Master Duo Faust & Melnikov Return to Seoul After 14 Years
Creatrip Team
2 months ago
World-renowned violinist Isabelle Faust and pianist Alexander Melnikov will perform a duo concert at Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on February 4, marking their first joint visit to Korea in 14 years. The program spans late 19th- to early 20th-century works: Prokofiev’s Five Melodies Op.35 and Shostakovich’s Violin Sonata in G major Op.134 in the first half, and in the second half Schoenberg’s Fantasy Op.47 and Busoni’s Violin Sonata No.2 in E major Op.36a. The concert highlights contrasts between lyricism and introspection, and between 20th-century experimentation and romantic-modern structures. Faust is celebrated for her wide repertoire from classical to avant-garde and has appeared with major orchestras worldwide; Melnikov, praised by the legendary pianist Sviatoslav Richter, is known for his refined tone and structural insight—his recordings of Shostakovich preludes and fugues were named among BBC Music Magazine’s greatest albums. (Seoul Arts Center: a major performing arts venue in Seoul)
