Solitude is a philosophical musing that many have pondered on. For violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua, it has marked her career. At nine years old, alone before a crowd of 10,000, she enchanted the audience with her inspired musicality. At seventeen, presenting in front of the Concours Musical International de Montréal jury, Bevilacqua was the only candidate who chose to play solo - without accompaniment - during the first round. And last year, Bevilacqua released her debut album, Dream Catcher, featuring Augusta Read Thomas’ complete works for solo violin.

🎵 Programme Timestamps

00:00-07:26 A.R. Thomas: Dream Catcher

07:39-11:37 Marsalis: Fiddle Dance Suite - 1. Sidestep Reel

11:37-17:34 Hindemith: Violin Sonata, Op. 31, No. 2 - IV. Fünf Variationen über das Lied “Komm, lieber Mai” v. Mozart

17:45-22:22 Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo, Op. 6

22:22-36:45 J.S. Bach: Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006

37:10-49:14 Ysaÿe: Violin Sonata No. 2, Op. 27 “Jacques Thibaud”

🌟 About the Artist

Violinist Clarissa Bevilacqua is known to enchant audiences with her dazzling technical skills and deeply inspiring musicality. Her debut album Dream Catcher gained international recognition after being recommended by Gramophone Magazine and The Strad, which hailed her playing as “luminously elevated” and “elegant and nimble”.

She debuted at the Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago in front of ten thousand people when she was nine years old, and has since performed solo recitals and concerto engagements