JULIA FISCHER, Violin
MILANA CHERNYAVSKA, Piano
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
Musical preview played by Princeton students at 7:00 p.m.
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall
Program
MOZART Sonata No. 32 for Violin and Piano in B-flat Major, K. 454
SCHUBERT Rondeau Brilliant in B Minor, D 895
DEBUSSY Sonata for Violin in G Minor
SAINT-SAENS Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 75
About The Artists
With a blazing career, huge technique, large discography, Frankfurt professorship and an infant son, Julia Fischer does not often perform in the United States, which makes us especially fortunate to have her. Quite simply, at 27 she ranks among the world’s top violinists. “She may have spitfire technique,” observed the Financial Times, “but the notes are not an end in themselves but purely a means to expressing musical truths.” The program concludes with a sonata by Saint-Saens, which closes with a virtuosic movement that’s sure to knock your socks off, should you be wearing any.