VIOLIN RECITAL WITH RAY CHEN
October 24, 2021
Overview
Violinist Ray Chen has it all: charisma for days, a deep musical sense, and incredible virtuosity. His recital with pianist Julio Elizalde puts his talents on full display with a program ranging from a lush and lyrical violin sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, to Igor Stravinsky’s Tchaikovsky-inspired Divertimento for Violin and Piano, through to Giuseppe Tartini’s fiendishly demanding Devil’s Trill Sonata, impassioned Hungarian Dances by Johannes Brahms and the blistering roulades of Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen.Program
Ludwig van
Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G major
Igor
Stravinsky
Divertimento for Violin and Piano
Giuseppe
Tartini (arr. Léopold Charlier)
Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil’s Trill
Johannes
Brahms (arr. Joseph Joachim)
Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major
Johannes
Brahms (arr. Fritz Kreisler)
Hungarian Dance No. 17 in F-sharp minor
Pablo
De Sarasate
Zigeunerweisen
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