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 and Sarabande from Suite No. 1 in D Minor (Pièces de viole, Livre II)
Prélude and Sarabande from Suite No. 1 in D Minor (Pièces de viole, Livre II)
DEBUSSY
Lent from Sonate, L. 135
Lent from Sonate, L. 135
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)

