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Traditional, Tubin, Brahms and Ligeti
Pekka Kuusisto; Alec Frank-Gemmill; Tamara Stefanovich
Date
Tue 21 Jun 2016, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Pekka Kuusistoviolin
  • Alec Frank-Gemmillhorn
  • Tamara Stefanovichpiano

Programme

  • Eduard Tubin
    1905-1982
      • Estonian Dance Pieces
        :
      • Bagpipe Dance and Night Herdsman
  • Eduard Tubin
    1905-1982
      • Estonian Dance Pieces
        :
      • Slow Waltz and Horn piece

Interval

      • Hommage à Brahms
        :
      • Trio for violin, horn and piano

Overview

Pekka Kuusisto joins forces with virtuoso horn playerAlec Frank-Gemmill and critically acclaimed pianistTamara Stefanovich in Brahms’s Trio Op. 40, whichincludes a heart-breaking central elegy for thecomposer’s mother, and Ligeti’s homage to Brahms.

The Finnish violinist, acclaimed for his distinctivelyindividual tone and persuasive musicianship, openswith the exotic, folk-influenced sounds of Bartók’sSonata for solo violin.

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