Kammermusik 2425

“With me, with me no night is too long!” sings Baron Ochs auf Lerchenau joyfully in Richard Strauss’s “Rosenkavalier” waltz, evoking a mood that the composer had already captured in his early violin sonata. Volkhard Steude enchants on his violin for a lively concert evening that promises not to be too long. You’ll find yourself dancing along as Fritz Kreisler adds a splash of Viennese flair to a tango by Isaac Albeniz or ignites your spirit with “Gitana,” a captivating gypsy dance. This sets the stage for the exhilarating “Tzigane” by Ravel, composed for the virtuoso fingers of Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi.

How can new technologies be leveraged to enrich the concert experience in diverse ways? The Austrian-Romanian pianist Maria Radutu enjoys creating opportunities to experience classical music from a fresh perspective. This time, with the help of her partner Steinway & Sons and its Spiro system, she engages in a dialogue with piano legends like Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould and Gina Bachauer. Radutu facilitates this interaction between herself and the great masters, forging connections across past, present and future, allowing her audience to experience classical music in an excitingly novel and unconventional manner.

“Oh! ye who think or declare me to be hostile, morose and misanthropical, how unjust you are, and how little you know the secret cause of what appears thus to you!” With these words, Ludwig van Beethoven begins his profound “Heiligenstadt Testament,” a letter in which he confides his despair over his increasing deafness, contemplates death, but ultimately chooses life and art. Cornelius Obonya will give voice to this emotionally charged letter, while Matthias Schorn, along with Ania and Sophie Druml, will let Beethoven speak through music – performing trios where the clarinet takes centre stage.

“Oh! ye who think or declare me to be hostile, morose and misanthropical, how unjust you are, and how little you know the secret cause of what appears thus to you!” With these words, Ludwig van Beethoven begins his profound “Heiligenstadt Testament,” a letter in which he confides his despair over his increasing deafness, contemplates death, but ultimately chooses life and art. Cornelius Obonya will give voice to this emotionally charged letter, while Matthias Schorn, along with Ania and Sophie Druml, will let Beethoven speak through music – performing trios where the clarinet takes centre stage.