Japan Tour 2015

On our tour to Japan in July-August 2015 we played 15 concerts in Tokyo, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Oita, Tsukuba and others. The concerts were organized and supported by Mercedes-Benz, Japan, by Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corporation, Nagoya, and by the German-Japan Society, Kobe. On July 13th we were invited privately to the Imperial Palace, Tokyo, playing for… Continue reading Japan Tour 2015

Public Radio Interview

We spent the  night of June 18th in Woodland, CA preparing for our June 20th concert at the historical Woodland Opera House. The next morning we performed in studio and were interviewed by Beth Ruyak of the show Insight on Capitol Public Radio in Sacramento.  Listen here.

June 2015 Interview with Edelmann and Rust

Here is a link to a lively interview posted on Soundcloud conducted by Corey Mason of worldOne radio and festival in June 2015 in advance of our Woodland Opera House performance on June 20th.  We talked about how we met, why we started playing our instruments, our early years as music students; and stories from our performance career.  The… Continue reading June 2015 Interview with Edelmann and Rust

February 2015 Interview on Recordnet.com

Here is the text of an interview we had with Tony Sauro, Record Staff Writer, before our concert at University of the Pacific, Stockton. Couple in marriage, couple in music Bassoonist, cellist make for rare two-person combination recordnet.com By Tony Sauro, Record Staff Writer Friedrich Edelmann and Rebecca Rust. COURTESY PHOTO San Francisco Munich Duo: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Recital… Continue reading February 2015 Interview on Recordnet.com

„Zum Tee bei Sabine“, BOSCO Gauting, 18. Januar 2015, 17 Uhr

Nach(t)kritik von Thomas Lochte, 18.01.2015 Zum Tee bei Sabine: Rebecca Rust & Friedrich Edelmann Dass Sabine Zaplins Gäste zum ersten Tee-Gespräch 2015 eine original japanische Tee-Kanne mitgebracht hatten, war alles andere als Zufall: Die Cellistin Rebecca Rust (der Name der gebürtigen Kalifornierin ist wie “Rast” auszusprechen) und ihr Gatte Friedrich Edelmann (Fagott) hatten vor etwa… Continue reading „Zum Tee bei Sabine“, BOSCO Gauting, 18. Januar 2015, 17 Uhr

Concert of Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris–Feb 8, 2015 in Sacramento CA

The music of Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris comes to life with a special performance by the San Francisco Munich Trio featuring Rebecca Rust (cello), Friedrich Edelmann (bassoon), and Dmitriy Cogan (piano). A combination of popular compositions (Frédéric Chopin) and lesser known compositions by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alexandre Tansman and Georges Enesco will transport you back to Paris at… Continue reading Concert of Toulouse-Lautrec’s Paris–Feb 8, 2015 in Sacramento CA

Greetings from Germany!

We have been very busy the last year with concert tours in California (September 2013 & December-March 2014); China (October-November 2013) and Italy (April 2014). In Italy we performed at Torino in “Duck, Death and Tulip” by Wolf Erlbruch, realized for two dancers and music for cello & bassoon. It won 1st Prize for Best Performance at the… Continue reading Greetings from Germany!