Performance

Violin sonatas

1 upcoming performance in New York

“Violin sonatas” traces the genre’s shift from domestic-scale conversation to modernist argument, with the violin and piano sharing the narrative rather than trading display. At Groupmuse NYC, violinists Chandler Yu and Shuo Zhai pair sonatas by Maurice Ravel and Sergei Prokofiev, heard in a setting that sits between Rock/Pop framing and concert-hall ritual. Ravel favors proportion and clarity; Prokofiev leans on rhythm, dance impulse, and abrupt drama. The most telling detail is how both composers make precision feel like character, not polish.