Catherina Lee and Miles Walter

Violinist Catherina Lee and pianist Miles Walter bring an adventurous programme to Kings Place, pairing masterworks by Mozart, Debussy and Franck with striking works by Kurtág and Dora Pejačević. An evening of rich musical contrasts, virtuosity and intimate chamber dialogue.

Australian violinist Catherina Lee and American pianist-composer Miles Walter, both expats living in the UK, met in Cornwall at Open Chamber Music at IMS Prussia Cove. Together, they bring an exciting and varied programme to Kings Place.

The first half is bookended by masterpieces by friends and mutual admirers Debussy and Stravinsky: Debussy’s famous wartime sonata, his final major work, and Stravinsky’s fascinating, kaleidoscopic, preposterously virtuosic Duo Concertant, which recalls and refracts ancient Greek rhetoric and form. From these endpoints, the evening travels via strange linkages through idiosyncratic works by Mozart and Pejačević into a central lostness, in the form of Kurtág’s aching, cryptic 1979 Tre pezzi.

In the second half, we return to the pre-war Francophone world, featuring a gem by Lili Boulanger and, finally, Franck’s celebrated, cyclical 1886 Sonata, a hearty, satisfying final course.

This event will last for approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes with an interval.

About Catherina Lee & Miles Walter

Queensland-native violinist Catherina Lee and New England-born composer-pianist Miles Walter met in Cornwall in autumn 2025 en route to IMS Prussia Cove.

Catherina has received acclaim for her charm, poignancy and sensitivity, appearing as a concerto soloist across Europe and Australia with (among others) the Göttinger Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Vienna Ensemble, Wiener Akademische Philharmoniker, Junge Philharmonie Wien, and Queensland Symphony.

A devoted chamber musician, she has collaborated with Steven Isserlis, Kim Kashkashian, Shai Wosner, Colin Carr, Lars Anders Tomter, Philippe Graffin, Christoph Richter, Wilfried Strehle, David Waterman, Garfield Jackson, and Alasdair Beatson. Recent/upcoming chamber credits include performances in the Wiener Konzerthaus, Stockholm Konserthuset, Salzkammergut Festwochen Gmunden, Litchfield Chamber Music Festival, Australian Chamber Music Festival, Vigo Chamber Music Festival, and Miesbach Kammermusik Festival.

Quickly emerging as a leading young American composer, Miles’ music has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Rai Radio 3 and performed on four continents by major orchestras and soloists, including the LSO, members of the Hallé, and Bertrand Chamayou.

Equally capable as a performer, Miles appears regularly as a chamber musician in the US and Europe. Upcoming appearances include the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw, the Lewes Chamber Festival, Britten Pears, and the Lucerne and Tongyeong International Music Festiva