Elizabeth Sombart plays Schubert and Chopin

PROGRAMME: Schubert Klavierstück in E flat Major, D.946 Schubert Sonata in B flat major, D.960 Chopin Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Chopin Étude in C sharp minor, Op. 25 No. 7 Chopin Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 After the success of the Chopin etc series, a welcome return to Cadogan Hall for renowned Chopin exponent Elizabeth Sombart “Sombart’s playing is superb: technically precise but possessing a flexibility and freedom that lets the music breathe” The Observer A programme of two halves culminates in the Polish genius’ irresistible Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor paired with a charming mazurka and a rigorous étude. The first half of the concert, however, is devoted to Schubert: the tender, barcarolle-like Klavierstücke No. 2, and the extraordinary soliloquy, Sonata in B flat major, D.960, written just weeks before the composer’s death and throbbing with restless melancholy.