In this celebratory concert on what would have been Alfred Brendel’s 95th birthday, musician friends from several generations gather to honour his legacy.
Sir Simon Rattle conducts a unique orchestra of musicians close to Brendel, and the programme features works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.
Kurtág is turning 100! Lost for words how much this means. My tiny contribution will be to perform his Double Concerto with pianist Dénes Várjon in my favourite Hungarian concert hall.
Happy to be part of the next Cello Biennale in Amsterdam! This will be a little “appetizer” showcase concert for the programme coming in November!
A full Britten programme for the Britten Festival Ghent!
Night Piece (Notturno)
Cellosuite nr. 1, opus 72
Cellosuite nr. 3, opus 87
Cellosonate in C, opus 65
with pianist István Lajkó
Schumann: Five Pieces in Folk Style, Op. 102
with Izabella Simon (piano)
Casals: Pastoral
Cassadó: Requiebros
Cassadó: Dance of the Green Devil
Casals: Rêverie
Bruch: Kol nidrei, Op. 47
with András Kemenes (piano)
Schumann: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
with Dénes Várjon (piano)
Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in D major, G. 448
with András Csáki (guitar), Irene Abrigo, Stephen Waarts (violin) and Jürg Dähler (viola)
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 493
with Stephen Waarts (violin), Jürg Dähler (viola) and Izabella Simon (piano)
Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44
with Stephen Waarts, Irene Abrigo (violin), Jürg Dähler (viola) and Dénes Várjon (piano)
Felix spent his “working vacations” in Soden with his family in 1844 and 1845. This combination of work and vacation, which lasted four months each time, resulted in lively correspondence.
These letters, paired with music by the composer and music from our favorite vacation destinations, create a small salon where tapas are also served.
With:
Jesse Flowers, guitar
Yeree Suh, vocals
Madeleine Giese, narrator
Happy to be invited again to give masterclass at YARO - Young Academy Rostock
Playing the complete Bach solo suites for the first time in concert.
Part II
E-flat BWV 1010
c-minor BWV 1011
C-major BWV 1009
!For the 6th time!
We are happy to welcome you in Budapest for an intense summer masterclass
5 individual lessons + concert
Recital with pianist Endri Nini
Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 in D-major Op.102/2
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro Op. 70
Poulenc: Sonata FP 143
Masterclasses
22-24 August
Brahms: Piano Trio No.3 in c-minor Op. 101
with Alexandra Cooreman - violin
Olivier Roberti - piano
Opening concert
Bartók: First Rhapsody
with Christia Hudziy - piano
Chausson: Trio Op. 3
with Philippe Graffin - violin
Marisa Gupta - piano
I’m happy to give a masterclass at this year’s Young Musicians’ Summer Academy in Debrecen, Hungary.
In recital:
10th July 19:00
Schumann: Adagio und Allegro
Bruch: Kol Nidrei
Bartók: First Rhapsody
Playing the complete Bach solo suites for the first time in concert.
Part I
G-major BWV 1007
d-minor BWV 1008
D-major BWV 1012
Pierre Boulez: Messagesquisse für Cello Solo und 6 Violoncelli
Jumping in with a full solo cello recital for a concert at Brahms Gesellschaft
Péter Eötvös: Two Poems to Polly - for a speaking cellist
J.S. Bach: Suite in G-major BWV 1007
György Kurtág:
Az hit / Faith
Pilinszky: Gérard de Nerval
Schatten / Shadows
- Intermission-
J. S. Bach: Suite in d-minor BWV 1008
Gaspar Cassadó: Suite
Beethoven:
Sonata in g-minor Op. 5/2
Sonata in C-major Op. 102/1
- intermission -
12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes', WoO 45
Sonata in A-major Op. 69
with pianist Frank-Immo Zichner
Recital with guitarist Jesse Flowers
Schubert: “Arpeggione” Sonata
De Falla: Seven Spanish Folksongs
Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
My Wigmore recital debut!
12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus WoO. 45
Cello Sonata in A Op. 69
Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2
with pianist István Lajkó
A Beethoven quintessence:
12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus WoO. 45
Cello Sonata in A Op. 69
- intermission -
Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1
Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2
with pianist István Lajkó
Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen…”
Brahms: Sonata in F-major Op. 99
- intermission -
Prokofiev: Sonata in C-major Op. 119
with pianist Immo Zichner
Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen…”
Brahms: Sonata in F-major Op. 99
- intermission -
Prokofiev: Sonata in C-major Op. 119
with pianist Immo Zichner
Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
Brahms: Sonata in F-major Op. 99
Prokofiev: Sonata in C-major Op. 119
with pianist Immo Zichner
Beethoven: 7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen…”
Brahms: Sonata in F-major Op. 99
- intermission -
Prokofiev: Sonata in C-major Op. 119
with pianist Immo Zichner
Jumping into this project: Klanggestalten is an exhibition for contemporary violin & bow making. We can choose our instruments and bows in the morning and perform on and with them in the evening concert.
Program:
Schubert String Quintet C-Dur op. post.163 D956
Dvořák String Quintet G-Dur op.18
Thanks Tonhain Kollektiv for the invite!
Always special to be back in this magical place…
Repertoire: Beethoven Op. 18/1 and Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 1 Op. 18.
Slowly a tradition... my annual masterclass in Budapest. Keep an eye on the website...!
Tickets for the closing concert.
György Kurtág: circumdedérunt… in memoriam Rita Wagner
J.S. Bach: Solo Suite No. 1 BWV 1007
György Kurtág: In memoriam György Maros - dedicated to Ildikó Szabó (Hungarian premiere)
Curatorial Weekend in the House of Music Hungary.
I’m jumping in to Festivalta, performing Bridge Piano Quartet, Amy Beach Piano Quintet, Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Bach 1st solo suite, a Haydn Flute Quartet, Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps (trio version) and Enescu Octet! Wishing dear Torleif Thedéen a speedy and complete recovery!
A programme for 10 strings, with guitarist Jesse Flowers. Works by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Schubert and Piazzolla, among others.
