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Current event
SERENADE & SARKASMUS
Participants
- Sergei Nakariakov trumpet
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Martin Helmchen piano
- Gidon Kremer conducting & violin
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Alisson Krussmaa
Subject to change
GLOBAL GROOVES
Participants
- Bryan Cheng cello
- Leonard Disselhorst cello
Programme
Leonard Disselhorst (*1976)
Kingfisher, The Drift, Jasmine Ode
Tigran Hamasyan (*1987) & Howard Shore (*1946)
Toichis Mountains
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Such Sweet Thunder
Herbie Hancock (*1940) & Bobby McFerrin (*1950)
Turtle Shoes
Mariano Mores (1918–2016)
Taquito Militar
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Nightclub
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Leonid Desyatnikov (*1955)
Work on the theme of “Courage” based on motifs by Mozart (world premiere)
Traditional medley of Romanian themes
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 BB 68
Milena Dolinová & Kryštof Mařatka (*1972)
Čsardáš III
Subject to change
GRENZGÄNGER
Participants
- Bruno Philippe cello
- hr-Bigband
- Ed Partyka director
Programme
Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Selected Works
Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
Concerto for Violoncello and Wind Orchestra
Subject to change
NEW WORLD
Participants
- Mihaela Martin violin
- László Fenyö cello
- Berlin Academy of American Music
- Garrett Keast director
Programme
Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
An Outdoor Overture
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”
Anna Clyne (*1980)
Shorthand
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
An American in Paris
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Overture to the operetta “Candide”
Subject to change
ERZÄHLUNGEN
Participants
- Pierre Genisson clarinet
- Irène Duval violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Steven Isserlis cello
- Anna Han piano
- Connie Shih piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer Trio”, Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Three Romances, Op. 94, Fairy Tales, Op. 132
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Trio in D minor, Op. 120
Subject to change
ILLUMINATION
Participants
- Anna Prohaska soprano
- Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
- Ensemble Resonanz
- Riccardo Minasi director
Programme
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Elegy
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Subject to change
SCHICKSAL
Participants
- Nicolas Altstaedt cello
- Ensemble Resonanz
- Riccardo Minasi director
Programme
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Subject to change
PREISTRÄGERKONZERT
Participants
- Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
- Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Programme
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb 1 and No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb 2
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 3 in G major, G 476
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47
Prizewinners’ Concert of the Cello Masterclasses
Subject to change
ENTDECKUNGEN
Participants
- Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
- Korrepetitoren
Programme
Final Concert of the Cello Masterclasses
The programme will be announced at a later date.