Francina Moll Salord, Kumi Matsuo

Music by Auerbach, Bartók, Bagdasarian and Prokofiev.

Graduate musicians from the Royal College of Music offer a programme that explores the beauty of works written during a time of war and repression.

Each musical item is a key example of the culture and tradition of a different country. At the same time, all the works have a shared connection in history.

Programme:
T´filah (Prayer) for solo violin by Lera Auerbach (c. 1996)

Sonata for solo violin by Béla Bartók (c. 1944)
I. Tempo di ciaccona

Nocture by E. Bagdasarian (c. 1957)

Sonata number 1, Op. 80 by S. Prokofiev (c.1946)
I. Andante assai
II. Allegro brusco
III. Andante
IV. Allegrissimo