Fiery passion at Zuiderstrand Theatre

It was a memorable debut in the Netherlands. Kit Armstrong came in 2006 at the Chamber Music Festival The Hague; Eva Stegeman had him in London on the track. Who then heard him play, it still has. The pianist was only fourteen years old and already a protégé of Alfred Brendel. Since then his star risen rapidly. The NRC recently put him on a list of sixteen 'cultural talents to keep an eye on. " In March, he makes his first appearance in the Master Pianists series at the Concertgebouw. And a month later he comes back to us.

Kit Armstrong joins forces with the world-renowned Skampa Quartet, in Czech repertory solitary height. The four strings from Prague play Janá?ek's first string quartet, "Kreutzer Sonata". It is inspired by Tolstois novel about a passionate relationship is on the rocks. Kit Armstrong pushes for Dvo?ák's beloved Second Piano Quintet with the famous Furiant: a fiery dance. The program opens with Tristia, an arrangement for piano trio Liszt made of Vallee d'Obermann, one of his most heated piano pieces.