Harriet Mackenzie

Internationally renowned stars perform an evening of “romantic fire” with Brahms, Haydn’s fiery Gypsy melodies, and a Paganini showpiece at the Liberation International Music Festival.

The evening promised chamber music at its finest with two piano trios spanning classical clarity to romantic warmth inviting the audience into a complete musical journey.
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Internationally renowned stars perform an evening of “romantic fire” with Brahms, Haydn’s fiery Gypsy melodies, and a Paganini showpiece at the Liberation International Music Festival.

The evening opens with Haydn’s celebrated “Gypsy Rondo” Trio, with its fiery Hungarian melodies. Harriet Mackenzie and Finghin Collins then perform Brahms’s Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano, a work of great beauty and emotional depth. David Cohen showcases the cello’s virtuosity in Paganini’s Moses Variations. The concert ends with Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor, bringing the evening to a close with passion and drama.

Led by violinist Harriet Mackenzie, Irish piano soloist Finghin Collins, and renowned cellist David Cohen, the concert invites audiences on a musical journey.

“Searing intensity… a performance full of panache… captivating” The Strad about violinist Harriet Mackenzie

“One of the most talented cellists I know” Lord Yehudi Menhuin about cellist David Cohen

“Exceptionally fluent, exceptionally intelligent, exceptionally sensitive” BBC Music about Finghin Collins

The artists featured in this concert are internationally acclaimed performers. Harriet Mackenzie is a leading concerto soloist and a dedicated ambassador for contemporary music, with over a hundred works written for her and performances in major concert halls worldwide. David Cohen, cellist and conductor, is recognised for his exceptional versatility, combining a major solo career with principal orchestral roles — including Principal Cello of the London Symphony Orchestra — alongside an active international conducting career. Finghin Collins, one of Ireland’s most renowned musicians, is a prize-winner of the Clara Haskil International Piano Competition, whose international performing career is matched by influential artistic leadership as director of major festivals and competitions.

Programme:

J. Haydn – Piano Trio No. 39 ‘’Gypsy Rondo’’

J. Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major Op. 78

N. Paganini – ‘’Moses’’ Variations on a theme by Rossini.

F. Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in D minor