Christian Tetzlaff, violin and Kirill Gerstein, piano   

NEC's Jordan Hall
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Genre: Classical Music

Two brilliant artists come together as a chamber music duo for the first time on the Series: violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Kirill Gerstein join forces for a program featuring sonatas by Janáček, Bartók, and Brahms, as well as a work by György Kurtág. The program also includes a new piano suite by Thomas Adès based on his opera The Tempest; these artists premiered the work in Europe in 2022, and will give the Boston premiere of the suite at this concert. 

Program Details

There will be a 15-minute intermission between the works by Bartók and Adès.

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“Tetzlaff seemed to become two performers at once, so distinctly were the musical lines drawn and interwoven. One body, it seemed, couldn’t possibly contain all that technical skill and talent. Those attributes were on ample and often jaw-dropping display at Davies [Hall]. ”

San Francisco Classical Voice

“Kirill Gerstein now belongs to the class of the most renowned classical pianists thanks to the idiosyncratic sound worlds he creates and his profoundly universal understanding of music. ”

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Videos

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Kirill Gerstein, NPR Tiny Desk Concert 

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Christian Tetzlaff, Bach Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 excerpt 

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Kirill Gerstein, NPR Tiny Desk Concert 

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Christian Tetzlaff, Bach Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 excerpt 

NEC's Jordan Hall Venue Information

This performance is generously supported by
Dorothy Altman Weber, in memory of Stephen R. Weber.

An Aaron Richmond Recital
Endowed by Nancy Richmond Winsten and the late Dr. Joseph Winsten

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