Friday, October 30, 2026 • 7:30 PM
La Jolla Music Society
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello & Alexandre Tharaud, piano
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“Queyras performs as he breathes … he brings the universe to the end of his bow.”
— Le Devoir
“For many, he is among the greatest pianists of his generation.”
— Vancouver Classical Music
Two of France’s most beloved musicians mark three decades together with a repertoire from Renaissance inspirations to modernism. The first half of this memorable concert will conclude with the gorgeous Brahms Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 38, while the second half journeys through works by Schubert, Britten, Fauré, Debussy, Brahms, and more.
REPERTOIRE
POULENC
Suite française
Suite française
BRAHMS
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38
BERG
Vier Stücke, Op. 5
Vier Stücke, Op. 5
SCHUBERT
Adagio from Sonata from Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D. 821
Adagio from Sonata from Arpeggione and Piano in A Minor, D. 821
BRITTEN
Dialogo and Presto from Sonata in C Major, Op. 65
Dialogo and Presto from Sonata in C Major, Op. 65
MARAIS
Prélude from Suite No. 1 in D Minor (Pièces de viole, Livre II)
Prélude from Suite No. 1 in D Minor (Pièces de viole, Livre II)
DEBUSSY
Lent from Sonate
Lent from Sonate
FAURÉ
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Papillon, Op. 77
Sicilienne, Op. 78
Papillon, Op. 77
BRAHMS
Nos. 1, 7 and 5 from Hungarian Dances (arr. Queyras/Tharaud)
Nos. 1, 7 and 5 from Hungarian Dances (arr. Queyras/Tharaud)

