| lundi 14 décembre 2026 | 20:00 |
| Catherina Lee | Violon |
| Miles Walter | Piano |
Violinist Catherina Lee and pianist Miles Walter bring an adventurous programme to Kings Place, pairing masterworks by Mozart, Debussy and Franck with striking works by Kurtág and Dora Pejačević. An evening of rich musical contrasts, virtuosity and intimate chamber dialogue.
Australian violinist Catherina Lee and American pianist-composer Miles Walter, both expats living in the UK, met in Cornwall at Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove. Together, they bring an exciting and varied programme to Kings Place.
The first half is bookended by masterpieces by friends and mutual admirers Debussy and Stravinsky: Debussy’s famous wartime sonata, his final major work, and Stravinsky’s fascinating, kaleidoscopic, preposterously virtuosic Duo Concertant, which recalls and refracts ancient Greek rhetoric and form. From these endpoints, the evening travels via strange linkages through idiosyncratic works by Mozart and Pejačević into a central lostness, in the form of Kurtág’s aching, cryptic 1979 Tre pezzi.
In the second half, we return to the pre-war Francophone world, featuring a gem by Lili Boulanger and, finally, Franck’s celebrated, cyclical 1886 Sonata, a hearty, satisfying final course.
Price: £15-£25
