GENEVA LEWIS & GABRIEL MARTINS, violin and cello.
Sun, Apr 7, 2024 3:00 PM
Peale Museum
Performance Information
Lauded for her “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC), New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis is establishing herself as one of the most promising young talents on the global stage. She will be joined by the award-winning cellist Gabriel Martins, who is praised as “one of the most exciting artists of his generation” (92NY), in an exciting program of classic chamber music. Experience intimate works by Mozart, Ravel, and Handel in the hands of these bright young stars, and get to know them after the performance in a Meet-the-Artists event.
The Program
W.A. Mozart, arr. G. Martins - Duo No. 2 for Violin and Viola, K. 424
- Adagio-Allegro
- Andante cantabile
- Tema con variazioni
Maurice Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Cello
- Allegro
- Très vif
- Lent
- Vif, avec entrain
G.F. Handel/Johan Halvorsen - Passacaglia, Op. 2, No. 2
About The Artists
New Zealand-born violinist Geneva Lewis has forged a reputation as a musician of consummate artistry whose performances speak from and to the heart. Lauded for “remarkable mastery of her instrument” (CVNC) and hailed as “clearly one to watch” (Musical America), Geneva is the recipient of a 2022 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award, 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and Grand Prize winner of the 2020 Concert Artists Guild Competition. Additional accolades include Kronberg Academy’s Prince of Hesse Prize…
Cellist Gabriel Martins (b. 1998) has established himself as one of the world’s most compelling young musicians. His artistry has already been recognized through an extensive list of accolades including the Concert Artists Guild/Young Classical Artists Trust Grand Prize, the Sphinx Competition Gold Medal, the David Popper International Cello Competition Gold Medal, the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians Silver Medal, the Schadt String Competition Gold Medal, the Orford…
