Event details

French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and pianist Alexandre Tharaud bring decades of friendship and shared curiosity to Princeton University Concerts. Queyras, long cherished by our audiences for his trio appearances with Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov, now makes his long-awaited recital debut with Tharaud as the duo celebrates thirty years of musical partnership. Their many recordings together have earned multiple Diapason d’Or distinctions and Gramophone Editor’s Choice honors for their “warm acoustic and intimate approach,” a quality that shines through in this evening’s program threading rare gems alongside familiar favorites and even a playful set of Brahms Hungarian Dances arranged by the duo themselves. With inventive arrangements, sparkling miniatures, and a spirit of joy that comes only from decades of listening and responding to one another, this recital is a celebration of friendship in its most musical form—truly the world’s greatest musicians among friends.

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Tickets

General: $35 -$56 | Student: $12 | Princeton University Student: Free through Passport to the Arts.

Program

FRANCIS POULENC
Suite française, FP 80

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38

ALBAN BERG
Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5 (arr. Queyras/Tharaud)

FRANZ SCHUBERT
from Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821: II. Adagio

BENJAMIN BRITTEN
from Sonata In C For Cello And Piano Op. 65:
I. Dialogo. Allergo
V. Moto Perpetuo. Presto

MARIN MARAIS
from Suite in D Minor (Pièces de viole, Livre II): Prélude and Sarabande

CLAUDE DEBUSSY
from Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135: Prologue. Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto (arr. Léon Roques)

GABRIEL FAURÉ
Sicilienne, Op. 78 & Papillon, Op. 77

JOHANNES BRAHMS
Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 in G Minor, 5 in F-sharp Minor, & 7 in A Major, WoO 1 (arr. Queyras/Tharaud)