Artistic Directors Geoffrey Herd and Anna Petrova present a recital crafted in collaboration with renowned Yale Musicologist Paul Berry. The program centers around Brahms’ Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78. Before the concert, Berry, a respected Brahms scholar, will explore the political and personal implications of Brahms’ writing, illustrated by musical examples.

Doors: 6 pm

Pre-concert Lecture: 6:15-7 pm

Concert: 7:30 pm

Artist Meet and Greet: 9:30 – 10:30 pm

Dress code: Cocktail chic, with the option for elevated elegance

PROGRAM 

Josef Suk 6 Pieces Op. 7: I. Love Song (arr. Kocián for Violin and Piano)

Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

I. Vivace ma non troppo 
II. Adagio – Più andante – Adagio
III. Allegro molto moderato

— intermission —

Eugène Ysaÿe Sonata for Solo Violin in D minor ‘Ballade’, Op. 27, No. 3

John Corigliano Sonata for Violin and Piano

I. Allegro 
II. Andantino (with simplicity) 
III. Lento (quasi recitativo) 
IV. Allegro