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Bartók
Barnabás Kelemen violin; José Gallardo piano
Date
Sat 11 Jun 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Barnabás Kelemenviolin
  • José Gallardopiano

Programme

  • Béla Bartók
    1881-1945
      • Violin Sonata No. 2 BB85
      • Sonata for solo violin BB124

Interval

Encore

  • Béla Bartók
    1881-1945
      • Ket román tánc (Two Romanian Dances) BB56 Op. 8a
        :
      • No. 1 Romanian Dance Op. 8a
      • Mikrokosmos BB105
        :
      • CXLVI. Ostinato

Overview

Barnabás Kelemen’s deeply rooted affinity for Bartókis reflected in his Gramophone Award-winningrecording of the works in this programme.

Bartók’stwo violin sonatas received their UK premières inLondon respectively in 1922 and 1923, within weeksof their first performances in Budapest, while theSonata for solo violin was written for Yehudi Menuhinand first performed by him in New York in 1943.

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