ABOUT THE CONCERT

Two stellar artists of international standing will come together in a program featuring the exhilarating music of Prokofiev and Bartok. Prokofiev’s Sonata for Flute and Piano, with its many moods and colours, is a major work in the flute repertoire which the composer described as ‘a sonata in a gentle, flowing classical style.’ Prokofiev’s Toccata for solo piano dazzles with its technical demands and driving energy. Bartok’s Suite Paysanne Hongroise offers a strong contrast with its robust rhythmic folk tunes reworked with wit, humour and pathos across nine short song-like movements.