Musical Sunday Schubert: Streichquintett C-Dur

Signum Quartett Schubert in Soweto

Dieter Schnebel's essay "In Search of Liberated Time" explored Schubert's late works and their unique handling of time. South African violist Xandi van Dijk of the Signum Quartet connects this theme to the 30th anniversary of the end of apartheid. The quartet commissioned South African composers and will perform Schubert in Soweto. A pre-concert talk will be held at 4 pm.

Veronika Eberle and friends Schubert-Oktett

String quartets thrive on the homogeneity of the ensemble, achieved through long-term collaboration. Larger ensembles, however, mostly benefit from the confrontation of strong individuals, whose temperaments can unfold within a carefully crafted interpretation. When seven outstanding young soloists gather around the violinist Veronika Eberle to perform Franz Schubert's magnificent Octet, precisely this potentiation of creative energies is to be expected. Far more concise than Schubert's work, with which he famously wanted to "pave the way to the great symphony" in 1824, is the Octet by the young composer Gregor Mayrhofer - an equally poetic and masterful new edition of the mixed octet of strings and winds. Following the concert there will be an artist talk with Anselm Cybinski at the festival center.

Schubert-Tag Sternath. Chang. Hagen. Carrel. Baillieu. Brauß. Katzenberger Matinee

On March 26, 1828, the first anniversary of Beethoven's death, Franz Schubert held his first and only public concert featuring his own works in Vienna. The program included his song "Auf dem Strom," the grand E-flat major Piano Trio D 929, along with other songs and chamber music. The concert featured celebrated local artists, much like this performance with "spring" talents surrounding pianist Lukas Sternath. This includes Schubert's late E-flat major Piano Trio, known for its heavenly lengths.

Schubert-Tag Sternath. Chang. Soulez Larivière. Hagen. Duerden. Carrel. Baillieu. Brauß Soiree: Forellenquintett

Schubert's meditative "Nachtstück" for piano trio opens a program that explores time and timelessness. Debussy's Préludes and Violin Sonata, Steve Reich's eight-part "Cello Counterpoint" (played here on the viola), and Helmut Lachenmann's playful Schubert Variations offer complementary perspectives to early Romantic Viennese ideas. The concert concludes with two timeless Schubert masterpieces: the "Grand Rondeau" for piano four hands and the famous "Trout Quintet". The concert will have two intermissions.

C. Bechstein Klavierabend

C. Bechstein Klavierabend

C. Bechstein Klavierabend

C. Bechstein Klavierabend

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