Njioma Grevious

Sunday, February 16, 2025 • 2 PM

Experience the exceptional talent of violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, lauded as "superb" by the Chicago Classical Review. A graduate of the Juilliard School and a recipient of its prestigious John Erskine Prize, Grevious has garnered acclaim for her versatility in solo, chamber, and orchestral performances. Notable achievements include winning the Robert F. Smith First Prize and Audience Choice awards at the Sphinx Competition and top honors at the Prix Ravel in France. Grevious will be accompanied by pianist Andrew Goodridge.

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Photo credit: Jiyang Chen

 

Repertoire

Blue/s Forms (1979)                                                              Coleridge- Taylor Perkinson (1932–2004)
     Plain Blue/s  
     Just Blue/s
     Jettin’ Blue/s

 

Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor, K. 304 (1778)                      Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
      Allegro  
     Tempo di Menuetto

 

-Intermission-

 

Intermezzo from FAE Sonata (1853)                                                  Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Scherzo from FAE Sonata (1853)                                                        Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94 (1943–44)                                 Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
     Moderato  
     Presto – Poco più mosso del – Tempo I
     Andante
     Allegro con brio – Poco meno mosso – Tempo I – Poco meno mosso – Allegro con brio