Programme:
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata in A-Major, Op. 100
Allego amabile
J. Brahms: Violin Sonata in G-Major, Op. 78
Vivace ma non troppo
J. Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-major, Op. 8
Allegro con moto
F. Chopin: Polonaise-fantasie in A-flat major, Op. 61
F. Listz: Tarantella from Années de pèlerinage
G. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Before the invention of radio and television, chamber music was a popular form of socialising both for the musicians and audiences. Many works were written for social events accompanied by music, and one of the most prominent composers of chamber music is undoubtedly Johannes Brahms, who as an excellent pianist often performed his own works. On this occasion, fragments of his violin sonatas and piano trio will be performed by the outstanding violinist and teacher Latica Honda-Rosenberg, whose repertoire includes the most important violin works by composers from the Baroque to the present-day, the double bassist Božo Paradžik, who began his career as an orchestral musician before turning to solo and chamber playing and recording, including works that were originally written for cello, the Polish-born pianist Zuzanna Basinska, an esteemed chamber musician and recipient of many international prizes, and Annalise Orlando, a young Italian pianist who has made a successful career as a soloist and chamber musician. The second part of the concert will be marked by the brilliance of the piano virtuosos Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt, and a piano version of the jazz flavoured Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, performed by the acclaimed and sought-after piano teacher, soloist and conductor of Italian origin, Epifanio Comis.