Concert by Olivier Pons' virtuoso trio

Description

Olivier Pons, violinist, "one of the most brilliant violinists of his generation" (Ouest France) and winner of several violin competitions, graduated (Premier Prix) at the age of 16 from the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt. Following in the footsteps of masters from the Russian violin school, he was invited by the Moscow Philharmonic to give recitals

in the prestigious halls of Glinka, Shalyapin and the Prokofiev Museum. He has appeared as soloist in eleven countries - at the Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the National Auditorium in Madrid, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, as well as in Genoa, Athens, London ... . He has taken part in numerous international festivals, playing a repertoire of 18 concertos. In Finland, he was a member of the Society of Soloists and Soloist of the National Radio. He is very active as a chamber musician and has taught at the CESMD in Toulouse.



Helen Linden-Pons, cellist, orchestral soloist from the age of 9, was engaged by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 15 for a series of ten solo concerts. Winner of several competitions in Europe, she continued her studies under the guidance of Janos Starker at Indiana University (USA), where she received first prizes in the Concertos Competition and the Popper Competition (virtuoso works for cello) and an Artist Diploma, before returning to the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki) to complete her Masters degree. She performs as soloist with her country's leading orchestras, playing the greatest works of the repertoire, from the famous Dvorak concerto to Rococo variations. A guest at numerous festivals, she performs as soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, as well as touring with orchestra in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Japan.



Massanori Kobiki, pianist, conductor, teacher and composer since the age of 10, obtains the highest diplomas in composition and conducting at the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. He continued his piano and chamber music studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, obtaining the Diplôme Supérieur d'Exécution with unanimous approval and the Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste de Musique de Chambre. Winner of several pianist and conductor competitions, he took first prize at the Midloz Magin International Piano Competition (1991); he also won first prize in Chamber Music (1993) at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt. He gives many concerts in Europe and Japan, and is invited as soloist by various orchestras. He is official pianist accompanist at several European competitions.



Program = Corelli-Kreisler

- Corelli-Kreisler: Theme and variations for violin and piano

- Mozart: Sonata KV 304 for violin and piano

- Allegro

- Tempo di minuetto (variations)

- Beethoven / Mozart: Variations on the Magic Flute, for cello and piano

- Paganini: Caprice No. 24 (most famous)

- Mozart: 12 Variations on "Ah, vous dirais-je Maman



- Brahms: Trio N°1 for violin, cello and piano

- Allegro con brio

- Scherzo (Allegro molto)

- Adagio

- Allegro



Olivier PONS: Violin

Massanori KOBIKI: Piano

Helen LINDEN: Cello



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