Mark Kosower
Cello
A cellist appearing as soloist in a rarely heard concerto for two cellos.
In short
Mark Kosower is a cellist scheduled to appear as soloist with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra, performing Ott's Concerto for Two Cellos alongside a second soloist, on a program that also includes Schumann's Manfred overture and Brahms's First Symphony.
What to listen for
Mark Kosower appears here as one of two soloists in Ott's Concerto for Two Cellos, a work that pairs its soloists in close dialogue rather than pitting one against the orchestra alone. Listeners can expect the two cellos trading and overlapping melodic lines, often written to blend into a single expanded voice before splitting apart into contrast. The rest of the program frames this modern concerto with two Romantic staples: Schumann's Manfred overture, a brooding curtain-raiser built on a restless, searching opening figure, and Brahms's First Symphony, a large-scale work that famously wrestles its way from a stormy opening to a broad, hymn-like theme in the finale. Together the evening moves from 19th-century drama to a contemporary two-cello conversation and back again.
Written by OrchestraFinder, reviewed September 2026.