Overview
Experience an evening of emotional intensity and expressive depth with two outstanding young artists. The multiple award-winning Canadian violinist Jacques Forestier (winner of the 2024 Joseph Joachim Violin Competition) and renowned pianist Boris Kusnezow present a fascinating programme ranging from Brahms and Schönberg to Gershwin. General information Date: 8 November 2026 Time: 17:00 Venue: Galerie Herrenhausen, Hannover Payment: Both cashless and cash payments are accepted on site. To avoid waiting, we recommend purchasing tickets online. Accessibility: Our venues are accessible. The companion of a person with a disability (only if their ID card is marked with a B) receives free admission. Discounts People undertaking voluntary service (under the JFDG), people with a degree of disability of 50 or more, and holders of the HannoverAktivPass receive a 20% discount on the regular ticket price. Pupils, students and trainees up to and including age 29 pay only €10.00 per ticket. This offer applies to all tickets in price categories B, C and D. With the AboVorteil, HAZ and NP subscribers receive a 10% discount on the regular admission price. Proof of eligibility must be presented without being asked at the entrance. Programme Béla Bartók (1881–1945): Romanian Folk Dances Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Sonata for Piano and Violin in G major, Op. 100 Richard Strauss (1864–1949): Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951): Phantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 Henryk Wieniawski (1835–1880): Polonaise de Concert in D major, Op. 4 George Gershwin (1898–1937) (arranged by Jascha Heifetz): Excerpts from “Porgy and Bess” Description The young Canadian Jacques Forestier has developed into one of the most fascinating violinists of his generation. His playing is distinguished by emotional intensity and expressive depth. He is accompanied by Boris Kusnezow, pianist and professor of chamber music in Leipzig, whose performances are appreciated for their clarity, warmth and brilliant collaboration. The programme features masterpieces of the violin repertoire: Brahms’s first Violin Sonata, also known as the “Regenlied Sonata”, is a wonderfully expressive and elegiac work. Arnold Schönberg’s Phantasy, Op. 47, his final instrumental work, offers an exciting contrast in twelve-tone technique. With his only Violin Sonata, the 23-year-old Richard Strauss produced a stroke of genius, and Henryk Wieniawski’s “Polonaise brillante” promises the highest virtuosity. Look forward to a special chamber music evening centred on “Song and Dance”, bringing together musical brilliance and passion.