About Miriam Kramer, violin & Nicholas Durcan, piano
Our celebration of Ravel’s 150th Anniversary begins with a performance of his much-loved sonata by one of the finest duos in Britain, whose Szymanowski CD was acclaimed as “gorgeous… well-nigh flawless” by American Record Guide.
Miriam and Nicholas will also play their own dazzling arrangements of some enchanting favourites, including the slow movement of Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto.
Astor Piazzola: Oblivion, Libertango;
Sergei Rachmaninov: Adagio Sostenuto;
Karol Szymanowski: Sonata;
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasia on Carnival of the Animals;
George Gershwin: Fantasia on An American in Paris;
Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata no.2