A musician's masterful touch

Violinist Yang Xiaoyu brings the passion of great composers to life on stage, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

Violinist Yang Xiaoyu took a rare approach in his recital by performing a master composer's series of sonatas in the order they were originally compiled, hoping to faithfully present the composer's thoughts to the audience.

At the Nov 19 recital at the Beijing Concert Hall, titled The Passionate Strings, Yang performed Belgian violinist Eugene Ysaye's seven sonatas for solo violin.

"It is very rare for violinists around the world to perform the complete set of sonatas written by Ysaye in one recital," he says. "By performing the whole set, the audience gets to hear the less well-known pieces, which are just as beautiful."