Leila Josefowicz, violin on Feb 25, 2024 | UCSB Arts & Lectures

Program 
Debussy: Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140 
Szymanowski: Mythes, op. 30 
Erkki-Sven Tüür: Conversio for Violin and Piano 
Stravinsky: Divertimento from Le Baiser de la fée

“Josefowicz is magnificent… whether negotiating ferocious technical challenges or playing with gentle lyrical wonder.” The Strad (U.K.)

An invaluable advocate for living composers, Leila Josefowicz has premiered dozens of new works for violin including concertos written expressly for her by John Adams, Esa Pekka-Salonen and many others. Josefowicz’ program illuminates the path to contemporary music that travels through expressionism. Works by Debussy and Szymanowski transport us to a lush, harmonic fantasy world, while those by Tüür and Stravinsky continue our journey into a more visceral realm that delights us with unexpected humor, excitement and passion.