This programme is the result of a passion for the violin, its ardent, vigorous song, its radiance tinged with gentle melancholy. Those are the qualities that Marc Bouchkov found in it from his earliest years before giving his first public concert at the age of six. Then came long years of study that culminated in several prestigious international prizes. He is an award-winner of the Juventus Foundation and has already appeared in concert with major European orchestras. His equally brilliant partner Georgiy Dubko is well established in an international solo and chamber career.