Marika Bournaki, piano

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 8:00 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Sonata No. 6 in A Major, G. 4 (1771)

I. Affettuoso
II. Adagio
III. Allegro moderato

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

Paolo Chiavaroli, continuo cello

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 1 (1881)

I. Andante con moto
II. Andante – Allegro agitato
III. Allegro con fuoco

Arthur Foote (1853–1937)

Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 4 (1910)

I. Fantasia
II. Allegro con spirito

Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)

Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, op. 119 (1949)

I. Andante grave
II. Moderato
III. Allegro ma non troppo

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)

Based in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area, Christian Hartman is a cellist, percussionist, composer and educator known for his energetic, passionate performances and his ability to bridge a wide variety of musical styles.

As an orchestral musician, he can be heard prominently as principal cellist in the soundtrack of the 2021 film Cordelia, by Nigerian director Tunde Kelani. Hartman is also an avid performer of early music, and is adept at solo and continuo playing on both Baroque cello and viola da gamba. He is most enthusiastic, however, about contemporary music and free improvisation, and his work has led to collaborations with composers and the premieres of several new compositions written for him.

A composer and arranger himself, Hartman has written music for a variety of ensembles, including works premiered by high schools, collegiate ensembles and dance companies. His piece The Next Phrase, co-composed with Jeremy Keaton for Em Godfrey’s dance "terminal," was presented at the American College Dance Association’s Mid-Atlantic North Conference at the University of Maryland in March 2020.

Hartman holds degrees in music performance from the University of Delaware (Master of Music) and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Bachelor of Arts), and is currently a doctoral candidate at Shenandoah Conservatory. At Shenandoah, Hartman serves as cellist for EDGE Ensemble as well as teaching assistant to Julian Schwarz. Hartman’s past teachers include Lawrence Stomberg, Gita Ladd and Maxim Kozlov, and he has studied chamber music with members of the Calidore, Attacca, Escher and Audubon string quartets, among others. He plays on a Mirecurtien cello made in 1922 by François Delprato and a German bow by Otto A. Hoyer.

Christian Hartman is from the studio of Julian Schwarz.. This recital is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for a Doctor of Music in Performance (Cello).