Lydia Shelley & Nicolas Stavy
23rd February 2020 · 6:30pm - 8:30pm
In person | Virtual event
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.
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This event will take place in the Main Hall on the ground floor. For accessibility info: https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/about/visiting-us/