Programme
Northern Lights
Alice Tegnér (1864–1943) : Violin Sonata in A minor (1901)
I. Allegro
II. Menuetto
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907) : Violin Sonata No. 3 Op. 45 (1887)
I. Allegro molto
II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
III. Allegro animato
Biographies
Jean-Samuel Bez
Mainly devoting himself to chamber music, Jean-Samuel Bez gives more than 100 concerts a year throughout the world.
Jean-Samuel is a member of the Trio Spilliaert, whose artistic calling is to make the Belgian musical heritage known. He also carries on a project in a French-Canadian duet with the pianist Jean-Luc Therrien, with a first CD Fantasies (2022, Klarthe) and has formed besides in Vienna, Austria, a duet with the guitarist Raphaël Béreau. In a very different field, he works with the Icelandic group Arstidir. Their album Nivalis (2018) has been awarded as best Indie/ Alt Rock at the Independant Music Awards. He gets intensely involved in the field of the contemporary creation. Lots of composers dedicate their works to him. Jean-Samuel is also the laureate of numerous prizes, scholarships and competitions throughout the world.
Gina Kruger
Gina Kruger holds degrees in piano and a post-graduate diploma from the Royal College of Music, London. During her studies, she won the Fossat Award for Chamber Music, resulting in performances for Danish royalty and a residency in France with clarinettist Peter Cigleris. . She has performed regularly in Croatia as a soloist and with Guitarist Igor Paro, and as an accompanist/coach for the Jeunesses Musicales Festival. Recent work has included a tour of Winterreise with baritone Robert Edwards, recitals with members of London Philharmonic Orchestra, and solo concerts in Guildford Cathedral. Gina’s expertise in church music resulted in a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant under the auspices of Columbia University, NY. Having held numerous conducting and organist's posts, she currently is music director and organist at St Mary’s, Kilburn and is one of the organists on rota at Notre-Dame de France, Leicester.