Ensemble Raro-SoNoRo
Brahms, Enescu
Together with the RaRo-SoNoRo Ensemble, Europalia is bringing together a number of world-renowned virtuoso musicians, including the Romanian violinist Mihaela Martin. She was taught by Stefan Gheorghiu, a pupil of George Enescu, whose oeuvre plays a central role in this concert.
Enescu (1881-1955) is a giant of the first half of the 20th century who deserves greater recognition. The composer Enescu was overshadowed by his successes as a performer. He enjoyed widespread fame as a virtuoso violinist and pianist and was also highly renowned as a violin teacher. Yehudi Menuhin, one of his most famous pupils, remained indebted to him throughout his life. Enescu’s compositions rarely make it to the concert stage. His style cannot be pinned down to a particular school or genre. Indeed his originality lies in the unique synthesis of all kinds of influences with which he came into contact. As a child prodigy, Enescu studied in Vienna, where Brahms became one of his heroes. And as a teenager, he was taught at the Paris conservatory by Massenet and Fauré. Enescu gradually developed his own idiom, which combines classical forms and Late Romantic harmonies with refined timbres, permeated with Romanian rhythms and melodies.
a collaboration with Europalia Romania 2019
www.europalia.eu
Enescu (1881-1955) is a giant of the first half of the 20th century who deserves greater recognition. The composer Enescu was overshadowed by his successes as a performer. He enjoyed widespread fame as a virtuoso violinist and pianist and was also highly renowned as a violin teacher. Yehudi Menuhin, one of his most famous pupils, remained indebted to him throughout his life. Enescu’s compositions rarely make it to the concert stage. His style cannot be pinned down to a particular school or genre. Indeed his originality lies in the unique synthesis of all kinds of influences with which he came into contact. As a child prodigy, Enescu studied in Vienna, where Brahms became one of his heroes. And as a teenager, he was taught at the Paris conservatory by Massenet and Fauré. Enescu gradually developed his own idiom, which combines classical forms and Late Romantic harmonies with refined timbres, permeated with Romanian rhythms and melodies.
a collaboration with Europalia Romania 2019
www.europalia.eu