Artists
- Nikolaj Szeps-Znaiderviolin
- Robert Kulekpiano
Archived Event
Beethoven, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Brahms
Nikolaj Znaider; Robert Kulek
- Date
- Thu 26 Nov 2015, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven1770-1827
- Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Op. 12 No. 2
- Sergey Prokofiev1891-1953
- Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80
Interval
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- 24 Preludes Op. 34(trans. Dmitri Tsyganov)
- Prelude in C sharp minor Op. 34 No. 10
Encore
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- 21 Hungarian Dances WoO. 1:
- Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- Prelude in D flat Op. 34 No. 15
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Fünf Lieder Op. 105:
- No. 1 Wie Melodien zieht es mir (arranged by Jascha Heifetz)
- Dmitry Shostakovich1906-1975
- Prelude in B flat minor Op. 34 No. 16
- Prelude in D minor Op. 34 No. 24
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor Op. 108
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Suite for Piano BB70 Op. 14
Overview
Completed in the summer of 1946, Prokofiev’sFirst Violin Sonata was seen by one earlycritic as a hymn to the Russian ‘people’sfreedom and strength’.
Its tragic tonecertainly reflects the fate of the millions ofSoviet citizens destroyed during the SecondWorld War. Part of the work’s first movement,suggested its composer, should sound ‘likethe wind in a graveyard’.
Nikolaj Znaider, oneof today’s foremost violinists and a musicianof jaw-dropping versatility, prefaces Prokofiev’scomplex score with Beethoven’s vivacious,uplifting Violin Sonata No. 2.
This concert is part of the CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust ticket scheme, offering free tickets to those aged 8-25
