Krysia Osostowicz - violin
Daniel Tong - piano

Over a weekend of concerts and study events, two of our most highly respected chamber musicians present a Beethoven cycle with a difference. 

Inspired by their close collaboration and experience of playing Beethoven's sonatas, Krysia Osostowicz and Daniel Tong devised the Beethoven Plus! project in 2014, and over the past two years have played the complete cycle to great acclaim at Kings Place in London, St George’s Church in Bristol, Sheffield and Cambridge Universities and the Sound Festival in Aberdeen. They are currently recording the whole project for the SOMM label in a series of recitals.

Beethoven's sonatas are unquestionably the greatest body of repertoire for violin and piano: from the aesthetic perfection of the Spring, through the furious passion of the Kreutzer to the sublime lyricism of the final sonata, these works contain a world of emotional intensity and musical invention. To give the cycle an extra dimension, Osostowicz and Tong have commissioned ten composers to write short companion pieces inspired by Beethoven's sonatas, creating a fascinating musical conversation across two centuries, and shedding new light on Beethoven's own creations.

SJE Arts International Piano Series 2017

Friday 7.30pm Opening Recital
Jonathan Dove: Ludwig Games
Beethoven: Sonata no.1 in D, op. 12 no 1
Peter Ash: A Major Chase
Beethoven: Sonata no. 2 in A, op. 12 no 2
Philip Ashworth: Air
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, op. 30 no 2

Saturday 11.30am Coffee Concert: The Spring Sonata
Judith Bingham: The Neglected Child
Beethoven: Sonata no. 4 in A minor, op. 23
Huw Watkins: Spring
Beethoven: Sonata no. 5 in F, op. 24 'Spring'

Saturday 3.00 - 4.30pm  Study event
Beethoven Plus: A Conversation across time. 
In discussion with one of the composers, Daniel Tong and Krysia Osostowicz explore and demonstrate the links and interactions between Beethoven's sonatas and the ten newly commissioned companion pieces.
Admission free

Saturday 7.00pm  Recital: The Kreutzer Sonata
Elspeth Brooke: Swoop
Beethoven: Sonata no. 3 in E flat, op 12 no 3
Beethoven: Sonata no. 6 in A, op 30 no 1
Kurt Schwertsik: On the Road to Heiligenstadt
Beethoven: Sonata no. 9 in A, op. 47 'Kreutzer'
Matthew Taylor: Tarantella Furiosa

Sunday 11.30am -1.00pm  Masterclass
Krysia and Daniel work with talented young duos on sonatas by Beethoven. 
Admission free

Sunday 3.00pm  Recital: Finale
Jeremy Thurlow: Kleine Ludwigsonate
Beethoven: Sonata no. 8 in G, op. 30 no 3
David Matthews: Sonatina
Beethoven: Sonata no. 10 in G, op. 96