Artist Portrait: Christian Tetzlaff
Tetzlaff & Friends: Violin & Piano
BBC Radio 3 Early-Evening Concert
Friday 26 May 2023 • 6pm
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The Concert
Jerwood Hall, LSO St Luke’s
Béla Bartók Sonata No 2 for Violin and Piano
Anton Webern Four Pieces for Violin and Piano Op 7
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No 6 in A major
Christian Tetzlaff violin
Kiveli Dörken piano
The concert will finish at approximately 7.15pm
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
Tension. Adventure. Wit. Violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Kiveli Dörken explore sounds of light and shadow: music by Bartók, Webern and Beethoven.
The Programme
Art never stands still, and even the simple pairing of a violin and a piano can create new worlds. Webern’s exquisite miniatures contain infinities, while Bartók’s fiery sonata distils the sounds of his native Hungary into music as restless as the 20th century itself. And Beethoven’s luminous Sixth Sonata never sounds any less inventive or fresh: strong words, softly spoken.
The Performers
In other words, this music could have been written for violinist Christian Tetzlaff and pianist Kiveli Dörken – two musical friends with a shared commitment to putting the composer, and the music first. ‘You can say a million different things in the same dynamic,’ says Tetzlaff. ‘Sometimes, the closer you look, the more radical the music becomes.’
‘In order to feel the true vitality of music, you must have lived it’ – composer Béla Bartók
Change of Performers and Programme
We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of pianist Lars Vogt, who was originally due to perform in this concert alongside Christian Tetzlaff.
Posted 6 September 2022
Recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3
Header Image © Giorgia_Bertazzi
Booking and Discounts
Booking Your Tickets
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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.
