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A Musical Celebration

Violin and Piano Recital

Add to my Calendar 28-04-2025 18:30 28-04-2025 20:30 36 A Musical Celebration Referred to as the Roaring Twenties, Les Annés Folles and the Jazz Age, the 1920’s was an era of boundary-breaking creativity, innovation and exploration. Tonight’s programme consists of works for violin and piano written a hundred years ago, from 1925-1927, providing an opportunity to hear how four composers approached their writing at the same moment in history. Although the composers are of different nationalities (Russia, Romania, America and France) and each has a unique voice, they are connected via a combination of friendship and professional admiration, and also by cultural and musical influences from Paris and America, with elements of jazz and folk incorporated into their compositions St Marylebone Parish Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Marylebone Parish Church
17 Marylebone Rd
Marylebone
London
NW1 5LT
England

Programme

Sergey Prokofiev – 5 Melodies for violin and piano, Op.35bis
George Enescu – Violin Sonata no.3, Op.25
Aaron Copland – Two Pieces for Violin and Piano: Nocturne and Ukulele Serenade
Maurice Ravel – Violin Sonata no.2 in G major

Performers

Katharine Gowers – violin
Simon Crawford-Phillips – piano

Programme Note

Referred to as the Roaring Twenties, Les Annés Folles and the Jazz Age, the 1920’s was an era of boundary-breaking creativity, innovation and exploration. Tonight’s programme consists of works for violin and piano written a hundred years ago, from 1925-1927, providing an opportunity to hear how four composers approached their writing at the same moment in history. Although the composers are of different nationalities (Russia, Romania, America and France) and each has a unique voice, they are connected via a combination of friendship and professional admiration, and also by cultural and musical influences from Paris and America, with elements of jazz and folk incorporated into their compositions

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