Performance

Sonata for Viola (or Cello) and Piano

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Rebecca Clarke’s **Sonata for Viola and Piano** (often heard in a cello version) stands as a major early‑20th‑century chamber statement, written in 1919 and shaped by late‑Romantic harmony and modern edge. At **David Geffen Hall**, it appears within an Artist Spotlight recital with **Sheku Kanneh‑Mason** and **Isata Kanneh‑Mason**, alongside repertoire by Mendelssohn and Schumann, with the **New York Philharmonic** presented as featured performers for the series. Its New York performance history is broad rather than tied to a single premiere moment, and its cultural weight now rests in how it helped secure Clarke’s place in a canon that long overlooked her. One can hear the work arguing, movement by movement, for the viola’s authority as a leading voice.