Tuesday, March 28, 7PM
Open to the public with limited seating
Faena Forum
3300 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Faena Art presents Alina Ibragimova & Cédric Tiberghien violin and piano duo as part of the Soledades Program, a series of one-time-only solo performances by cultural practitioners across philosophy, science, music, poetry, and other disciplines.
Performing music from baroque to new commissions, on both modern and period instruments, Russian-born violinist Alina Ibragimova seemingly defies the laws of physics, playing with an “immediacy and honesty” that collapses “any sense of distance between performer and listener” (The Guardian). Ibragimova has a long-standing partnership with pianist Cédric Tiberghien, whose flourishing international career spans five continents where he has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious halls. In the words of BBC Music Magazine, “Few players of this music combine such clarity and articulation with shimmering sparkle and virtuosic flair; this is sophisticated pianism.”
Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien first met as members of the BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists scheme in 2005. Immediately finding a rare musical and personal rapport, they performed together in a number of studio sessions and in concerts at the Wigmore Hall and at festivals around the UK.
The duo have gone on to perform throughout Europe and in North America, appearing in venues including the The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Theatre des Champs Elysées in Paris, Auditorio Nacional in Madrid, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Vancouver Recital Society and the San Francisco Performance series as well as a major tours of Australia and Asia.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, BWV 1017
Alban Berg
Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Johannes Brahms
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op.100
Intermission: 15 minutes
Eugène Ysaÿe
Solo-violin Sonata No. 5 in G Major Op. 27 No. 5
Robert Schumann
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
About Alina Ibragimova
Alina Ibragimova has established a reputation as one of the most accomplished and intriguing violinists of the younger generation. This was illustrated in her prominent presence at the 2015 BBC Proms, which included a concerto with a symphony orchestra, a concerto with a baroque ensemble and two Royal Albert Hall late-night recitals featuring the complete Bach partitas and sonatas. Ibragimova has been the recipient of awards including the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2010, the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award 2008, the Classical BRIT Young Performer of the Year Award 2009 and was a member of the BBC New Generation Artists Scheme 2005-7. She was made an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours List. Ibragimova records for Hyperion Records and performs on a c.1775 Anselmo Bellosio violin kindly provided by Georg von Opel. Ibragimova has performed at venues including the Wigmore Hall, London; The Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam; Salzburg Mozarteum; Vienna’s Musikverein; Park Avenue Armory and Carnegie Hall in New York, Palais des Beaux Arts Brussels, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Vancouver Recital Series, San Francisco Performances, and at festivals including Salzburg, Verbier, Gstaad, MDR Musiksommer, Manchester International, Lockenhaus, Lucerne, Mostly Mozart New York and Aldeburgh.
About Cédric Tiberghien
Cédric Tiberghien studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Frédéric Aguessy and Gérard Frémy and was awarded the Premier Prix in 1992, aged just 17. He was then a prize winner at several major international piano competitions (Bremen, Dublin, Tel Aviv, Geneva, Milan), culminating with the 1st Prize at the prestigious Long-Thibaud Competition in Paris in 1998, alongside with five special awards, including the Audience Award and the Orchestra Award. Cédric Tiberghien’s career spans five continents taking him to some of the world’s most prestigious concert halls, including, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Centre in Washington, the Royal Albert Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall and Barbican in London, the Salle Pleyel and the Theatre des Champs Elysees in Paris, Berlin’s Bechstein Hall, Salzburg’s Mozarteum, the Sydney Opera and Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan and Asahi Halls. During season 15-16, Cédric presented a major focus on the music of Bartok and his most recent recital disc released on Hyperion is the first in a 3 volume exploration of Bartok’s solo piano works and has been met with critical enthusiasm