Artists
Viktoria Mullova
Violin
Katia Labèque
Piano
Program
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata Op. 115 for Violin Solo
Robert Schumann
Sonata No. 1 in A Minor Op. 105 for Violin and Piano
Torū Takemitsu
Distance de fée
Arvo Pärt
Fratres
Maurice Ravel
Sonata in G Major for Violin and Piano
Approximate running time:
1h 30m
with one intermission
French pianist Katia Labèque—known as part of the Labèque piano duo—teams up with Russian violinist Viktoria Mullova, an acclaimed performer of Baroque and Classical music as well as contemporary jazz and pop repertoire. They have planned a diverse program of pieces by Prokofiev, Schumann, and Ravel, as well as Arvo Pärt’s modern classic Fratres and an early score by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.