West Road Concert Hall
Fri 20 March
Camerata Musica

FRANK PETER ZIMMERMANN, violin and DMYTRO CHONI, piano

Schubert, Webern, Schoenberg

**STUDENTS - Please read the information below regarding how to access the free student tickets as there is a new system in place for the 2025/26 season.**

Schubert - Violin Sonata in A minor, D. 385
Webern - Funf Stücke [Four Pieces], Op. 7
Schubert - Variationen über ‘Trockne Blumen’ [‘Withered Flowers’] in E minor, D. 802
INTERVAL
Schoenberg - Fantasie for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
Schubert - Fantasie in C for Violin and Piano, D. 934

Frank Peter Zimmermann is widely recognised as one of the very greatest violinists performing today, praised for his inspired musicality, his technical brilliance and keen intelligence. For more than four decades he has been working with the world’s major orchestras and renowned conductors. His many concert engagements take him to all important concert venues and international music festivals in Europe, the United States, Asia, South America and Australia.

Highlights in 2025 and 2026 include appearances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre de Paris all conducted by Dima Slobodeniouk, a Paris residency with both the Orchestre National and Orchestre Philharmonique de France with Cristian Măcelaru and Alain Altinoglu, Staatskapelle Dresden and Daniele Gatti, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Rafael Payare, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and Alain Altinoglu, Wiener Symphoniker and Robert Trevino, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, among others. Together with pianist Dmytro Choni he gives recitals in Paris, London, Amsterdam and Vienna.

Over the years Frank Peter Zimmermann has built up an impressive discography for BIS Records, Warner Classics, Sony Classical, hänssler CLASSIC, Ondine, Decca, Teldec Classics and ECM Records. He has recorded virtually all major concerto repertoire, ranging from Bach to Ligeti, as well as recital repertoire. Many of these highly acclaimed recordings have received prestigious awards and prizes worldwide. His most recent releases include the Stravinsky Violin Concerto, coupled with Martinů’s Suite Concertante and Bartók’s Rhapsodies with the Bamberger Symphoniker and Jakub Hrůša (BIS), the complete Sonatas and Partitas by J.S. Bach (for BIS) and the complete Sonatas for Piano and Violin by Beethoven with Martin Helmchen (also for BIS).

Ukrainian pianist Dmytro Choni is internationally recognised for his technically impeccable pianism, stupendous virtuosity, clarity of articulation and finest sensitivity. In recent years he garnered international attention by winning numerous top prizes and awards, including the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2022, the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021, the Bösendorfer USASU in 2019 and the Paloma O’Shea Santander International Piano Competition in 2018.

Recent highlights include his debut with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai in Turin, replacing at short notice Yefim Bronfman, performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 conducted by Juraj Valčuha. He also appeared with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Badische Philharmonie Pforzheim and the Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, and gave highly successful debut recitals in among others Vienna (Konzerthaus), Hamburg (Elbphilharmonie), Düsseldorf (Robert-Schumann-Saal), Hannover (NDR Sendesaal), at the Lucerne Festival, had a 3-concert residency in the Edesche Concertzaal and made his return to the Palau de la Música in Barcelona. His future engagements include recitals in London, Amsterdam, Munich, Barcelona and in various cities throughout the USA, including in New York. He will also undertake recital tours to South Korea and China.

How the Camerata Musica Free Student Ticket Scheme works
Thanks to generous support from the Cavatina Trust, Camerata Musica is able to offer Free Student Tickets to selected concerts.

    • Tickets will be held for collection at the Ticket Desk on the night of the performance (we regret that Free Tickets cannot be sent by post).
    • Students in higher education and those aged 18 to 25 are eligible for the Free Student Tickets scheme.
    • Students need to book using a credit card (either in person at the ADC Box Office, by phone, or online), making a fully refundable £15 deposit.
    • The credit card used for purchase must not have an expiry date within six months of the purchase being made, otherwise a refund might not be possible.
    • Provided the Free Tickets are collected and used, the full cost of the deposit will be refunded to the payment card within 10 working days of the concert. Please note that if the Free Tickets are not collected and used, the deposit will be retained.
    • When collecting the Free Tickets you may be asked to present a current student card or a card showing proof of age.
    • The Free Student Tickets are strictly limited to one per student. In order to book a ticket, you must be logged into your account and the code ZIMMERMANN26 must be entered in the promotional code field. This will unlock the Free Student Tickets (depicted as star icons on the seating plan) which you can then select and add to your basket.
    • Tickets cannot be returned. If you are later unable to attend the concert but you have found another student to use your ticket instead, please contact our Theatre Administrator at least 48 hours beforehand so that we can make a note of the change of name. Please note that the cost of the ticket remains the original buyer’s responsibility and the deposit will only be returned providing the ticket is collected and used by the original buyer or another student in his or her place.
    • As well as the Free Student Tickets, there are number of non-refundable Discounted Student Tickets which can be booked for £15. These tickets are clearly named Student Discounted (non-refundable) and are not part of the Free Student Ticket scheme.

For any questions on technical issues related to this, please contact our Theatre Administrator.

Our general terms and conditions of sale can be viewed here.
Please note that the producers are not allowing refunds for this event.

Times

Fri 20 March at 7:30pm

Venue

West Road Concert Hall

Tickets

£45/£34/£25/£18/£15

West Road Concert Hall is one of Cambridge’s premier music venues. Ideally situated only minutes’ walk from the famous Cambridge Backs and King’s College, it is renowned for its superb acoustic qualities.

Address

West Road Concert Hall
11 West Road
Cambridge
CB3 9DP
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Tickets

20 March 7:30pm 7:30pm Book now