Braimah Kanneh-Mason & Jâms Coleman: Time Held, Time Passing

Braimah Kanneh-Mason and Jâms Coleman are back at St George's Bristol on Wednesday 4 November, playing a programme they've curated around the sense of time. It's called Time Held, Time Passing, and the whole thing is built on pieces where time seems to behave differently — pressing forward, loosening its grip, or stopping altogether. Kanneh-Mason is on violin and Coleman on piano, and they've put together a set that runs across a few different eras.

They start with Schumann's Three Romances Op 22, then move into Beethoven's Violin Sonata in G major Op 30 No 3. From there, they shift into the stillness of Arvo Pärt, with Spiegel im Spiegel and Fratres — two of his most well-known pieces, and both of them very much in line with that idea of time slowing down. The second half brings back Schumann with Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor Op 105, and it closes with Debussy's Violin Sonata in G minor. It's a long programme, running about 110 minutes, so it's a full evening rather than a quick stop.

They've been playing together for a number of years, and their collaboration is described as informed by an intuitive and emotionally powerful musicianship that's deepened over that time. A critic for The Arts Desk called Kanneh-Mason's playing 'never less than superb' and noted its humility. The two of them curated the set themselves, so the order and the pairing of these pieces are their own doing.

It's in the Main Hall at St George's Bristol, Great George Street, BS1 5RR, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are from £10, with under-25s getting in for £5 or a discounted rate. The performance is suitable for ages 14 and over.