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A true partnership of equals: Gautier Capuçon and Kim Bernard at Wigmore Hall

Kim Bernard and Gautier Capuçon
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023
Gautier Capuçon and Kim Bernard
© The Wigmore Hall Trust, 2023
By Chris Garlick, 29 November 2023
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“Reflets dans l’eau... shimmered with flecks of modal harmonies and liquid pentatonic melodies”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 27 November 2023
Programme
Chopin, Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60
Debussy, Images, Set 1
Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin
Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.73
Grieg, Cello Sonata in A minor, Op.36
Performers
Gautier Capuçon, Cello
Kim Bernard, Piano
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The stellar trio display their individual and collective talents in a captivating program of music by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn.

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Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60Cello Sonata in A minor, Op.36Claude DebussyEdvard GriegFantasiestücke, Op.73Fryderyk Franciszek ChopinGautier CapuçonImages, Set 1Kim BernardLe Tombeau de CouperinMaurice RavelRobert Schumann
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Chris Garlick
Chris Garlick
Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.