Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata for violin and keyboard no.3 in E major, BWV 1016
Lili Boulanger Nocturne and Cortège D'un matin de printemps
Claude Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor L 140 for violin and piano
Amy Beach Romance
César Franck Violin Sonata in A Major

This concert takes us from one of the most exquisitely beautiful pieces of Bach to the world of the French Impressionists at the point their music enters the avant garde. Lili Boulanger accomplished much in her short life and her salon pieces are some of the last compositions in her hand before she was overtaken with illness and death. Her impulsive D'un Matin du Printemps is deceptively simple and shares many characteristics with the mercurial violin sonata by Debussy.
Amy Beach's rich Romance leads us to .one of the finest violin sonatas ever written: César Franck navigates the heights of musical drama and searing intensity in this wedding gift for Ysaye and despite the notoriously demanding piano part, the players must ride the storm of intense musical dialogue with true virtuosity.

Watch Philippa and Alfred playing together here on Vimeo

The Linton Duo brings together British violinist Philippa Mo and Hong Kong-born pianist Albert Lau. Since their first concert in 2023 at the Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, England’s oldest surviving theatre in its original form, the two exceptional musicians have performed internationally as a duo, combining virtuosic flair with great musical sensitivity and a passion for an extensive repertoire. Their vision is to inspire audiences with great chamber music works as well as rarities through creative and imaginative programme design.

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