Alexandre Kantorow & Daniel Lozakovich Recital

The first is a rising star of the piano whose dazzling career was launched by his success, at the age of 22, at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 2019. The second is a 21-year-old virtuoso of Swedish origin who signed, at the age of 15, with the legendary Deutsch Gramophone label and became the protégé of Valery Gergiev. For this concert, Alexandre Kantorow and Daniel Lozakovich combine their talents to present a programme devoted to sonatas for violin and piano by the greatest German and French Romantic composers: the ardent, delicate lyricism of Johannes Brahms contrasts with Schumann’s fiery intensity and the refined elegance of César Franck. Nothing less than the musical genius of these two exceptional artists – acclaimed by the press as the “Young Tsar of the Piano“ and the “Young Prince of the Violin” – would suffice to present to the audience of the Fondation Louis Vuitton Auditorium this recital fit for a king! — Program César Franck: Sonate pour vi