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Current event
BRAD MEHLDAU (PIANO)
Participants
- Brad Mehldau piano
Programme
Works from his latest CD releases ‘Après Fauré’ and ‘After Bach II’
Après Fauré
To mark the 100th anniversary of Gabriel Fauré's death, Brad Mehldau dedicates an album to the French composer that is both a tribute and a personal confession. Fauré's finely nuanced ideal of sound had a lasting influence on Mehldau's playing and composition, and this work reflects the deep connection.
On ‘Après Fauré’, Fauré's elegant, dreamy nocturnes alternate with Mehldau's own compositions, which reflect Fauré's musical characteristics and emotional depth. The result is an intense, poetic dialogue that makes the influence of Fauré in Mehldau's music impressively audible.
After Bach II
In his second album dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach, Brad Mehldau once again embarks on a profound musical journey. ‘The more you try to engage with Bach, the more your own personality becomes visible, inevitably. You don't play Bach - Bach plays you, in the sense that he exposes you,’ writes Mehldau in his liner notes.
With this attitude, Mehldau creates a fascinating dialogue between his own Bach-inspired compositions and selected pieces from the ‘Well-Tempered Clavier’ and the partitas. The highlight is a bold new interpretation: in the second half of the album, Mehldau presents his variations on the Goldberg Variations, demonstrating a reverent and creative approach to one of the central works of music history.
Intermission around 8 pm.
Subject to change.
Noga Shaham – Unforgettable Roots
Participants
- Noga Shaham viola
Programme
Gideon Klein (1919-1945)
String Trio (1944)
1. Allegro
2. Lento
3. Molto Vivace
Joseph Achron (1886-1943)
Hebrew Melody op. 33 (1911)
(arr. Bratschen und Streichertrio von Hagai Shaham)
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Streichquartett Nr. 2 (1915-17)
1. Moderato
2. Allegro molto capriccioso
3. Lento
Further participants
Michael Shaham - violin
Dima Udovychenko - violin
Ivan Skanavi - cello
The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
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TRIO SCHIFF | TAMESTIT | WIDMANN
Participants
- Sir András Schiff piano
- Antoine Tamestit viola
- Jörg widmann clarinet
Programme
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fairy tales op. 132
Alban Berg (1885–1935)
Four pieces op. 5
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fairytale Pictures op. 113
intermission
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fantasy pieces op. 73
Ghost Variations
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Trio in E flat major for piano, clarinet and viola KV 498 ‘Kegelstatt’
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS I
Participants
- Abigél Králik violin
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Wassili Wohlgemuth violin
- Natalie Loughran viola
- Nicholas Swensen viola
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Anouchka Hack cello
- Oliver Herbert cello
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
- Simon Aringer double bass
- Thomas Hoppe piano
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 BWV 1048
Thomas Demenga (*1954)
‘Duo? o, Du...’ for viola and violoncello
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Trio in A minor for piano, clarinet (viola) and violoncello op. 114
intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 ‘Pastorale’
(Arr. G. Fischer for string sextet, ca. 1810)
An artist talk with Tabea Zimmermann and Prof. Dr Friedemann Eichhorn will take place at 6.45 pm.
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Adam Walker flute
- Anneleen Lenaerts harp
Programme
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
‘Syrinx’ for flute solo L 129
Sonata in F major for flute, viola and harp L 145
Arnold Bax (1883–1953)
Elegiac Trio, GP 178
intermission
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Lachrymae op. 48
Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931)
‘Garden of Joys and Sorrows’ for flute, viola, harp and narrator (ad lib.)
Unfortunately, harpist Agnès Clément had to cancel her participation in the concert due to illness. We are very happy that Anneleen Lenaerts has agreed to step in at short notice. The program for the concert remains unchanged.
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS III
Participants
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Thomas Hoppe piano
Programme
Documentary film ‘Dmitri Shostakovich. The Viola Sonata’ (1981, OmU)
The film documents the often endangered existence of Dmitri Shostakovich in the Soviet Union. The directors created their work from archive material, which they edited exclusively with music by the composer. Criticism of Soviet cultural policy and solidarity with the composer, who on the one hand was honoured, but on the other hand was repeatedly harassed and humiliated, is created through the art of montage image/music.
intermission
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Sonata in C major for viola and piano op. 147
The film is introduced by Brigitte van Kann.
Subject to change.
Ivan Skanavi – Not Alone
Participants
- Ivan Skanavi cello
Programme
Edmund Finnis
Prelude II
Giovanni Sollima
Natural Songbook: Prelude for cello solo
Georgy Gusev
Calypso for 2 cellos
Georgy Gusev
Starlings over Rome for 3 cellos
Georgy Gusev
Bulgarian Suite for 4 cellos (world premiere)
Georgy Gusev
Genome for 6 cellos (German premiere)
Giovanni Sollima
Terra Aria for 6 cellos
Giovanni Sollima
Alone for cello solo
Edmund Finnis
Prelude II
Further participants
Oliver Herbert - cello
Bryan Cheng - cello
Petar Pejčić - cello
Arne Zeller - cello
Clara Friedensburg - cello
The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.