A unique musical partnership between a classical violin virtuoso of Roma background, and a brilliantly talented and thoughtful pianist of Nigerian-Filipino descent, sharing their friendship and heritage through music.
A Creole free man of colour, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745-1799) was the earliest European composer of African descent to receive widespread critical acclaim. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer of the Roma-inspired Gipsy Suite, was born in London to an English mother and a father originally from Sierra-Leone.
He was referred to as a “Black Mahler”. Superstar jazz pianist Keith Jarrett’s Elegy was written in memory of his Roma maternal grandmother.
Presented as part of Sound Out Leeds 2024/25 and Red Violin festival 2024.
- Antal Zalai – violin
- Adam Heron – piano
- Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Violin Sonata No 2
- Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges – Violin Sonata No 3
- Pablo de Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
- Maurice Ravel – Tzigane
- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – Gipsy Suite
- Keith Jarrett – Elegy
- George Gershwin/Frolov Concert – Fantasy on themes of Porgy and Bess
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