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Current event
MIHAELA MARTIN, FRANS HELMERSON & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Dorothea Röschmann soprano
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Torleif Thedéen cello
- Yulianna Avdeeva piano
- Cristian Măcelaru conducting
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Selected pieces
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Death and the Maiden
(Arr. G. Mahler for chamber orchestra)
18:15–18:45
Concert introduction: Friedemann Eichhorn in conversation with Mihaela Martin and Frans Helmerson.
Subject to change.
MIHAELA MARTIN, FRANS HELMERSON & FRIENDS III
Participants
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Cristian Măcelaru violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Karl-Heinz Steffens clarinet
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Clarinet quintet in A major KV 581
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Octet in B flat major op. posth.
Subject to change.
ANTJE WEITHAAS, DÉNES VÁRJON & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Dénes Várjon piano
Programme
Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Three romances for violin and piano op. 22
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 3 in D minor for violin and piano op. 108
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano quartet E flat major op. 47
Subject to change.
ANTJE WEITHAAS, DÉNES VÁRJON & FRIENDS III / „CON UN VIOLINO“ III
Participants
- Antje Weithaas violin
- Dénes Várjon piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonatas No. 1 in D major, No. 2 in A major, No. 3 in E flat major for piano and violin op. 12 No. 1
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS I
Participants
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
- 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
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 ‘Pastorale’
(Arr. G. Fischer for string sextet, ca. 1810)
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Adam Walker flute
- Agnès Clément 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
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Lachrymae op. 48
Sofia Gubaidulina (*1931)
‘Garden of Joys and Sorrows’ for flute, viola, harp and narrator (ad lib.)
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN & FRIENDS III
Participants
- Tabea Zimmermann viola
- Thomas Hoppe piano
Programme
Documentary film ‘Dmitri Shostakovich. The Viola Sonata’ (1981, OmU)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Sonata in C major for viola and piano op. 147
Subject to change.