Andrei Baranov & István Lajkó A Zeneakadémia saját szervezésű programja

As brief as the list of Prokofiev works for violin and piano may be, these compositions are inescapable both in terms of his oeuvre and twentieth century music history. The ‘creative artifice’, although well-known and described countless times, is still something that excites interest: inscrutable, twisting melodies engrave themselves into the memory but never become sentimental. This type of parallel presence of late Romanticism and early avant-garde still has an effect on contemporary music in linking ethereal, occasionally brooding lyricism with musical frivolity sometimes taken to the level of sarcasm. Russian violinist Andrei Baranov is an authentic interpreter of Prokofiev, since the playing style of the winner of the 2012 Queen Elisabeth Competition is similarly characterized by an enigmatic naturalness, the duality of silkiness and power. Prima Junior Prize winner István Lajkó accompanies him on the piano; the artist, who, despite his youth, already has a string of international awards to his name, brings his analytical intellectuality and sensitivity to the performance, essential for bringing these works to life.