Sonata Night

NEC: Burnes Hall | Directions

255 St. Botolph St.
Boston, MA
United States

Under the direction of NEC faculty Pei-Shan Lee, Sonata Night features collaborative pianists partnering with their instrumental colleagues in an evening of piano-instrumental masterworks.

Sonata, a musical term of several meanings, is used here as a duo form of equal partnership that spans a wide range of musical styles. Sonata Night programming features the world's greatest duo sonatas from the Baroque through the 20th century, as well as duo works in other compositional forms, such as a multi-movement suites or character pieces.

Sonata Night performers are coached jointly by faculty from the Collaborative Piano and various instrumental departments.

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  1. Bach: Sonata in E major, BWV 1016

    Artists
    • Elias Dagher, piano
    • Yiliang Eric Jiang, violin
  2. Schumann: Sonata No. 1 in A minor for Piano and Violin, Op. 105

    Artists
    • JieEun Kim, piano
    • Antranik Malkastian, violin
  3. Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in A major for Piano and Violin, Op. 100

    Artists
    • Cynthia Tseng, piano
    • Tong Chen, violin