Beyond Black and White

Beethoven wrote his mighty ‘Kreutzer’ Sonata for the Black virtuoso George Bridgetower. The concerto-like grandeur and heroism of the ‘Kreutzer’ tower over the 18th-century charm of Dussek’s sonata for the salons of lords and ladies. Two pieces by Black Americans of our time remind us that making music in the chamber sphere continues to represent the struggle of inclusions and exclusions between musicians, institutions and the world at large.

Programme

Dussek: Violin Sonata Op.28 No.1

Jesse Montgomery: Peace for violin and piano

George Walker: Violin Sonata No.1

Interval

Beethoven: ‘Kreutzer’ Violin Sonata