#cello recital Archives - Suzuki Music Academy of Hong Kong

Sebastien and Elise prepared and performed their Book 1 Cello Recital together. Please enjoy their thoughts about the experience!

~from Sebbie

Yesterday, I played cello in front of a lot of people. I was a little scared. I felt a little weird. While I waited backstage I felt bored… (no offence). When I started I was a little nervous but I kept on playing. I felt the ringing of music in my ears when I was playing. I got a mistake in O Come Little Children and I fixed it. I like playing solo more because it is more easier because I can go at my own speed and I can do my own tone after that. I loved eating all the snacks that I brought there were also cupcakes and cookies but still my favourites were the beef sticks. There was also other drinks like grape juice orange juice and apple it was great. I also gave cards to the teachers. And I enjoyed the recital!

~from Elise

I enjoyed when we went to get food because then I felt like I graduated from Book 1. I felt really nervous when we were waiting in the small room but after we played the Twinkles I didn’t feel as scared. I am thankful for my teachers and family.

Cristal and Ursula performed their first-ever Book Recital together! Here’s what they had to say about the experience:

~ from Ursula

I have been learning cello for a relatively short time, so let me share my experience: I hope my pitch is correct, I will play each note with my heart, make each note have life, and finally let the listeners communicate with me through the music. Although it is difficult to make the listeners feel the emotions I want to express in the music, I am trying my best.

~ from Cristal

My first book recital went brilliant! And I’m really happy that I didn’t do huge mistakes. I think that Ms. Sonomi and Ms. Silvia helped me a lot and the beats of our joint pieces with Ursula become much stronger and steadier.

My family supports me a lot and I was so excited to have my little brother and cousins joining my recital. When we played our solo pieces, I felt I performed good for Allegretto, Lightly Row and French Folk Song. However, my bow got stuck when I was playing O Come Little Children because there was no space left with my long bow.

At last, we played the two joint pieces, I didn’t feel nervous any more and I enjoyed our performances very much. I felt so thankful to everyone who helped me during our practice and I hope I can have our second recital with Ursula very soon.