Garter Lane Arts Centre, 18th November 2021 at 7:30pm
Bringing intelligence and sensitivity to anything they tackle, this charismatic violin and piano duo have a passion for discovering new music and reinvigorating the old.
Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin
George Fu piano
Widely praised for her expressive and strikingly individual performances, Tamsin Waley-Cohen has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in many of the world’s great concert halls. An adventurous and prolific recording artist, her recent recording of Beethoven Violin Sonatas on the
Signum Classics label has received widespread critical acclaim.
Described by the Boston Music Intelligencer as a “heroic piano soloist” with “stunning virtuosity”, American pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu has established an international reputation as a captivating musician with distinctive intelligence and sensitivity. Passionate about the creation of new work, he
is also a composer and an avid performer of contemporary music.
This phenomenal duo will present a programme that includes the F-A-E Sonata, uniquely co-authored by three great 19th century composers, Stravinsky’s exquisite Duo Concertant, Beethoven’s much loved ‘Kreutzer’ sonata and Release, a Music Network commission written by New York-based Irish composer Finola Merivale.
PROGRAMME:
Dietrich, Brahms & Schumann F-A-E Sonata
Stravinsky Duo Concertant (for Violin & Piano)
Finola Merivale Release (Music Network Commission)
Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’
Admission: €17, Concession €15, Students €5
Garter Lane, O’Connell Street, Waterford X91 DX57
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Tamsin Waley-Cohen:
Orchestra of the swan – Mendaelssohn Violin Concerto (in istanbul with soloist Tamsin Waley-cohen
George Fu:
Franz SCHUBERT Sonata in c minor, D.958, IV. Allegro