RAM Lunchtimes: Zosia Herlihy-O’Brien (violin) James Batty (piano)

In the third of this year’s Royal Academy Lunchtime concerts we welcome a high-flying duo who met at the Royal Academy of Music in 2023.

Zosia is currently in in her second year of a Master of Music, studying violin performance with Philippe Honore, and James is already in great demand as a collaborative pianist and harpsichord player. He was chosen as a Southbank Future Artist for 2023–24, as part of which he performed a sextet concert at the Purcell Room, curated with mentorship from Manchester Collective.  

Programme
Trad arr. Casals (arr. Herlihy-O’Brien/Batty) – El cant dels ocells
Poulenc – Violin Sonata, FP 119 
I. Allegro con fuoco
II. Intermezzo
III. Presto tragico
Pejačević – Meditation, Op.51
Sarasate – Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
Granados-Kreisler – Spanish Dance
Drigo – Valse bluette
Ravel – Tzigane