Ghost Variations

Event information

Tickets available for tonight's performance from the Box Office, which opens at 7 p.m.

A concert with narration, based on Jessica Duchen's new novel telling the true story of the great Hungarian violinist Jelly d'Aranyi, for whom Ravel wrote "Tzigane," and her rediscovery of the Schumann Violin Concerto.
David le Page (violin) Viv McLean (piano) Jessica Duchen (author/narrator)

THE PROGRAMME

Robert Schumann: Geistervariationen (‘Ghost Variations’) - Theme
Bela Bartók (a close friend of d’Arányi): Romanian Folk Dances
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No.1 in A minor – first movement
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto – second movement (often performed by d’Arányi)
Frederick Septimus Kelly (d’Arányi’s first love): Serenade Op. 7 – Gigue

Interval

Johannes Brahms arr. Joseph Joachim (d’Arányi’s great-uncle): Hungarian Dance No.2
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane (written for d’Arányi)
Jenö Hubay (d’Arányi’s teacher in Budapest): Hejre Kati
Robert Schumann: Violin Concerto – second movement; Geistervariationen – Theme (reprise)