KAMIL TCHALAEV | THE CONTINUOUS THREAD

November 13 (Friday), 19:00
 Philharmonia | Babajanyan Concert Hall
 
Sonatas and Trios on Period Instruments

A rare 1850 Pleyel grand piano, retaining almost all its original strings, will be brought to Babajanyan Concert Hall especially for this performance. It will be heard alongside a cello made in Mirecourt in 1862 and a replica of Stradivari’s “Hellier” violin, crafted in Cremona in 2005. Personally tuned by Tchalaev according to Serge Cordier’s method of pure fifths, the Pleyel brings a distinctive resonance to its dialogue with the strings. The instruments’ histories and individual timbres become essential elements of the interpretation.

A composer’s tribute to composers: this idea lies at the heart of The Continuous Thread, a chamber music project conceived by Kamil Tchalaev. Moving from the sonatas of Mendelssohn and Mozart towards the Baroque world of Bach and Handel, the programme explores the continuity of musical thought across eras.
 
 

VARDAN HARUTYUNYAN – piano
 KAMIL TCHALAEV – violin
 LIA APRESYAN – cello
 
 

PROGRAMME

PART I: THE ROMANTO-CLASSICAL REFLECTION

Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for Violin and Piano in F minor, Op. 4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in E minor, K. 304
 
 

PART II: THE BAROQUE ROOTS & THE GOLDEN TRIO

Johann Sebastian Bach:
 Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in B minor, BWV 1014
 Sonata for Violin and Keyboard in E major, BWV 1016

George Frideric Handel: Sonata in D minor, HWV 359a, performed on violin, cello and piano

*The poster features a work by Armenian Art Brut painter Armen (2026), whose vivid colours connect the project’s musical vision with contemporary art.