Kristian Winther with Konstantin Shamray

Kristian Winther reflects on his program:

For this program – contrary to my own general philosophy of being anti-'curation', or in other words, of being against the modern norm of taking multiple historical works of genius and stringing them together in such a way as to unnecessarily impose the curator's own artistic 'vision' of a particular theme or connection – Konstantin and I have created a first half where seemingly disparate works by Sciarrino, Webern, Messiaen, Ysaÿe, and Debussy are closely bonded to one another, but in an intangible, unspoken, dream-like manner which elaboration might only cause to evaporate, and which while creating an invisible, unifying link between works, highlights the individuality of each composer. Rather than continuing this 'curation', the second half is of opposing personality, continuing on from the end of the first where the denouement of Messiaen's piece bursts the thematic bubble, with Clara Schumann and Richard Strauss' by turns lyrical and heroic works sweeping us through rugged reality.

Kristian Winther | Violin
Konstantin Shamray | Piano