
· Wigmore Hall · London
Risk taking is part of creative life for both artists in this lunchtime recital. Alena Baeva’s expressive playing, hallmarked by tonal nuance and jaw-dropping virtuosity, is tailor-made for the intricacies of Bartók’s two-movement Violin Sonata No. 2 and the lyrical charm of Prokofiev’s Melodies , originally written fo