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Pražské jaro 2025 | Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major
Saturday 24 May 2025, 5.00 pm
St Agnes' Convent, Praha
Ivan Ženatý & Martin Kasík
Sergey Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor Op. 19 (arr. Jascha Heifetz, Ivan Ženatý)
Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, H 120
Ivan Ženatý (violin)
Martin Kasík (piano)
Violin virtuoso Ivan Ženatý and pianist Martin Kasík have been closely associated with the festival for decades, and this from the moment each of them in their own discipline took away the top prize in the Prague Spring International Music Competition.
In 2025 they return to the Prague Spring to perform in a joint recital with the highly evocative Sonata in G minor by Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873–1943), its demanding piano part reflecting the mastery of its pianist creator, and the early Sonata in C major by Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959), which blends the musical language of the 19th century Romantics with the nascent yet distinctive, fervent melodies that were to become so characteristic for Martinů.
More information: https://festival.cz/en/koncerty/ivan-zenaty-and-martin-kasik-24-05-2025-prague-spring/
