Sunday, 1/26/2025
at 11:00 AM



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He is not yet 20 years old and is currently making waves in the classical music scene: the Brazilian violinist Guido Sant’Anna. As the first South American violinist, he has won several awards at prestigious competitions, including the Fritz Kreisler Competition and the Yehudi Menuhin Competition. His exceptional musical talent and self-confidence are evident in his challenging choice of programs.

At the center is the Grand Caprice on Franz Schubert's Erlkönig by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. Although the composition lasts only about five minutes, it is considered the ultimate challenge in violin literature, as the violin must assume four different roles - narrator, Erlkönig, father, and child - and also take on Schubert's original piano accompaniment. Other violin milestones such as Franz Schubert's Grand C Major Fantasy and Maurice Ravel's Violin Sonata infused with jazz and blues elements seem almost harmless in comparison.

Program: G. Enescu, I. Ménétrier, from: Impressions d’enfance, op. 28 / M. Ravel, Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major, M. 77 / H. W. Ernst, Grand Caprice on Franz Schubert's Erlkönig, op. 26 / F. Schubert, Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C Major, D 934 / N. Paganini, Introduction and Variations on "Dal tuo stellato soglio", Op. 24

With: Guido Sant´Anna (violin); Martina Consonni (piano)

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