Janine Jansen and Denis Kozhukhin return to Megaron, two years after their first joint appearance, which received an enthusiastic reception from audiences. With the rare musical rapport that sets them apart, the two leading performers meet again for a captivating recital for violin and piano.
Jansen, one of the most significant violinists of our time, is celebrated for her interpretations of Beethoven, while Kozhukhin strikes a unique balance between virtuosity and introspection.
The last of Beethoven’s ten Sonatas for violin and piano was written after almost ten years of silence in the genre, at a time when the composer believed that “everything we call life ought to be sacrificed on the altar of art.” Prokofiev’s Five Melodies and First Sonata reveal the composer’s creative imagination; the dialogue between violin and piano finds its ideal interpreters in these two soloists.
