Fauré and Friends
From November 1st to 5th, Steven and some of his closest musical friends – Joshua Bell, Irène Duval, violins; Blythe Teh Engstroem, viola; and Jeremy Denk and Connie Shih, piano – will be presenting a festival entitled ‘Fauré and Friends’, to commemorate the centenary of the death fo Gabriel Fauré, which was on November 4th 2024. All five concerts will be streamed live from the Wigmore – links below. In addition, Steven has written an article in appreciation of the genius of Fauré for the Guardian.
Also, on October 23rd, Steven gave a 3-hour masterclass at the Wigmore Hall on some of the late chamber works of Fauré – movements from the piano trio, 2nd violin sonata, 1st cello sonata and the string quartet. It can be seen here.
