Mathilde Borsarello Herrmann, violin
Cécile Grassi, viola
Gauthier Herrmann, cello
Jean-Michel Dayez, piano
An NCPA Presentation
The Artie’s festival returns with an entire cycle of Brahms piano quartets. One Brahms quartet is played on each day and to the programme is added other masterpieces like Beethoven’s first trio and Lekeu’s violin sonata, one of Menuhin’s favourite pieces. Cellist Gauthier Herrmann has assembled a team that includes violinist Mathilde Borsarello Herrmann, a prize winner of the Thibaud-Long competition; Cécile Grassi, who is the violist of the Psophos quartet; and pianist Jean-Michel Dayez, who graduated from the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and the Paris Conservatory.
Programme:
24th March
Beethoven: Piano trio Op. 1 No. 1
Brahms: Piano quartet Op. 26
25th March
Lekeu: Violin sonata
Liszt: “La lugubre gondola” for cello and piano
Brahms: Piano quartet Op. 25
26th March
Brahms: Piano quartet Op. 60
Franck: Piano quintet
Tickets: Rs.750 & 500/- (plus service tax as applicable)
Box Office: 25th February for Members & 28th February for Public