Classical Stars: Steven Osborne and Alina Ibragimova

Pärt Fratres Prokofiev Violin Sonata 1 in F minor Op 80 Lili Boulanger 2 pieces for violin and piano Franck Violin sonata in A major

Alina Ibragimova, violin Steven Osborne, piano

The partnership of Russian-born Alina Ibragimova and our Patron Steven Osborne has been hailed as one of the most exciting on the concert stage today. Their 2014 recording of Prokofiev’s violin sonatas brought five-star superlatives from the critics. Franck’s violin sonata is one of the most romantic and satisfying of all works for violin and piano.

'spellbinding... truly hair-raising... it's clear that this duo is capable of the subtlest interplay. Steven Osborne is the lion, or the demon, that needs taming by Alina Ibragimova's fiddler, dancing - sometimes ever so frailly - on the volcano.' BBC Music Magazine