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Ensemble arabesques

Sat, May 18, 2024, 19:00

Nicolas Thiébaud (Oboe), Andreas Langenbuch (Clarinet), Christian Kunert (Bassoon), Niklas Liepe (Violin), Hibiki Oshima (Violin), Isabelle-Fleur Reber (Viola), Benedikt Loos (Cello)

The German-French »arabesques« cultural festival was started in Hamburg in 2011. With more than 50 events each year, it is now the biggest festival of its kind in northern Germany. The arabesques ensemble, which was initially active only during the festival, has since developed a dynamism of its own, and gives guest performances in Germany and abroad all year round. Musicians from the three major Hamburg orchestras as well as orchestral soloists from all over Germany play in varying line-ups. The ensemble focuses primarily on unusual projects from the Baroque period to the modern era, often performing forgotten works and pieces by unfamiliar composers.

Info (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

NDR Chamber Music Concert: String Trio

Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 19:30

Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)

Alina Petrescu (Violin), Laura Escanilla Rivera (Viola), Benedikt Loos (Cello)

Compared to the string quartet, the string trio is »missing« a violin. This combination of instruments is far rarer, but boasts just as long a tradition as the quartet. Trio Bardo presents three string trios that were composed in the early- to mid-twentieth century, juxtaposed with a famous trio by Ludwig van Beethoven. Gideon Klein wrote his String Trio under tragic circumstances in the Theresienstadt ghetto in September and October 1944. Just a few days later, the 25-year-old Jewish composer was transported to the extermination camp. Echoes of Stravinsky, Bartók and Moravian folk music are blended with Klein’s own powerful and ironic style. Beethoven’s String Trios Op. 9 come from his first creative period in Vienna, and he experiments here with a number of techniques that would later become his trademarks. Although the work is written as a trio, double stops in the viola part sometimes create the impression of a string quartet. Beethoven described the trios, understandably, as »his best compositions so far«. George Enescu composed the morning serenade »Aubade« in 1899. That was a breakthrough year in the Romanian-born composer and violin virtuoso’s career, taking him to music venues across Europe and as far afield as America. It wasn’t until much later that he enjoyed a comparable level of success as a composer. In the first half of the twentieth century, Ernst von Dohnányi – alongside Kodály and Bartók – was among the leading figures in Hungarian musical life. His Serenade in C Major was written in 1903 and plays with a variety of composition techniques and forms.

Info (www.elbphilharmonie.de)

Ensemble arabesques

Sat, May 18, 2024, 19:00

Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)

The German-French »arabesques« cultural festival was started in Hamburg in 2011. With more than 50 events each year, it is now the biggest festival of its kind in northern Germany. The arabesques ensemble, which was initially active only during the festival, has since developed a dynamism of its own, and gives guest performances in Germany and abroad all year round. Musicians from the three major Hamburg orchestras as well as orchestral soloists from all over Germany play in varying line-ups. The ensemble focuses primarily on unusual projects from the Baroque period to the modern era, often performing forgotten works and pieces by unfamiliar composers.

NDR Chamber Music Concert: String Trio

Tue, Apr 16, 2024, 19:30

Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)

Compared to the string quartet, the string trio is »missing« a violin. This combination of instruments is far rarer, but boasts just as long a tradition as the quartet. Trio Bardo presents three string trios that were composed in the early- to mid-twentieth century, juxtaposed with a famous trio by Ludwig van Beethoven. Gideon Klein wrote his String Trio under tragic circumstances in the Theresienstadt ghetto in September and October 1944. Just a few days later, the 25-year-old Jewish composer was transported to the extermination camp. Echoes of Stravinsky, Bartók and Moravian folk music are blended with Klein’s own powerful and ironic style. Beethoven’s String Trios Op. 9 come from his first creative period in Vienna, and he experiments here with a number of techniques that would later become his trademarks. Although the work is written as a trio, double stops in the viola part sometimes create the impression of a string quartet. Beethoven described the trios, understandably, as »his best compositions so far«. George Enescu composed the morning serenade »Aubade« in 1899. That was a breakthrough year in the Romanian-born composer and violin virtuoso’s career, taking him to music venues across Europe and as far afield as America. It wasn’t until much later that he enjoyed a comparable level of success as a composer. In the first half of the twentieth century, Ernst von Dohnányi – alongside Kodály and Bartók – was among the leading figures in Hungarian musical life. His Serenade in C Major was written in 1903 and plays with a variety of composition techniques and forms.