NCH After Beethoven Series: "Sonatas" with music by Ian Wilson (world premiere) & Deirdre McKay

Dušica Mladenović, violin; Hugh Tinney, piano.

This special composer-led series sees leading Irish composers Ann Cleare, Anselm McDonnell, Garrett Sholdice, Ian Wilson and Jane O’Leary respond to Beethoven’s creative legacy. Each concert features a new commission by the composer presented in a concert of their own curation.

Programme by Ian Wilson -“Sonatas”

Composer's Response

My programme centres on the violin & piano sonata, a format developed by Beethoven from the rather lighter works by his predecessors into something that really works as a dramatic form and an equal pairing of instruments. The programme focuses on mid-20th-century sonatas by Serbian composer Ljubica Marić and German composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann and a new work of my own which seeks a novel way to deal with the essence of sonata form. My piece, “Sonnatura”, took inspiration from the nature element in Beethoven’s work (especially evident in his “Pastoral” Symphony) and the “circle” works by artist Richard Long.

Presented by NCH, with commissions funded by the OPW and NCH.

Programme

Deirdre McKay - A quarter million miles from the moon, (vn & pno, 7’)
Ljubica Marić - Sonata for violin and piano,  (vn & pno, 24’)
Ian Wilson - Sonnatura (vn & pno, 20’ WP)
Bernd Alois Zimmermann - Sonata for violin and piano (vn & pno, 17’)

Tickets

Tickets available via the National Concert Hall, booking here.