Sukyeon Kim is one of the most promising pianists of the younger generation. Her playing is distinctive for its stupendous technique and great expressiveness. Even at a young age, she was already winning prizes in various competitions. Her broad repertoire includes works from the baroque to the modern. Her piano recital in the Elbphilharmonie also demonstrates a great versatility.
The Martha Argerich Festival, which has been organised by the Symphoniker Hamburg since 2018, is presenting itself in a slightly different form this year. In recent years, the Laeiszhalle has been the artistic home of the festival, which never ceases to amaze, but in the summer of 2024, the orchestra will head out into the city and perform in other venues too. Together with Martha Argerich, the Symponiker Hamburg are happy to take up this impulse in terms of content – all artistic encounters in the special 2024 festival edition will breathe the spirit of a voyage of discovery.
The string quartet is considered the most demanding genre of instrumental music and the epitome of excellence. The special appeal both for the composer and performers lies in the balance between individualism and the overall sound, between soloistic flights of fancy and communal four-part harmony. The string quartet as a genre has itself succeeded in transforming and emancipating itself from bourgeois domestic music to an expression of the highest virtuosity.
A young pianist from Granada full of lightness, Juan Elvira Márquez, and a virtuoso grand piano builder specialising in old Steinway grand pianos, Heike A. Schlunck, together create an evening in the Recital Hall of the Elbphilharmonie that is as grandiose as it is unusual. Heike A. Schlunck, who presents two grand pianos that she has professionally restored to perfection – a large concert grand piano of size D and a small one of size S - on stage, leads through the programme with background information and anecdotes. Juan Elvira Márquez plays these grand pianos with inimitable ease and sensitively expresses their individual sound characters. Please note: this event takes place in German.
The Barbican Quartet was founded in 2015, and is taught and supported by string quartet stars like Günter Picheler and the Quatuor Ébène. The four musicians present works by Alban Berg and Beethoven as part of the »Teatime Classics« series. 2022 was a memorable year for the Barbican Quartet: they won first prize and other special prizes at the ARD Music Competition, as well as a third prize at the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition. The ensemble had only just found a new second violinist, and thus a new sound and style of ensemble playing, in February 2022. The Barbican Quartet has appeared at many international festivals, and has been broadcast on the radio several times. In the 2022/23 season, they produced and released their first CD. An extensive tour will take them to different parts of Europe, to Canada and the USA.
The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, also known as the Symphoniker Hamburg, is a German orchestra based in Hamburg. It was founded in 1957.
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