Alberto Bologni, Giuseppe Bruno

The distinguished Italian violin & piano duo are well known on the continent for their powerful interpretations of the classics, and have recently recorded the entire oeuvre for violin and piano by Franz Liszt. They present one such piece in this, their Kings Place debut: the dramatic and striking ‘La notte’, arranged by Liszt from his orchestral piece of the same name (after the poem by Michelangelo).

It is coupled with another work inspired by Italian renaissance literature, the dark and passionate, Dante-inspired ‘…that which echoes in eternity’ by British composer Peter Fribbins. Central pillars of the duo’s programme are Beethoven’s epic G major sonata and Brahms’s lyrical last sonata. They also bring some music from Italy, a charming Aria by Ottorino Respighi.