Late masterworks by Beethoven and Schubert form the core of this recital. Maria João Pires performs Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 111 and shares the platform with her pupil Pavel Kolesnikov for two of Schubert’s works for piano four-hands.

Kolesnikov’s Wigmore Hall debut in January 2014, greeted by five-star reviews, set the seal on the remarkable opening phase of the young Russian-born pianist’s career. He opens the recital’s second half with a performance of Schumann’s Fantasie in C Op. 17.

Pavel Kolesnikov is a soloist of the Music Chapel and this concert forms part of the Partitura Project. Initiated by Maria João Pires, the aim of this project is to create an altruistic dynamic between artists of different generations and to offer an alternative in a world too often focused on competitiveness.

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