In this video from the 2017 Ilumina Festival, taking place in and around São Paulo, Brazil, Tai Murray plays the first movement of Ysaÿe’s Violin Sonata no.5.
Chicago-born Murray, a former BBC New Generation Artist, recorded the complete Ysaÿe sonatas for Hyperion in 2012.
In a break from practice, Ray Chen sets himself a challenge to play as if his E string has just broken while admitting that it is not something you can defend against or even practise for – and therefore not worth worrying about either
Augustin Hadelich plays Eugène Ysaÿe’s Sonata for solo violin No. 4 in E minor, dedicated to Fritz Kreisler. This performance was filmed live in concert in Grünwald, Germany, on December 11 2018.
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