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Ruben Jeyasundaram residency with the Chamber Music Society of Colombo © Chamber Music Society of Colombo / Ruben Jeyasundaram Photo: Benjamin Schultheis

One-month residency with the Chamber Music Society Colombo

The Goethe-Institut Sri Lanka is delighted to continue our efforts in supporting lasting bridges of artistic exchange between German musicians of Sri Lankan descent and professional musicians in Sri Lanka and therefore glad to support Ruben Jeyasundaram’s one-month residency as Guest Principal Cellist with the Chamber Music Society Colombo. 

Ruben Jeyasundaram

Ruben Jeyasundaram is a versatile, multi-stylistic cellist, composer, and recording artist
based in Hamburg, with over 30 years of experience and an international career. He has performed in prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Shanghai Culture Square Theatre, and Guangzhou Opera House, and is a member of the CHINEKE! ORCHESTRA, London. Recent highlights include performing Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time at the Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial Site with members of ENSEMBLE RESONANZ. In 2024, Ruben premiered Max Andrzejewski’s Music for a Future Without Guarantees at the Konzerthaus Berlin as part of the Out of Joint festival.

Residency Spotlight

Ruben Jeyasundaram's residency with the Chamber Music Society of Colombo (CMSC) will consist of two concerts and multiple cello masterclasses. The first concert on the 8th of February at the Galle Literary Festival, will be with principal members of the CMSC, including the concertmaster Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, Sulara Nanayakkara, principal second violin and Avanti Perera, co-principal viola. The program will include the string quartets of Sergei Rachmaninoff and the South Asian premier of Dutch composer Henk Alkema’s string quartet No.1. 

The second concert on the 16th of February at the Goethe-Institut Hall, is a tribute to the late Sri Lankan-British cellist, Rohan de Saram, who was one of the most influential cellists in his day. The concert will include the Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, works by Robert Schumann and Paul Hindemith, and string quartets by Alkema and Hindemith. Performing will be: Ruben Jeyasundaram, cello. Johann Pieris, piano. Lakshman Joseph-de Saram, violin I. Sulara Nanayakkara, violin II, and Avanti Perera, viola. 
 

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