“Kavakos and Pace allow us to eavesdrop on conversations between musical equals” - The Independent 2014 Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013 Echo Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year Music | Greece / Italy Leonidas Kavakos and Enrico Pace’s unforgettable all-Beethoven recital at HKAF in 2014 was acclaimed with a standing ovation and demand for encore after encore. Invited to return at the first opportunity, this time they play richly melodious works by four different composers: Schubert, Beethoven, Strauss and Korngold. Once again they demonstrate a perfect musical partnership. An artist of rare quality and sought after worldwide, Kavakos won the Sibelius Competition at 18 and the Paganini Competition at 21. He has been honoured by the Berlin Philharmonic as its Artist in Residence, and by the Vienna Philharmonic as the first instrumentalist to play and conduct its glamorous and celebrated annual Ball. His distinguished discography of award winning recordings includes some with recital partner and chamber music virtuoso, Enrico Pace, winner of the 1989 Utrecht International Franz Liszt Piano Competition. Kavakos plays the “Abergavenny” Stradivarius of 1724. If you missed them last time – book early! PROGRAMME Schubert: Sonata for violin and piano in A, Op 162, D 574 (Grand Duo) Beethoven: Violin Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96, The Cockrow Korngold: Much Ado about Nothing, suite from the incidental music for violin and piano, Op 11 R Strauss: Violin Sonata in E-flat, Op 18 Violin: Leonidas Kavakos Piano: Enrico Pace