Following their acclaimed recordings of the complete Brahms and Beethoven sonatas, Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun turn to French works for violin and piano, featuring sonatas by Ravel, Poulenc, and Fauré. Acclaimed as a player with impressive power, passion, and control, a beautiful sound, and a compelling command of her instrument, violinist Bella Hristova is an ardent proponent of contemporary new music and a highly sought-after soloist and chamber musician. Widely celebrated as one of New Zealand’s finest pianists, Michael has enjoyed a thriving career as a concerto soloist, recitalist, conductor, and chamber musician. A generation apart in age, the duo discovered what Hristova called a “magical unspoken musical understanding” when they first performed together in 2008, and have been concertizing and recording together ever since.