Artist Portrait: Christian Tetzlaff
Tetzlaff & Friends: String Duets & A Piano Trio
BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert
Friday 19 May 2023 • 1pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Zoltán Kodály Duo for Violin and Cello Op 7
Jörg Widmann Selections from 24 Duos Volume 1
Antonín Dvořák Piano Trio No 2 in G minor
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Tanja Tetzlaff cello
Kiveli Dörken piano
The concert will finish at approximately 2.15pm
Tickets
£15 (£13 concessions, £5 under-18s)
+ £1.50 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Save on Your Booking
Multibuy Discounts – £10 tickets for 4+ events
Under-18s – £5 tickets
Groups of 10+ – save at least 20%
Barbican Access Members – free companion tickets
Full details below
Duo. Grandeur. Fantasy. Virtuoso siblings Christian and Tanja Tetzlaff go large – and small – in a programme of dazzling duos for violin and cello. Plus pianist Kiveli Dörken joins for a wonderfully tuneful trio.
The Programme
Eight strings, four hands – but limitless possibilities. Zoltán Kodály wrote his Duo on the eve of the First World War; its flashing colours and wild Hungarian melodies hint at a much darker drama. And a living genius, Jörg Widmann, has reinvented the Duo in our own time: brilliantly cut musical jewels with facets beyond number. Add a piano and the result is a whole new world of melody and expression, never sounding more glorious than in this wonderfully tuneful trio by Dvořák.
The Performers
‘This is where we really do come in as interpreters’ says violinist Christian Tetzlaff – and it goes without saying that when he performs with his cellist sister Tanja, there’s a special intimacy and immediacy about the musical truths they discover. ‘It’s our job to draw you into music that speaks intimately about friendship and compassion and terrible things happening and wonderful things happening’ he says. Expect no compromise today.
‘Music multiplies all that is beautiful and valuable in life’ – Composer Zoltán Kodály
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
Online at lso.co.uk
By phone on +44 20 7870 2500 (Monday to Friday 12–5.30pm)
In person at the Barbican Centre
£1.50 booking fee per transaction when booking online or by phone
Refunds and Exchanges
If you can no longer user your tickets, you can exchange them for another LSO St Luke’s concert or Barbican credit voucher (valid for six months). Please ensure that you inform the Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (two weeks for group bookings). A per-ticket administration fee applies for all exchange services.
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The LSO reserves the right to change artists or programmes if necessary. If the event is cancelled, all bookers will receive a refund. All discounts are subject to availability and may not be combined. Box office calls may be monitored or recorded for quality assurance or training purposes
Multibuy Discount
£10 tickets when you book three or more BBC Radio 3 concerts in the 2022/23 season within one transaction.
Concessions
£13 tickets for over-60s, full-time and unwaged/unemployed people.
Under-18s
£5 tickets for under-18s.
Groups of 10+
Save 20%, or 30% when booking two or more concerts in the same season, plus additional benefits. Find out more about group booking.
Access Members
Members of the Barbican’s Access Scheme can book free companion seats. Join the Barbican Access Scheme.
