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Stefanovich & SDLW

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Thu, May 8, 2025, 19:30
It’s about logic, thematic work and the highest artistic demands: the sonata is to the solo instrument what the symphony is to the orchestra and the string quartet to chamber music – the king among genres. »And this is precisely what interests me,« declares star pianist Tamara Stefanovich. »Why do we take this one form for centuries and redress it time and again?« In her concert in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall, she contrasts two piano sonatas from the 20th century... Read full text

Keywords: Contemporary, Recital

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Musicians

Tamara StefanovichPiano
Christopher DellVibraphone
Christian LillingerDrums
Jonas WestergaardDouble bass

Program

Sonata for Piano No. 1 in D major, Op. 12Dmitri Shostakovich
Sonata for Piano No. 2Pierre Boulez
New Co-CompositionsSDLW – Stefanovich-Dell-Lillinger-Westergaard
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