VRS Presents JEAN-GUIHEN QUEYRAS, Cello and ALEXANDER MELNIKOV, Piano.
Captivating musicianship and compelling expressive integrity will be at the forefront when Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov return to the VRS. Both artists are celebrated and respected international soloists, but clearly these friends enjoy making music together. As long-time musical collaborators, they’ve released recordings of Beethoven’s cello sonatas and, more recently, Chopin and Rachmaninov’s cello sonatas, both of which received rave reviews from critics. Queyras and Melnikov last appeared on stage in Vancouver as a duo for the VRS ‘Winterlude’ series in 2017.
“Queyras and Melnikov sustained the intimacy of the music with playing of extraordinary refinement.” — The Guardian
PROGRAM: BEETHOVEN: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1
BEETHOVEN: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2
DEBUSSY: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor
RACHMANINOV: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 19
Sunday, Apr 6, 2025 | 3:00 pm
Pre-Concert Talk at 2:15 p.m.
Vancouver Playhouse
Tickets: https://tickets.vanrecital.com/TheatreManager/1/login&performance=1091