Ad lucem Duo

Ad lucem means “toward the light.” It is a viola-and-piano duo.

This project was born from a very simple desire: to create a musical space where one can breathe, listen, and reconnect with something essential.

We are living through a period marked by great uncertainty and rapid change. In this context, I felt the need to design a program that doesn’t seek to escape reality, but instead offers a moment of pause, clarity, and inner resonance.

The Ad lucem repertoire was chosen as a gradual journey.

Each work explores a form of light—sometimes fragile, sometimes more assured, but always human. This is not a statement, nor a message imposed, but an invitation to listen—an’écoute that leaves room for silence and personal feeling.

Program:

Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
Sonata for Viola and Piano in D minor (Allegro moderato)

Boris Pigovat (n. 1953)
“Botticelli Magnificat” for Viola and Piano
Prayer for Viola and Piano

Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Élégie for Solo Viola

Kelly-Marie Murphy (n. 1964)
Ad Lucem for Viola and Piano

Arvo Pärt (1935)
Fratres (arr. Lars Anders Tomter)
Spiegel im Spiegel, for Viola and Piano