Pavel Haas Quartet
Kaprálová / Martinů / Korngold
Von Liebe und Leidenschaft
Berühmt für seinen leidenschaftlichen und stürmischen Klang, hat sich das Pavel Haas Quartet hauptsächlich dem reichen Repertoireschatz seiner tschechischen Heimat verschrieben. In diesem Konzert versammeln sie drei Streichquartette aus den 1930er Jahren, die nicht nur von einer tragischen Liebesgeschichte erzählen, sondern auch zeigen wie vielfältig die musikalische Landschaft der Zeit war.
Vitězslava Kaprálová war eine große Karriere prophezeit: 1915 in Brno geboren, war sie früh nicht nur als Komponistin, sondern auch als Dirigentin erfolgreich. Sie ging nach Paris, um bei Bohuslav Martinů und Nadia Boulanger zu studieren, bevor sie mit nur 25 Jahren an Typhus starb. Kaprálovás einziges Streichquartett ist geprägt von lyrischen Melodien, Anklängen an die tschechische Volksmusik und ihre Begeisterung für tschechische Kompositionskollegen wie Janaček oder Martinů – eine großartige (Wieder-)Entdeckung!
Erst wenige Monate vor seinem Tod willigte Bohuslav Martinů ein, sein Fünftes Streichquartett zu veröffentlichen. Kein Wunder, die Originalpartitur enthält nicht nur zahlreiche Kommentare zur Entstehung der Musik, sondern auch zur Beziehung mit seiner Schülerin, Freundin und Liebschaft Vitězslava Kaprálová. Er widmete ihr die Komposition nicht nur, sondern zitierte auch ein Lied von der jungen Komponistin. Während Martinůs Drittes Streichquartett manchmal fast jazzig klingt, ist das Fünfte voll mutiger Dissonanzen und moderner Einfälle – als wollte er die junge, hochbegabte Komponistin beeindrucken.
Wie auch Kaprálová ist Erich Wolfgang Korngold in Brno geboren und feierte erste Erfolge als Wunderkind. Sein Zweites Streichquartett entstand 1933, bevor er ein Jahr später wegen des erstarkenden Antisemitismus in die USA emigrierte. Seine dortigen Erfolge als Filmkomponist (zwei »Oskars«!) lassen sich schon in früheren Werken wie auch dem Streichquartett mit seinem Wiener Humor, etwas Melancholie und einem rauschenden Walzer-Finale vorahnen.
Performers
Pavel Haas Quartet
Veronika Jarůšková violin
Marek Zwiebel violin
Šimon Truszka viola
Peter Jarůšek violoncello
Programme
Vitězslava Kaprálová
Streichquartett Nr. 1 op. 8
Bohuslav Martinů
Streichquartett Nr. 5
– Interval –
Bohuslav Martinů
Streichquartett Nr. 3
Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Streichquartett Nr. 2 Es-Dur op. 26
Pre-Concert Talk
(in German)
18:30 / Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal
Promoter: HamburgMusik
Location
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Elbphilharmonie
Kleiner Saal
The Recital Hall, designed in contrast to the Grand Hall in the classic »shoebox« style, offers seating for up to 550 people.
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Arrival time
The Elbphilharmonie is a special building situated in a special place. Allow for plenty of time for getting to the Elbphilharmonie and the way to the concert area. We suggest visitors arrive at the Elbphilharmonie Plaza not later than 30 minutes before the start of the concert or event. Late seating is not guaranteed and latecomers may not be admitted to the concert hall.
Concert tickets for the Grand and Recital Halls authorise a visit to the Plaza from two hours before the start of the concert or event. Visitors to the Kaistudios require a separate Plaza ticket to visit the Plaza.
Admission times:
Events without pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 60 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 30 minutes before the start of the eventEvents with pre-concert talk:
Recital Hall Foyer: 90 minutes before the start of the event
Recital Hall: 15 minutes before the start of the talkIf a pre-concert talk is offered for this event, it is noted above under PROGRAMME.
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Getting here
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Platz der Deutschen Einheit
20457 HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie can be easily reached by bus, underground, bicycle and ferry.
The nearest stops include:
Underground line U3: Baumwall
Underground line U4: Überseequartier
Bus 2, 111: Am Kaiserkai (Elbphilharmonie)
Bus 6: Auf dem Sande (Speicherstadt)
Ferry 72 (from Landungsbrücken pier): »Elbphilharmonie« pier
StadtRAD (bicycle sharing system) stations: U Baumwall (Elbphilharmonie) and Am Kaiserkai / Großer GrasbrookMultistorey car park in the Elbphilharmonie (open 24/7, 435 parking spaces):
Please note that visitors to the Elbphilharmonie should use the entrance marked »Elbphilharmonie«. The entrance »Elbphilharmonie Hotel« is reserved for »The Westin Hamburg« hotel guests.Please find more information about prices and advance booking of the discounted flat rate on this page: arrival by car
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Finding your seat
All visitors enter the building via the main entrance; access to the concert hall is via the Plaza, the public viewing platform on the 8th floor of the Elbphilharmonie. The Plaza can be reached from the entrance area via the Tube (long escalator) or lifts. Your tickets will be checked twice: at admissions in the main entrance area and on the Plaza in front of the staircase to the Grand or Rcital Hall. Stairs and lifts lead from the Plaza to the concert hall foyers.
The Recital Hall is situated on the 10th floor and can be accessed via a stairway or lift.
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Cloakroom
The cloakrooms are located in the foyer (fee: € 2). Jackets and handbags may be taken into the hall.
Walking-stick umbrellas, bags sized A3 (42 x 30 cm) or above, luggage and other bulky items must be stored in the lockers (largest size 27 x 87 x 47 cm) located in the corridor leading to the ticket shop on the ground floor (on the right-hand side of the entrance area).
Strollers and prams can be left with the admissions personnel on the Plaza. Wheeled walkers can be handed in at the hall entrances.
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Toilet Facilities
Facilities for guests of the Recital Hall are located in the Recital Hall Foyer.
An accessible toilet is located in the foyer.
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Photography and video recordings
It is forbidden to take photographs or record videos during a concert or event. Video recordings and photography are permitted for private purposes only on the Plaza and in the foyers as well as before the start or following an event in the concert hall, provided that you respect the privacy of other visitors and do not interfere with regular business operations. Employees may not be photographed or filmed.
Photography, audio or video recordings of concerts and events are strictly prohibited.
Event-related video recordings or photographs for editorial or commercial purposes must be authorised by the Press Office of the Elbphilharmonie.
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Accessibility
All halls and spaces are accessible for visitors with disabilities. More information at www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/accessibility.
Lifts to the Plaza are located in the tunnel on the right-hand side of the Tube (long escalator). From the Plaza, access to the Grand and Recital Hall foyers is via lifts, also located to the right. Please note: cloakrooms for visitors to the Grand Hall are only located on the 11th floor. From there, the upper floors can be accessed via further lifts.
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Coughing, clapping, chatting – Tips for your concert visit
A concert at the Elbphilharmonie is a unique experience for both audience and artists. Guests and musicians alike rave about the precise acoustics in the Grand Hall. You can hear every note, even from the highest balcony.
Unfortunately, the opposite is also true: even presumably quiet noises from the audience are clearly audible in the entire hall. We therefore ask our visitors to take the following recommendations into consideration: Tips for your concert visit

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