The centerpiece of violinist Haram Kim’s recital is Sergey Prokofiev’s melancholy Violin Sonata No. 1, written under the iron-fisted regime of Joseph Stalin. The work reflects the devastation of World War II in music its composer compared to “autumn evening wind blowing across a neglected cemetery grave.” The recital continues with a technically demanding sonata by Eugène Ysaÿe dedicated to Fritz Kreisler, one of the 20th century’s most celebrated violinists; and concludes with a popular tune penned by Kreisler himself.
Program
| SERGEY PROKOFIEV |
Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80 |
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Haram Kim, violin |
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Kang-eun Cho, piano |
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| EUGÈNE YSAŸE |
Sonata in E minor, Op. 27, No. 4 |
| HENRYK WIENIAWSKI |
Polonaise brillante No. 2 in A major, Op. 21 |
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Haram Kim, violin |
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| FRITZ KREISLER |
Shepherd's Madrigal |
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Haram Kim, violin |
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Kang-eun Cho, piano |
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