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Great Performers Series
Violin Recital with Ray Chen
November 03, 2019
Overview
San Francisco favorite Ray Chen returns in a hearty recital program that opens with Grieg’s Norwegian folk tune-infused Violin Sonata No. 2 (composed in the euphoria of the composer’s honeymoon) and Saint-Saëns’ soaring and heroic Violin Sonata No. 1. Chen’s virtuosity is on full display in J.S. Bach’s Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, arguably one of the most challenging solo works in the repertoire; an arrangement of Debussy’s magical Clair de lune; and Ravel’s gypsy-inflected Tzigane.
Concert Extras
Post-concert CD signings with Ray Chen
Program
Edvard
Grieg
Debussy (arr. Roelens)
Clair de lune
Maurice
Ravel
Tzigane
Camille
Saint-Saëns
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor
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