Kristóf Baráti & Barnabás Kelemen Presented by Liszt Academy

For this recital, two of the most active and skilled violinists of their generation and of Hungarian classical music life take to the stage together. Barnabás Kelemen, mastermind of the concert, is not on this occasion appearing with his wife, but those hoping for some kind of string ‘duel’ with Kristóf Baráti will be sorely disappointed. In a rich programme showcasing a varied range of works for this delicate instrument combo – everything from a romantic Louis Spohr composition to Polish-born violinist genius Henryk Wieniawski’s two étude-caprices and Sergei Prokofiev’s daringly experimental Sonata in C major from 1932 – we are sure to witness profound collaboration between two devoted chamber musicians who are both virtuosi and Kossuth Prize artists. Of those works featuring two violins without accompaniment, naturally we should mention the selection of Béla Bartók’s 1931 duo series, which comprises four books evoking Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Serb, Ruthenian and Arab folk melodies.