Nikolaas Kende and Jolente De Maeyer – Part of the Bradfield Festival of Music 2025

Nikolaas Kende – piano and Jolente De Maeyer – violin

The pianist Nikolaas Kende is in high demand on the international concert stage where he has been praised for his poetic playing and honest, passionate musicality. Since 2015 he has been Professor of Piano at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. His longstanding musical partnership with Jolente de Maeyer, (also his wife), one of Belgium’s leading violinists and an international musician in her own right, has resulted in numerous acolades with the duo noted for their ‘exceptional synergy and harmony’ and ‘bringing passion, precision and virtuosity to their performances’ (photo -Ariën Arts & Music Mgt.).

Programme:
J S Bach: Sonata No.4 in C minor, BWV 1017 – from Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for violin and piano No.7 in C minor, Op.30 No.2
Johannes Brahms: Sonata for violin and piano No.3 in D minor, Op.108
Fritz Kreisler: Liebesleid and Liebesfreud

Further details about the concert programme and the Festival are on the Festival Website