Exciting young Melbourne pianist Laurence Matheson is joined by Berlin-based violinist Suyeon Kang to explore elegant French masterpieces for violin and piano.

The two friends perform sonatas by Poulenc and Ravel, an early romantic masterwork by Ysaÿe, and transcriptions of beautiful vocal works by Fauré and Debussy.

After studying together with Laurence in the Young Academy program of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM), Suyeon won the Symphony Australia Young Performer Award at the age of just 16 and relocated to Germany to continue her studies. She currently enjoys a brilliant career as a soloist, concertmaster and chamber musician, working with some of the world’s top musicians, and this is a rare opportunity to hear her in concert in Melbourne.

YSAYE Poème élégiaque, Op.12
RAVEL Sonata No.1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, M.12
POULENC Violin Sonata, FP119
DEBUSSY/Heifetz Beau Soir
FAURE/Birtel Après un Rêve, Op.7

Suyeon Kang violin
Laurence Matheson piano

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