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Edinburgh International Festival

Music: Classical

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Edinburgh International Festival: 2012

Edinburgh International Festival: 2012: Episode 5: Leonidas Kavakos

Episode 5

Episode 5: Leonidas Kavakos

2012

Leonidas Kavakos

BBC Radio 3 - Edinburgh International Festival, 2012, Leonidas Kavakos

Leonidas Kavakos (violin) performs sonatas by Janacek, Brahms, Stravinsky, Respighi.

Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano) in Janacek: Violin Sonata. Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1. Stravinsky: Duo Concertant. Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor.

Violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos teams up with the brilliant Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky for sonatas by Janáçek, Brahms, Stravinsky and Respighi live from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh. The concert is presented by Jamie MacDougall.

Janáçek: Violin Sonata 
Brahms: Violin Sonata No 1 in G
Stravinsky: Duo Concertant for violin and piano 
Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor

Leonidas Kavakos - violin
Nikolai Lugansky - piano.

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Concerts from the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh for the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival.

Concerts given at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh as part of the 2012 Edinburgh International Festival

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