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Carnegie Hall Presents

Cancelled: Janine Jansen, Violin 
Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Due to a wrist injury related to a recent fall, violinist Janine Jansen must regrettably cancel her recital with pianist Denis Kozhukhin at Carnegie Hall. This concert will not be rescheduled. Concertgoers who purchased tickets with a credit card will receive automatic refunds. Those who purchased tickets with cash should return them to the Box Office. If you have any questions or require further assistance, please call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.

Janine Jansen by Kaupo Kikkas, Denis Kozhukhin by Marco Borggreve
International audience favorite Janine Jansen is a violin virtuoso of rare sensitivity, whose sound has been praised as “one of astonishing power and beauty” (The New York Times). In this program, highlighting one of the most important musical friendships of 19th-century Germany, Jansen and pianist Denis Kozhukhin pair arch-Romantic works by Clara and Robert Schumann with Brahms’s genial Violin Sonata No. 2 and his achingly lyrical Violin Sonata No. 3.

Performers

Janine Jansen, Violin
Denis Kozhukhin, Piano

Program

R. SCHUMANN Violin Sonata No. 1

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2

C. SCHUMANN Three Romances, Op. 22

BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 3

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately 100 minutes, including one 20-minute intermission. 

Listen to Selected Works

At a Glance

R. SCHUMANN  Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105

Schumann seems to have rediscovered the violin in the last half-dozen years of his life. The first of three violin sonatas written in the early 1850s, his A-Minor Sonata is a winning combination of passionate intensity and gentle lyricism.

 

BRAHMS  Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100

Composed between 1879 and 1888, Brahms’s three sonatas for violin and piano are works of mature and unostentatious mastery. The warmth and intimacy of the A-Major Sonata reflect the composer’s close friendship and artistic collaboration with violinist Joseph Joachim.

 

C. SCHUMANN  Three Romances, Op. 22

Clara Schumann composed her Three Romances for Joachim, with whom she often performed. In their fanciful spontaneity of expression, they bear a marked family resemblance to her husband Robert’s beloved character pieces.

 

BRAHMS  Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

Brahms was in his mid-50s when he wrote the last of his three violin sonatas. Dark and impassioned, the music may allude to the platonic love affair Brahms had long carried on with pianist-composer Clara Schumann after her husband, Robert, passed away.

Bios

Janine Jansen

Violinist Janine Jansen has longstanding relationships with the world’s most eminent orchestras and conductors. This season’s highlights include a major US tour with the London ...

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Denis Kozhukhin

A pianist of exceptional technique, emotional depth, and sophistication, Denis Kozhukhin has gained significant recognition through his powerful performances, establishing himself as one of  ...

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