Concerts with works by

George Enescu

Teatime Classics

Guido Sant’Anna »has charisma, stage presence and an astonishing maturity and depth in his playing,« wrote the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung after the young Brazilian violinist had opened the Rheingau Music Festival in 2023 together with the hr-Sinfonieorchester. Be it large concert stages or prestigious competitions – at not even 20 years old, Guido Sant’Anna wins over audiences, the press and judges equally. With Martina Consonni, sponsored by star pianist Sir András Schiff, who celebrated her debut at the Elbphilharmonie in 2024, he presents a programme from Schubert to Ravel, which entertains both with breakneck virtuosity and expansive melody arcs – and even blues. Both Guido Sant’Anna and Martina Consonni study at the prestigious Kronberg Academy. Guido Sant’Anna was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 2005. He achieved international recognition when he was the first South American violinist to win the prestigious International Fritz Kreisler Competition in 2022. A historic success had already preceded this triumph in Vienna in 2018 when he was the first Brazilian violinist to be invited to the International Yehudi Menuhin Competition in Geneva and won both the audience prize and the chamber music prize. In October 2022, he filled in for Christian Tetzlaff at the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen in São Paulo for which he received rave reviews. Praised for her innate musicality and overwhelming sensitivity, combined with exceptional instrumental technique and brilliant sound, Martina Consonni has established herself as one of the most promising young pianists of her generation. Born in Como in 1997, she achieved two Masters degrees at the Pavia Conservatory and at the HMTM in Hanover. She also received a Masters degree in chamber music at the National Academy »Santa Cecilia« in Rome and an Artist Diploma at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin under Sir András Schiff. She has been selected to participate in several master classes where she encountered musicians of international standing, such as Daniel Barenboim, Kirill Gerstein, Steven Isserlis and Christoph Eschenbach.

Echo Rising Stars with trumpet

Meet British trumpeter Matilda Lloyd, who has impressed both critics and audiences with her warm tone and expressive playing. Her debut album, "Casta Diva," released in 2023, received top ratings from BBC Music Magazine: "An album packed with highlights."Together with pianist Jonathan Ware, Matilda Lloyd presents original music for trumpet and piano, including Enescu's diverse "Légende" and Desenclos's contrasting "Incantation," as well as beautiful and virtuosic arrangements featuring music by Glinka and Glière, among others. Additionally, they perform a newly composed piece by the acclaimed British composer Dani Howard.Rising Stars is a unique and forward-looking collaboration between 24 of Europe’s leading concert halls, all members of the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO). A handful of young musicians and ensembles from various countries are selected each year and given the opportunity to tour the concert halls and perform before international audiences. Experience shows that those who are selected as Rising Stars also have internationally successful careers.Matilda Lloyd was nominated for Rising Stars by the Barbican Centre in London and Konserthuset Stockholm.

Rising Stars: Matilda Lloyd & Jonathan Ware

Matilda Lloyd, a rising star trumpeter, is praised for her musicality and flawless technique. Her concert will feature Honegger's "Intrada" and Peters' "Aria", showcasing the trumpet's versatility. She's accompanied by pianist Jonathan Ware. Lloyd is part of the "Rising Stars" project, nominated by The Barbican Centre London and Konserthuset Stockholm.

Noa Wildschut / Elisabeth Brauß

With violinist Noa Wildschut and pianist Elisabeth Brauß, two of the best musicians of their generation return to the Elbphilharmonie. As the youngest scholarship holder of the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation, Noa Wildschut has already played with world-renowned orchestras, such as the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchester. And Elisabeth Brauß was on the keys as a former member of the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme with orchestras such as the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and the hr-Sinfonieorchester. They both know each other well and get together regularly for joint chamber music evenings despite their busy schedules. In 2020, you could experience them at the »Rising Stars« Festival at the Elbphilharmonie; now, they return to the Recital Hall in the Fast Lane series. With Clara Schumann’s Three Romances and Johannes Brahms’ Sonata in G major, they perform two of the most romantic pieces of all for violin and piano. After the sophisticated sounds of George Enescu’s Violin Sonata No. 3, they top off their programme with an entertaining showpiece by American pianist and composer Paul Schoenfield, which transforms the concert hall into a dancehall with a lively samba, a raunchy tango, a swinging Tin Pan Alley and an energetic square dance.

Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten

Das WDR Sinfonieorchester gestaltet in diesem Jahr das Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten. Die Konzertreihe, mit deren Erlöse soziale und kulturelle Organisationen unterstützt werden, wird seit 1988 alljährlich ausgerichtet – von 1988 bis 2005 in Berlin und seit 2006 reihum in den Bundesländern. Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier und Ministerpräsident Hendrik Wüst haben entschieden, mit dem Erlös des Konzerts 2025 die Elly Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung – Deutsches Müttergenesungswerk zu unterstützen. Mit Vorsorge- und Rehabilitationsmaßnahmen möchte die Stiftung Mütter, Väter und pflegende Angehörige in ihrer Gesundheit stärken. Alle Eintrittskarten für das Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten enthalten eine Spende für die Elly Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung.Musikalisch schlägt das Konzert in diesem Jahr einen bunten Bogen von Europa bis in die USA durch verschiedene Kulturen. George Enescu brachte den Schwung rumänischer Volksmusik in die Klassik, Maurice Ravel gelang mit großem Farbenreichtum ein sinnlich-exotischer Ausflug in die Märchenwelt von Tausendundeiner Nacht. Auf atemberaubende Weise verdichtet Erich Korngold verschiedenste Klangfarben und Stimmungen in seinem Cellokonzert, welches ursprünglich als Hollywood-Filmmusik komponiert wurde. Der Ausklang kommt aus den Straßen New Yorks mit Leonard Bernsteins lateinamerikanisch inspirierten Rhythmen aus der »West Side Story«.Als Gäste des WDR Sinfonieorchesters und seines Chefdirigenten Cristian Măcelaru sind die ägyptische Sopranistin Fatma Said und Spitzen-Cellist Sebastian Hornung zu erleben. Durch das Konzert führt Moderatorin Siham El-Maimouni. Im Anschluss an das Konzert bitten Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier und Ministerpräsident Hendrik Wüst alle Konzertgäste zu einer Begegnung in die Foyers der Kölner Philharmonie.

Chamber music but with symphonic flair

It is a rare opportunity to listen to an octet. This type of ensemble on the verge of chamber and orchestral music involving eight instruments has had a variety of instrumentations and patterns based on them. The reference point for the purely stringed ensemble cast is the octet written in 1825 by Felix Mendelssohn, who was only sixteen years old then. Following in his footsteps in 1900 was the nineteen-year-old George Enescu, who was by then already quite prolific as a composer, as he began making music as soon as he learned the notes at the age of five. As it turned out, he grew into the greatest Romanian composer and one of the most outstanding violinists of his era. Written in 1900, his String Octet in C major is an incredibly up-to-date work compared to the trends of the time as Enescu captured the difficult moment of Romanticism's transition into Modernism. Despite being divided into four movements, it is essentially a continuous piece with orchestral panache and rich expression. All of this makes it no worse than many symphonies! Adam SuprynowiczConcert duration: approximately 80 minutes

Rising Stars: Matilda Lloyd & Kunal Lahiry

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