Renaud Capuçon (Viool) & Fran Braley (Piano)

Although Beethoven's violin playing was described as “terrible music” by his student Ferdinand Ries, his ten violin sonatas are among the absolute masterpieces in the genre. It is a daring balancing act to reconcile the differing sound properties of the piano and the violin. While the violin was originally given a subordinate role, in Beethoven the two instruments are completely in balance, without losing their own voice. Together with violinist Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley forms the perfect duo to do justice to Beethoven's violin sonatas. In 2008, Braley left an unforgettable impression at the Handelsbeurs. But Capuçon can also count himself among the heavyweights among contemporary musicians. At the age of fourteen he was admitted to the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique de Paris. With prizes such as 'Rising Star 2000' and 'Nouveau Talent de l'Année Victoires de la Musique 2000', an international career was open to him. Capuçon plays the Guarneri del Gesù 'Panette' (1737) which belonged to Isaac Stern and was bought for him by the Banca Svizzera Italiana.