Three jubilees

Performers:

ALEXANDER PALEY (piano, USA–France–Lithuania)

RAIMONDAS BUTVILA (violin)

Program:

Part I

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART – Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, KV 7

JOHANNES BRAHMS – Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A major, op. 100

Part II

FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY:

Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, op. 4, MWV Q 12

Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, MWV Q 26

Former classmates and good friends, who still actively collaborate and create memorable concert programs, the world-renowned piano virtuoso Alexander Paley and the prominent Lithuanian violinist Raimondas Butvila are celebrating their jubilees together on one stage. The third celebrant of the evening is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whose 270th birth anniversary we are commemorating this year.

For this special occasion, the performers have prepared an equally special program for the listeners. Selected masterpieces by W. A. Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Johannes Brahms will be performed. W. A. Mozart's Violin Sonata in D major belongs to the composer's collection of early works. He wrote it at the age of seven. F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote three sonatas for violin and piano, but only the first was assigned an opus number and published during the composer's lifetime. The manuscript of the second sonata, written in a major key, was lost and only discovered, edited, and published in the mid-twentieth century, thanks to the legendary violinist Yehudi Menuhin. J. Brahms's sonata, also known as the "Thun" or "Meistersinger" sonata, was composed while the composer was staying in the Swiss city of Thun. At the time, J. Brahms was courting the young contralto Hermine Spies and felt inspired by his surroundings. He said: "This area is so full of melodies that one has to be careful not to step on them."

Enjoy a program performed with virtuosity by exceptional musicians and a beautiful triple celebration of music and friendship.