Celebration Tour:
Rachel Kolly &
Christian Chamorel

Celebration Tour: Rachel Kolly & Christian Chamorel – The two artists from western Switzerland gave their first concert in Zurich in 1994 after winning two first prizes in the final of the Jeunesses Musicales competition. 30 years later, in 2024, they released the three Brahms sonatas and played at Carnegie Hall in New York, Chicago, Berlin, the Musikverein and London.

Although both artists have careers as soloists and chamber musicians, Rachel performs with her 1732 Stradivarius together with Christian at renowned festivals all over the world. She has performed as a soloist with the NHK Orchestra Tokyo, the WDR Orchestra Cologne, the Royal Orchestra of Seville, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonics and has made her first recordings with the major Warner Classics label. Christian Chamorel, a highly sought-after pianist, is a professor at the University of Fribourg and director of chamber music and song festivals.

‘Rachel and Christian lead us to what music really means.’ (Gramophone 2024)

Programme:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
‘Thun Sonata’, Sonata No. 2 in A major for violin and piano Op. 100
Allegro amabile
Andante tranquillo - Vivace
Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)

César Franck (1822-1890)
Violin Sonata in A major
Allegretto moderato
Allegro
Recitativo - Fantasia. Moderato
Allegretto poco mosso

Intermission

Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
Sonata No. 2 in E minor for violin and piano, op. 36a
Slow - Poco con moto, assai deciso
Presto
Andante, piùttosto grave - Tema con variazioni

With: Rachel Kolly, violin & Christian Chamorel, piano

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