Sunwook Kim and Clara-Jumi Kang

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France

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8 PM

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Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Paris, France

Starts at: 20:00

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Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata no. 1 in D major, Op.12 no.1

Ottorino Respighi: Sonata for Violin and Piano in B Minor

Ernest Chausson: Poème, for violin and orchestra, Op.25

César Franck: Violin Sonata in A major

Overview

Sunwook Kim and Clara-Jumi Kang play Respighi, Chausson, and César Franck’s big hit.

Following on from Schubert’s trios with their close friend Edgar Moreau last month, Sunwook Kim and Clara-Jumi Kang are back together for a programme blending discoveries and a big hit. The performance begins with the first ten sonatas for piano and violin composed by Beethoven over which the spirit of Mozart still hovers. We then have two rarities: Respighi’s sonata, with its strange harmonic almost lunar world, is followed by a chamber version of Poème opus 25 by Chausson. Initially entitled Le Chant de l’amour triomphant (as a reference to Turgeniev), then Poème symphonique and eventually Poème, this piece was originally a concerto for violin and orchestra. This version for piano and violin has lost none of the original sparkle or Chausson’s unusual trademark poetry. The evening will be rounded off with a key piece from the piano and violin repertoire, the grandiose and intriguing sonata by César Franck in which the cyclical theme so dear to the composer creates a unified work while prompting a very highly-developed dialogue between the two instruments.

Coréalisation Piano**** | Théâtre des Champs-Elysées

Venue Info

Théâtre des Champs-Elysées - Paris
15 Avenue Montaigne

The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is an entertainment venue situated near Avenue des Champs-Élysées, from which it takes its name. Its eponymous main hall may seat up to 1,905 people.

Commissioned by impresario Gabriel Astruc, the theatre was built from 1911 to 1913 upon the designs of brothers Auguste Perret and Gustave Perret following a scheme by Henry van de Velde, and became the first example of Art Deco architecture in the city. Less than two months after its inauguration, the Théâtre hosted the world premiere of the Ballets Russes' Rite of Spring, which provoked one of the most famous classical music riots.

At present, the theatre shows about three staged opera productions a year, mostly baroque or chamber works more suited to the modest size of its stage and orchestra pit. It also houses an important concert season. It is the home venue of the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre Lamoureux and serves as a French base for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra as well.

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées and Ensemble orchestral de Paris play most of their concerts here too, along with other dance, chamber music, recital, and pop events.

Important Info

Type: Classical Concert

City: Paris, France

Starts at: 20:00

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