Lydia Shelley & Nicolas Stavy

Beethoven | Sonata No.2 in G minor Op.5 (1796)
Brahms | Sonata No.1 in E minor Op.38 (1862-65)
Shostakovich | Sonata Op.40 (1934)

Lydia Shelley (cello)
Nicolas Stavy (piano)

France-based Lydia Shelly and Nicolas Stavy offer a traversal of the cello sonata’s development, from Beethoven’s pioneering G minor sonata through to Shostakovich’s only essay in the genre, composed in 1934 just before Soviet authorities began censoring his work.

—

This event will take place in the Main Hall on the ground floor. For accessibility info: https://conwayhall.org.uk/about/visiting-us/