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Ravel
Sonata No.1 in A minor, “Posthume”
Poulenc
Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119
Debussy
Sonata in G minor, L. 140
Franck
Sonata in A
The performance will run for about 1 hour 30 minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers will only be admitted during the intermission or at a suitable break.
The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and subsitute artists.
Leonidas Kavakos (Violin)
Leonidas Kavakos is recognised across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, acclaimed for his matchless technique, his captivating artistry and his superb musicianship, and the integrity of his playing.
Kavakos works regularly with the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors and plays as recitalist in the world’s premier recital halls and festivals. He has developed close relationships with major international orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.
In recent years, he has succeeded in building a strong profile as a conductor and has conducted the New York Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Israel Philharmonic.
In the 2022-23 season, Kavakos is honoured as Artist in Residence at Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España, where he appears as both violinist and conductor. He has toured Europe with pianist Yuja Wang, as well as returned to United States with regular recital partners pianist Emanuel Ax and cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Kavakos performs a number of concerts throughout Europe and the Middle East with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Daniel Harding, as well as returns to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, NDR Hamburg, New York Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic.
He is an exclusive recording artist with Sony Classical. Further recent releases include the Beethoven Violin Concerto which he conducted and played with Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks in 2019 for the Beethoven 250th Anniversary year in 2020, and the re-release of his 2007 recording of the complete Beethoven Sonatas with Enrico Pace. In 2022 Kavakos released Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 arranged for trio, with Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma.
Born and brought up in a musical family in Athens, Kavakos curates an annual violin and chamber-music masterclass in Athens, which attracts violinists and ensembles from all over the world. He plays the ‘Willemotte’ Stradivarius violin of 1734.
Enrico Pace (Piano)
Pianist Enrico Pace was born in Rimini, Italy. He studied piano at the Rossini Conservatory, Pesaro, where he graduated in Conducting and Composition, and later at the Accademia Pianistica Incontri col Maestro, Imola. Winning the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in 1989 marked the beginning of his international career.
He has performed with many major orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, and more. Also, Pace has toured extensively, performing in Europe and South America, and has performed at numerous festivals including those in Verbier and Lucerne, among others. He enjoys on-going relationships with renowned musicians, such as violinists Leonidas Kavakos, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Akiko Suwanai and Liza Ferschtman, as well as cellist Sung-Won Yang, performing with them throughout Europe, the United States and Asia.
Pace has also recorded many albums, the label “Piano Classics” released his highly praised solo recording of the Années de pèlerinage, première année – “Suisse” and deuxième année – “Italie” of Franz Liszt in 2011. His recording of the complete Beethoven Sonatas for piano and violin with Kavakos was released by Decca Classics in 2013 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Tickets available from 10 Augustat all URBTIX outlets, self-service ticketing kiosks, on internet, by mobile app and telephone.
Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first come, first served basis).
"Great Music" Package Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for the ‘Violin Recital by Leonidas Kavakos’, ‘Warabe by Kodo’, ‘Piano Duo Recital by Lucas & Arthur Jussen’, ‘A Cappella Concert by Naturally 7’, ‘China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (24/10)’ , ‘China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (25/10)’ and ‘Jazz Concert by Eliane Elias’, the following concession applies:
10% off for any 2 programmes, 15% off for any 3 programmes, 20% off for any 4 or more programmes.
"Great Music" Group Booking Discount
For each purchase of standard tickets for the ‘Violin Recital by Leonidas Kavakos’, ‘Warabe by Kodo’, ‘Piano Duo Recital by Lucas & Arthur Jussen’, ‘A Cappella Concert by Naturally 7’, ‘China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (24/10)’ , ‘China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (25/10)’ and ‘Jazz Concert by Eliane Elias’, the following concession applies:
10% off for 4 – 9 tickets, 15% off for 10 – 19 tickets, 20% off for 20 or more tickets.
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