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Alexander Borodin

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Alexander Borodin was a Russian composer and chemist known for his contributions to classical music and science. A member of "The Five," a group of nationalist composers, he is noted for works like the opera "Prince Igor" and his symphonies. Borodin's dual career distinguished him in both the arts and the scientific community.

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Christiane Hörr

Frederike Jehkul-Sadler

Jakob Immervoll

Borodin Quartet

David Stromberg

Guilherme Nardelli Monegatto

ProgramFrequently performed along with

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Dmitri Shostakovich

Erwin Schulhoff

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This season

In Köln

Borodin Quartet

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 20:00

Kölner Philharmonie (Köln)

Borodin Quartet (Ensemble)

Es ist eine der am längsten existierenden Streichquartett-Formationen der Welt und hat sich in 80 Jahren regelmäßig erneuert. Das Borodin Quartet steht für Tradition und Wandel zugleich und bildet im schnelllebigen Musikgeschäft eine beglückende Ausnahme.1945 begann in der damaligen Sowjetunion eine musikalische Ära, von deren Bedeutung anfangs wohl niemand etwas ahnen konnte. Heute spielt das Borodin Quartet zwar längst in einer anderen Besetzung, aber der Geist von damals hat sich in gewisser Weise erhalten, auch wenn der Klang ein anderer ist. Heute wie damals gelingt es dem Borodin Quartet, die Musik auf möglichst tiefe, berührende Weise zu durchdringen. »Wir können den Klang nur von innen heraus erzeugen.« Was einfach klingt, ist in Wahrheit große Kunst.

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)

Upcoming Concerts

Concerts in season 2024/25 or later where works by Alexander Borodin is performed

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This month

In Bamberg

Chamber concert: String sextet

Sun, Apr 27, 2025, 17:00

Harmonie (Bamberg)

Minkyung Sul (Violin), Melina Kim-Guez (Violin), Paulina Riquelme (Viola), Yumi Nishimura (Viola), Lucie de Roos (Cello), Guilherme Nardelli Monegatto (Cello)

Remarkable leaps and bounds for the chamber music playing that our orchestra members love: Borodin was actually a full-time chemist and physician, but his passion for music constantly rekindled, including from 1859 in Heidelberg – where he composed his romantic string sextet in D minor. Some time later, he returned to Russia and the work was lost. It did not turn up for almost 100 years until it was finally discovered in an antiquarian bookshop. And it may still be missing something, as it consists of just two movements – one of which seems to shimmer like Mendelssohn’s »Midsummer Night’s Dream« and the other is laced with folk songs from Borodin's homeland. Dvořák’s sextet, premiered in 1879, also bubbles along folkloristically, which has to do with its chronological proximity to his famous »Slavonic Dances« and emphasises his image as a »Bohemian musician«. Although this was only one aspect of his multifaceted personality, Dvořák loved the cheerful and colourful environment around him, where people liked to celebrate festivals. His work quickly became one of the classics of the genre – and also inspired Schönberg to write his string sextet »Verklärte Nacht« in 1899. It is based on a poem by Richard Dehmel, saying: »There is a glow around everything, you drift with me across a cold sea, but a warmth of your own flickers from you into me, from me into you.« Schönberg found a poetic voice here that reflected his aesthetic stance – and an impressive love story that defied the moral standards of the time. He created a late romantic musical world for this – and the composition is one of his most popular pieces of chamber music today.

Info & Ticket (www.bamberger-symphoniker.de)

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Next month

In Dresden

Organ and dance

Wed, May 21, 2025, 20:00

Kulturpalast Dresden, Konzertsaal (Dresden)

Olivier Latry (Organ), Shin-Young Lee (Organ)

There are organ concerts, and then there are very special organ concerts. When palace organist Olivier Latry joins forces with Shin-Young Lee on the keys, the magnificent sound of the concert hall organ becomes an even more impressive musical event. This time, the program includes works that were not originally written for the organ, but their polyphony and orchestral colors create a unique effect on this instrument. "Le sacre du printemps" by Igor Stravinsky is one of these works. And even the famous "Sunrise" from Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" gains a special colorfulness on the organ. By invitation of the Dresden Philharmonic Concert as part of the Dresden Music Festival

Info & Ticket (www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de)

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This season

In Hamburg

Duplex Piano – The Piano with Two Manuals

Tue, Jul 8, 2025, 19:30

Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)

Mirijam Contzen (Violin), Hartmut Rohde (Viola), David Stromberg (Cello), Florian Uhlig (Duplex Piano)

Around 1920, the composer Emánuel Moór had the vision of building the piano of the future. His duplex piano with two manuals was born out of the spirit of the late Romantic period and offers even more tonal colours and a greater richness of sound. On an ordinary piano, one touch of the keys causes a hammer to strike the string. With the duplex piano, two hammers can be coupled: one keystroke then produces two tones simultaneously. This doubling of the tones leads to an unimagined fullness of sound in the forte, and to a magical brilliance of sound in the piano. The two manuals allow for differentiated layers of sound. Emanuel Moór also developed new string instruments. His Moór violin and Moór viola will be presented at the concert. The work »Pictures at an Exhibition« was created by Modest Mussorgsky for solo piano – but it became world-famous in the orchestral arrangement by Maurice Ravel. In this concert, the work is performed in a new chamber music version with the duplex piano. Rachmaninov and Shostakovich also arranged Mussorgsky’s works and Borodin was a member of the »Group of Five« with Mussorgsky. Shostakovich wrote his Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor in 1944, reflecting the horrors of the Second World War and the loss of a friend. This concert commemorates the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death with this work. A work by Emánuel Moór also appears as a common thread in this duplex concert. Violinist Mirijam Contzen is internationally recognised as a soloist and Sony artist and teaches as a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts. Violist Hartmut Rohde is a member of the outstanding Mozart Piano Quartet. He is Professor of Viola at the Berlin University of the Arts. David Stromberg, who rediscovered the duplex piano, will play the cello. He endeavours to provide audiences with new, fascinating listening experiences, including as curator of concerts with the duplex piano. The pianist Florian Uhlig plays the duplex piano. He has been honoured with the »Opus Klassik« and »Deutscher Schallplattenpreis« media awards for his complete recording of Robert Schumann’s piano works. He performs worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician and teaches as a professor at the Lübeck University of Music.

Info & Ticket (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

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This season

In Köln

Borodin Quartet

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 20:00

Kölner Philharmonie (Köln)

Borodin Quartet (Ensemble)

Es ist eine der am längsten existierenden Streichquartett-Formationen der Welt und hat sich in 80 Jahren regelmäßig erneuert. Das Borodin Quartet steht für Tradition und Wandel zugleich und bildet im schnelllebigen Musikgeschäft eine beglückende Ausnahme.1945 begann in der damaligen Sowjetunion eine musikalische Ära, von deren Bedeutung anfangs wohl niemand etwas ahnen konnte. Heute spielt das Borodin Quartet zwar längst in einer anderen Besetzung, aber der Geist von damals hat sich in gewisser Weise erhalten, auch wenn der Klang ein anderer ist. Heute wie damals gelingt es dem Borodin Quartet, die Musik auf möglichst tiefe, berührende Weise zu durchdringen. »Wir können den Klang nur von innen heraus erzeugen.« Was einfach klingt, ist in Wahrheit große Kunst.

Info & Ticket (www.koelner-philharmonie.de)