ICELANDIC cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir, with accompanist Antoine Préat, joins Concerts in the West’s for the March series, starting at 11.30am on Friday 13th March at Bridport Arts Centre, followed by Ilminster Arts Centre that evening at 7.30pm and Crewkerne Dance House on Saturday 14th at 7.30.

The duo will play a programme of cello and piano duets, including Gabriel Faure’s Elegy, Fantasiestücke by Schumann and Grieg’s Sonata for cello and piano in A minor.

Praised for her “technical mastery” and “extraordinarily musical” performances, the Icelandic-American cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir is carving a distinctive artistic voice, combining sensitivity with a bold and fiery stage presence.

She has performed at venues across the world, including Carnegie Hall, the Southbank Centre, the Warsaw Philharmonic, Lincoln Center, and the Banff Centre, and appeared as soloist a with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra among others.

The Franco-Belgian pianist Antoine Préat has performed in prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Paris Beaux Arts Museum, Frederyk Chopin Institute and has appeared on BBC Radio 3, France Musique and Scala Radio.