KAMMERKONZERTE.KOELN: Aleksey Semenenko & Inna Firsova

In the organizer's words:

Since winning the prestigious Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York in 2012 and second prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2015, Aleksey Semenenko has been one of the world's elite violinists. Together with pianist Inna Firsova, they have formed a permanent duo for many years and have performed in the most prestigious halls and festivals, including the Berlin Philharmonie as part of the Musical Olympus Festival, Schloss Elmau, the Usedom Music Festival, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, the Korsholm Festival in Finland, the international music festival in Cervo/Italy and many more. At the 67th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, they won the Orlando jury and television prize for "Best Concert" of the festival. Their concert at the Chamber Concerts in the Humboldt Hall will be a major highlight and conclusion of the 2025 annual program.

Program:

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor (Sonata posthumous, M.12)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, op. 100
1st Allegro amabile
2nd Andante tranquillo - Vivace - Andante - Vivace di più - Andante
3rd Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)

- Intermission -

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)
Caprice for violin solo (1978)

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
"Sérénade mélancolique" op. 26

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Two pieces for violin and piano (1926)
1. nocturne
2. ukelele serenade

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
"Tzigane"
Rapsodie de concert M.76