This was the first Wednesday Lunchtime concert for the year at Wesley, a series I record for the performers. The performers were a duo of piano and clarinet, Kimberley Steele and Milan Kolundzija, both locals, but playing music themed for the relationship and connection of French and Hungarian composers. Kimberley noted how distant they are, or at least were in times of slower transport, about 1,500km, distant in European terms. But the pieces they played displayed the relationships and influences. Lili Boulanger, Kodaly, Debussy, Weiner and Poulenc. I'm not sure I could list the influences, but there were similar forms, tiny pieces from Kodaly and Debussy, some as etudes or the like, a Hungarian dance, a nocturne from Lili Boulanger and a longer sonata from Poulenc. Whatever, the music was well played, clearly interpreted, relaxed in presentation and a worthy start to the year with its clear theme.
Kimberly Steele (piano) and Milan Kolundzija (clarinet) performed French and Hungarian music composed before and after the World Wars.
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