International Mendelssohn Festival 2024

Date & Time

Sun, Sep 22, 2024, 19:30

Venue

This concert marks the end of the 10th edition of the International Mendelssohn Festival and presents a »colourful series« of musical treasures. It begins with Schubert’s monumental Octet for mixed winds and strings, which, in his own words, is already »on the way to becoming a great symphony«. The Duetto for cello and double bass by Giaochino Rossini is less well known. The three-movement piece in D major is a true duo: both voices are almost equal and talk to... Read full text

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Musicians

Michel Lethiec	Clarinet
Jean-Louis Capezzali	Oboe
Carlo Colombo	Bassoon
André Cazalet	French horn
Niklas Schmidt	Cello
Michael Rieber	Double bass
Hartmut Rohde	Viola
Jens Bomhardt	Double bass
Jan Talich	Violin
Roman Patočka	Violin
Radim Sedmidubský	Viola
Michal Kaňka	Cello

Program

Octet in F major, D 803	Franz Schubert
Duetto for Violoncello and Double Bass in D major	Gioacchino Rossini
Rhapsody in Blue / Adaptation for Clarinet, String Quartet and Double Bass	George Gershwin
Storiella d’amore / Adaptation for Clarinet and String Quartet by Andreas Tarkman	Giacomo Puccini
Fredrik Schwenk / Fantasie über die Zahl 24 für 12 Instrumente	Fredrik Schwenk

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