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LSO St Luke's: Jazz Inflections - Aleksey Semenenko

Hannah French presents Aleksey Semenenko and Inna Firsova in a concert of jazz-inspired music, from Ravel's blues-infused Violin Sonata to Heifetz's arrangement of Porgy and Bess.

Hannah French presents the final concert in the Jazz Inflections series, recorded at LSO St Luke's in London. Today, Ukrainian and German violinist Aleksey Semenenko and pianist Inna Firsova perform Ravel's Violin Sonata, with its much-loved Blues movement, Heifetz's arrangement of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess Suite, plus pieces by Copland and Tony Schemmer.

RAVEL
Violin Sonata in G major

TONY SCHEMMER
Sandor's Ballad

COPLAND
Two Pieces for Violin and Piano

GERSHWIN, arr. HEIFETZ
Porgy & Bess Suite

Aleksey Semenenko (violin)
Inna Firsova (piano)

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Feb 2024 13:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.

  • Aleksey Semenenko & Inna Firsova

    Sandor's Ballad

  • Aaron Copland

    Two pieces for Violin and Piano

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.

  • George Gershwin

    Porgy & Bess Suite (arr. Heifetz)

    Performer: Aleksey Semenenko. Performer: Inna Firsova.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 18 Nov 2022 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3