LONDON: Leighton House Gallery

Saturday 11th March, 2017

7:30pm

Event information

Joy Lisney violoncello
James Lisney piano

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The acclaimed Lisney Duo will be performing a varied programme with romantic sonatas by Schubert and Brahms at its heart. The vigour and vitality of two sets of Beethoven variations and two short tasters from the twentieth century complete this concert which is part of a tour visiting many other UK and European venues and concludes at the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Beethoven - Variations on Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen WoO 46
Crumb - Sonata for violoncello
Schubert - Sonata in a, D 871 Arpeggione
Beethoven - Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen opus 66
Ligeti - Sonata for violoncello
Brahms - Sonata, opus 78

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Joy Lisney is one of the most exciting young string players to emerge in recent years. Her early promise was highlighted by Carlton Television when they chose her, at the age of six, as a possible high achiever of the twenty first century. She has fulfilled expectations with a distinguished international career that took her from successful debuts at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 2012 to a highly acclaimed Beethoven Grand Tour that encompassed Beethoven cycles with her father James Lisney at major venues across Europe that included the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the Edinburgh Queen's Hall, St George's Bristol and a sold-out performance at the Southbank Centre.

James Lisney enjoys a rich musical life. His musical integrity and pianistic command fuel a career that takes him seamlessly from concerto and recital soloist - to chamber musician, song accompanist and pianist director. Initiatives, such as his Schubertreise Series at the Southbank Centre, his extensive Beethoven Project or the recording company Woodhouse Editions, provide a platform for his wide-ranging musical sympathies.