# Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Polina Leschenko at Herbst Theatre, December 12, 2018

[San Francisco Performances](https://sfperformances.org/performances/1819/PatriciaKopatchinskaja.html) presents [Patricia Kopatchinskaja](http://patriciakopatchinskaja.com/) and [Polina Leschenko](https://www.facebook.com/Polina-Leschenko-340738827483/)  
[Herbst Theatre](http://www.sfwmpac.org/herbst-theatre)  
[Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Veterans'+Building,+San+Francisco+War+Memorial+Performing+Arts+Center,+401+Van+Ness+Avenue,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102-4522+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Wednesday, December 12, 2018

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## Set One

[7:33 PM lights down, announcements from Melanie Smith, band out, comments from Patricia Kopatchinskaja]

### Poulenc: Violin Sonata, FP 119

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (1899–1963): Sonata for Violin & Piano, No. 4, FP 119 (1943, rev. 1949)

01. [7:36 PM] Allegro con fuoco
02. [7:42 PM] Intermezzo
03. [7:49 PM] Presto tragico  
[work ends 7:54 PM]  
[comments from Patricia Kopatchinskaja]

### C Schumann: Romance

Clara Schumann (1819–1896): One (unidentified!? Probably the first) of Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22 (1853)

01. [7:56 PM] Andante molto -OR- Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage -OR- Leidenschaftlich schnell  
[work ends 7:59 PM]

### Bartok: Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76

Béla Viktor János Bartók (1881–1945): Violin Sonata No. 2, Sz. 76 (1922)

01. [7:59 PM] Molto moderato
02. [8:08 PM] Allegretto  
[set ends ~8:20 PM]

## Set Two

[8:43 PM lights down, performers out, tuning]

### Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 25

George Enescu (1881–1955): Violin Sonata No. 3, AKA _dans le caractère populaire roumain_, Op. 25 (1925)

01. [8:43 PM] Moderato malinconio
02. [8:53 PM] Andante sostenuto
03. [9:02 PM] Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso  
[work ends 9:10 PM; all off for a brief pause]

### Ravel: Tzigane

01. [9:12 PM] Maurice Ravel (1875–1937): _Tzigane_ (1924)  
[set ends 9:22 PM; bows and then off; back for a quick bow...more applause]

### Encore: Kanchelli: Rag-Gidon-Time

01. [9:25 PM] Giya Alexandrovich Kancheli (b.1935): _Rag-Gidon-Time_ (1995)  
[show ends 9:26 PM]

## Performers

* [Patricia Kopatchinskaja](http://patriciakopatchinskaja.com/): violin;
* [Polina Leschenko](https://www.facebook.com/Polina-Leschenko-340738827483/): piano.

## Notes

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[Program Notes](https://sfperformances.org/img/perfnotes/1819/KopatchinskajaNotes.pdf) or {{:2018:2018-12:2018-12-12_program_notes.pdf|program notes}}

## Photos

Fuzzy photos tonight thanks to ol' squinty!

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{{tag>music Patricia_Kopatchinskaja Polina_Leschenko Herbst_Theatre  }}

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