Shai Wosner

Saturday, January 30, 2016 | 8 PMTickets $42 • $36 • $15 30 & Under •$10 Duke Students | Reserved SeatingAcclaimed and adventurous artists Jennifer Koh (violin) and Shai Wosner (piano) come together for a performance of Beethoven’s three brilliant Sonatas for Piano and Violin, op. 30. The New York Times declared that “Mr. Wosner’s singing tone and expressive musicality complemented Ms. Koh’s insightful, richly hued playing.” In this program, Koh and Wosner create a compositional conversation between Beethoven and American composer Andrew Norman, from whom they have commissioned companion pieces to Beethoven's violin sonatas. Norman, whose music is often inspired by architecture, has been praised by The New York Times for his “daring juxtapositions and dazzling colors.” In response to the rhythmic elegance of op. 30, no. 1, the dramatically syncopated sforzandi of no. 3, and the expressive piano part that predominates in no. 2, Norman's compositions shed new light on a set of classics.PROGRAM:Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 5 in A Major, op. 30, no. 1Andrew Norman: Response to Beethoven op. 30Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8 in G Major, op. 30, no. 3Andrew Norman: Response to Beethoven op. 30Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 7 in C Minor, op. 30, no. 2Made possible, in part, by a Visiting Artist Grant from the Council for the Arts, Office of the Provost, Duke University.