After the discovery of Ysaÿe’s seventh Sonata featured in Philippe Graffin’s 2020 documentary Ysaye’s Secret Solo Sonata, this new documentary Ysaÿe’s Secret Concerto/L’œuvre retrouvée follows the violinist as he reveals the story behind another ’secret’ work from the great Belgian master violinist and composer, his Poéme Concertant.

The film takes a voyage through time in Brussels, with musicologists Xavier Falques and Marie Cornaz.

Philippe Graffin would like to express his thanks to, the Royal Library of Belgium, KBR, the Liége Royal Conservatory Library, the Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva, the Koninklijk Conservatorium of Brussel, Erika Vega, Nicolas Bruant, Bruno Maes, Jan Roszkowski, Natalia Kotarba, Cyrille Champagne, Edith Cnockaert, Çağıl Cansu Şanlıdağ, Inja Stanović, Jean-Jacques Kantorow and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

Find out more about the work in our February 2024 feature: Ysaÿe’s Poème concertant: shining a light on a long-forgotten piece

Listen: The Strad Podcast #113: Uncovering Ysaÿe’s lost works with violinist Philippe Graffin

Watch: Video: Ysaÿe’s Secret Sonata by violinist Philippe Graffin

Read: Great string players of the past: Joshua Bell on Eugène Ysaÿe

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