Tamsin Waley-Cohen & Huw Watkins at Eaton Square Concerts

‘An American in Paris’

Programme
DEBUSSY: Violin Sonata in G minor
IVES: Decoration Day
RAVEL: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano in G major
INTERVAL
POULENC: Sonata for Violin & Piano, Op. 119
GERSHWIN (trans. Heifetz): An American in Paris
GERSHWIN (trans. Heifetz): Excerpts from Porgy & Bess

“Gripping performances by rising star Tamsin Waley-Cohen, who plays every note with commitment, from the ultra-cool of Gershwin to the magical enchantment of Ravel” reported BBC Music Magazine on Tamsin Waley-Cohen and Huw Watkins debut CD ‘An American in Paris’. The programme celebrates Tamsin’s American and European Heritage exploring the idea of song with Heifetz’s transcriptions of Gershwin classics juxtaposed with the humour and macabre which inhabit Poulenc’s famous violin sonata and Ives Decoration Day.