International Mendelssohn Festival
»Opening concert«
Intense pain and pure joie de vivre
In the opening concert of the International Mendelssohn Festival, four composers meet at eye level: the festival opens with the only quartet in a minor key among Mozart’s ten great string quartets. A biographic background is attributed to the atmospheric String Quartet in D minor: scholars see a connection between the sounds of pain in the minuet and the pregnancy and delivery of Mozart’s wife Constanze, which they believe Mozart could hear from the adjoining room.
This is open to dispute, but the autobiographic connection in the Schubert Fantasy that follows is clear. This is the ninth time that the International Mendelssohn Festival (IMF) is being held in Hamburg. Featuring an exclusive selection of chamber music played by international artists whom a special tradition links to the festival.
Performers
Fine Arts Quartet
Ralph Evans violin
Efim Boico violin
Gil Sharon viola
Niklas Schmidt violoncello
Witkowski Piano Duo
Fabio Witkowski piano
Gisele Witkowski piano
Sophia Jaffé violin
Sofja Gülbadamova piano
Jens Bomhardt violoncello
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Streichquartett d-Moll KV 417b
Franz Schubert
Fantasie für Klavier zu vier Händen f-Moll D 940
– Interval –
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Sonate für Violine und Klavier F-Dur
George Enescu
Rumänische Rhapsodie Nr. 1 A-Dur op. 11 / Bearbeitung für Klavier, Streichquartett und Kontrabass
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