violin & piano

Thursday 15th February 2024

7.30pm Morpeth Methodist Church

Programme (on occasion, the artists may make minor changes to the published programme)

Bach Solo Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor BWV 1001

César Franck Sonata in A major

Ysaÿe Unaccompanied Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor 'Ballade'

Wieniawski Polonaise in D Op. 4

Wieniawski Scherzo Tarantella Op. 16

Brahms Sonata No 3 in D minor Op. 108

Violinist, Iona Brown will be well known to local audiences, having played with the Royal Northern Sinfonia since 1995. As well as her busy RNS role, Iona guests with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Hallé. Iona's frequent recital partner, David Murray is another stalwart of the North East musical scene, having worked as Head of Keyboard Studies at Newcastle University since 2002.

Iona's programme will start with unaccompanied Bach and continue with Franck’s virtuosic sonata for violin and piano, originally written for the Polish violinist, Eugène Ysaÿe. Fittingly, our programme will continue with Ysaÿe’s own Ballade from his own solo violin sonata No 3, followed by two works by his pupil Henryk Wieniawski before concluding with Brahms’ last sonata for violin and piano.

Photo credit: Thomas Jackson / TyneSight