Bach Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007
Rachmaninov Cello Sonata Op.19 in G minor

Timotheos Petrin cello
George Fu piano

Acclaimed for his expressive depth and fearless playing, Greek cellist Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin is forging a distinctive artistic path as a soloist and chamber musician across North America and Europe. Recent highlights include a performance of Brahms’ Double Concerto with violinist Leonidas Kavakos and the Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra. He made his first major US solo appearance in 2016 with the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra under Robert Spano and gained international recognition as a prizewinner at the International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland.

Timotheos has appeared as a soloist with ensembles including the Helsinki Philharmonic, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Israel Camerata, and the Athens and Thessaloniki State Orchestras. In 2025, he made his New York recital debut at Merkin Hall with pianist Alexia Mouza and released his debut solo album with GENUIN. A former Artist-in-Residence at NPR’s Performance Today, he is currently Artistic Director of the Samos Young Artist Festival. A founding member of Trio Zimbalist and a member of the ApollΩn Ensemble, he frequently tours internationally and records for Curtis Studio Label and Sony Classical. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the New England Conservatory and plays a Gennaro Gagliano cello (Naples, c.1750).

American pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu has been praised as “one of the most exciting pianists of our time… a deep thinker, thoroughly in command” (The Arts Desk). Recently winning BBC Music Magazine’s 2024 Newcomer Award, he is establishing an international reputation as a fearless and probing interpreter of a wide array of music.

George has appeared across the Americas and Europe, appearing at major venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, 92nd Street Y, Konzerthaus Berlin, Kennedy Center, St Martin-in-the Fields, the Southbank Centre, and Kings Place. As concerto soloist he has performed with National Symphony Orchestra (USA), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, amongst others. A frequent solo recitalist and chamber musician, George is a founding member of Trio Zimbalist. 

George’s debut solo album, MIRRORS, was released with Platoon Classical to international acclaim, winning BBC Music Magazine’s 2024 Newcomer Award. 

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University, George studied with Jonathan Biss and Meng-Chieh Liu at the Curtis Institute of Music, and then with Christopher Elton and Joanna MacGregor at the Royal Academy of Music.

George was supported by City Music Foundation as one of their 2020 artists.