & 23, 2016
Boston Baroque: Bach's B minor Mass *

BACH: Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Jordan Hall, Boston MA
Review

October 6, 2016
A Far Cry & Oracle Hysterical: The Sea - Tales of Lapham ***

Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Review

September 23, 2016
A Far Cry: Memory

PART: Cantus in Memoriam of Benjamin Britten
MOZART: Serenata Notturna
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro **
TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade for Strings *

Jordan Hall, Boston, MA

October 1, 2015
A Far Cry: VS. ***


I: Sport
John Zorn: Hockey
Jean-Philippe Rameau: “Chaconne” from Naïs

II: War
Samuel Scheidt: “Galliard Battaglia à 5”
Dmitri Shostakovich: III. Allegro non troppo from String Quartet No. 3, Op. 73
Toru Takemitsu: Requiem for string orchestra

III: Politics
Trad: Song of the Birds (Cant dell Ocells), arr. Casals
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, Op. 3 No. 10 for four violins and violoncello obligato, from L’estro Armonico
Frederick Rzewski: Coming Together

Gardner Museum, Boston, MA
Review

February 23, 2015
What Makes it Great?:
Mendelssohn's Octet

Robert Kapilow, host
Aeolus Quartet with Alex Fortes, Becky Anderson and Jason Fisher

Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY

Webcast: Part 1, Part 2

January 14 & 15, 2015
Matthew Ritchie:
The Long Count/The Long Game*
with Kelley Deal, Aaron & Dryce Dessner, Shara Worden, and Evan Ziporyn

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Review

November 16, 2014
Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra:
A Bach Family Reunion

CPE Bach: Cello Concerto in A Major**

Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA

August 9, 2014
The Snape Proms at Aldeburgh Music
with the Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme
Richard Egarr, director

Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea*

Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, UK
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