On 13 February, James Ehnes returns to the Wigmore Hall for a sold out second instalment of his Beethoven 250 series with the venue. The project sees James performing all ten of the composer's violin sonatas alongside pianist and friend, Andrew Armstrong. In this second concert, James will perform Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano No.5, No.6 and No.7.
James and Andrew will open the concert with Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano, No.5 in F major, Op.24 which has come to be known as the Spring Sonata. The sonata's well-known opening dialogue showcases the innovative duo writing by Beethoven, with equal weighting between the two instruments. Next, the pair will perform the lyrical Sonata for Violin and Piano, No.6 in A major, Op.30, No.1, containing very few turbulent moments. With its dramatism and virtuosic ensemble writing, Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano, No.7 in C minor, Op.30, No.2 will close the concert.
As with the other concerts in Wigmore Hall's Beethoven 250 project with James, the concert will be livestreamed here.
Watch James discuss the concert series:
The third and final concert in the series will take place at Wigmore Hall on 4 June. In this final concert James will perform violin and piano sonatas 8 and 9 and culminate the project with Beethoven's technically challenging Violin and Piano Sonata No.10.
