Bedford Chamber Concerts: Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano

Bedford Chamber Concerts presents celebrated violinist Cho-Liang Lin and renowned keyboardist Anthony Newman performing Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Opus 30.

Since his début at Lincoln Center at the age of nineteen, the Taiwan born Mr. Lin has appeared with virtually every major orchestra in the world.

 Named “Instrumentalist of the Year” for 2000 by Musical America, the Los Angeles Times calls Mr. Lin’s playing   “[a] rare combination of virtuosity and humanity...”,  the New York Times calls it “dazzling,” and the Houston Post says, “Soloist Cho-Liang Lin produced a pure tone, playing the music brilliantly, lyrically and with a sense of its stately beauty.”

Mr. Lin joins renowned musician Anthony Newman, whom the Washington Post called “one of the great keyboardists of our time.”

The three violin and piano sonatas of  Beethoven’s Opus 30, composed in 1802, were dedicated  to Tsar Alexander I.  They were written during a period when Beethoven was forced to face the inevitability of his growing deafness and after a crisis of spirit in which he recommitted himself to his music.

The sonatas represent an important step in the evolution of the form.   Opus 30, No 2 in C minor is considered by many to represent one of the finest of Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin.

Bedford Chamber Concerts has played to enthusiastic audiences from throughout the region for over ten years.  Past attendees say:

 The concert was truly extraordinary.  It is wonderful music in the best setting imaginable. - CD, Bedford

Amazing, sublime, astonishing, these words don't even come close.   It was simply great! -  BBS, Westchester County, NY

BCC concerts take place in the beautiful and acoustically superior Fellowship Hall of St. Matthew’s Church, 382 Cantitoe Street in Bedford.  Refreshments are served during intermission and are included in the $35 ticket price.  Student tickets are available for $20 at the door with the presentation of current student identification.  To purchase tickets or for more information visit www.bedfordchamberconcerts.org or call 914-522-5150.