06 Mar - 07 Mar
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2hrs, incl. interval
Belgian violinist Marc Bouchkov shines brightly among the next generation of musicians. In honour of the bicentenary of Beethoven’s death, Bouchkov unites with Australian pianist Aura Go for a performance that explores his influences and legacy. After the 1816 Sonatina in D by Franz Schubert, a devotee of Beethoven, we are invited into Bouchkov’s exploration of JS Bach’s transcendent Partita No. 2. A microcosmic symphony contained in one violinist’s hands, the work unveils the harmonic genius that would later inspire Beethoven.
The concert culminates with Beethoven’s incomparable Kreutzer Sonata. Pairing the violin and piano in a setting reminiscent of a violin concerto, Beethoven woos us with the timeless melodies and daring passion that have won over audiences for the past 200 years.
Belgian violinist of Russian-Ukrainian heritage, Marc Bouchkov is a sophisticated artist blending research and study with highly emotional musical input. Highlights of the 2025/26 season include his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto under Louis Langrée, as well as a series of recitals with Mikhail Pletnev in Madrid, Barcelona and Salzburg. The season also featured appearances with the Liège Royal Philharmonic and Lionel Bringuier, including concerts in Liège and at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, a return to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, and performances at the Verbier Festival in Shenzhen.
On 6 November 2026, Bouchkov will release his new album, From the Beginning, on Orchid Classics. Deutsche Grammophon Gold has published his live performances of Ysaÿe sonatas and concerto from the Verbier Festival. He also recorded an all-Mendelssohn album with pianist Claire Huang-Ci for Berlin Classics. His first album on the harmonia mundi label featured two premieres by Eugène Ysaÿe and two works composed by Bouchkov himself, and was awarded a Diapason d'Or and a Diapason Découverte. A close collaborator of living composers, he has also recorded chamber music by Igor Raykhelson and two violin concertos by Alexey Shor.
Bouchkov performs on a Giovanni Paolo Maggini violin from 1630.
Aura Go is an Australian pianist whose practice spans performance, curation, education, and artistic research. She performs internationally as soloist in concertos from JS Bach to Sofia Gubaidulina, as recitalist and chamber musician in imaginative programs that interweave old and new music, and as narrator and actor in interdisciplinary performance projects. Aura has appeared with leading orchestras including the Melbourne, Adelaide, and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, Tapiola Sinfonietta, the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria, and has performed at international festivals including the Edinburgh Festival, PianoEspoo, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Australian Festival of Chamber Music, and the Musica Viva Festival.
Her discography includes recordings of Beethoven’s complete cello and piano sonatas with Timo-Veikko Valve (ABC Classics), first recordings of Japanese piano duo works with Tomoe Kawabata (as the KIAZMA Piano Duo) and premiere recordings of piano duets by Ekaterina Komalkova with Ian Munro. In 2023, she toured nationally with Musica Viva in a critically acclaimed performance as pianist-actor in the stage adaptation of Paul Kildea's Chopin’s Piano.
Aura is Head of Piano at Monash University’s Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. She has held visiting artist positions across Europe, the USA, and Australia, and has taught piano at Yale College and the Sibelius Academy. She holds degrees from the Victorian College of the Arts, Yale University, and the Sibelius Academy, where she was awarded her doctorate in 2023. Her artistic research explored the intersection of acting and music performance, with a focus on developing musicians’ embodied imagination as a foundation for creative and compelling performances.
Marc Bouchkov - violin
Aura Go - piano
This concert is proudly presented by UKARIA.
Bookings are essential and can be made via the event page at ukaria.com. Lunch bookings will close seven days before the date of the concert, unless sold out prior.
