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In Kronberg stars of today make music with stars of tomorrow; leading contemporary artists give performances with outstanding next-generation musicians. The concerts, public tuition sessions and public rehearsals all provide opportunities for audiences to become stakeholders in these great musical moments. Get close to music and the artists!
Current event
Examination Concert by Pauline van der Rest
Participants
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Megumi Hashiba piano
Programme
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in F minor op. 80
Andante
Allegro Brusco Andante
Allegrissimo
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Rhapsody No. 1 Sz 87
Moderato (Lassú)
Allegro moderato (Friss)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
From Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Volin BWV 1004
Chaconne
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Arne Zeller
Participants
- Arne Zeller cello
- Yukino Kaihara piano
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 2 in F major for Piano and Cello op. 99
Allegro vivace
Allegro affettuoso
Allegro passionato
Allegro molto
Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959)
Sonata No. 3 for Cello and Piano H 340
Poco andante – Moderato
Andante
Allegro, ma non presto
Witold Lutosławski (1913–1994)
Grave – Metamorphosen
Julius Klengel (1859–1933)
Scherzo op. 6
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Claire Wells
Participants
- Claire Wells violin
- Megumi Hashiba piano
Programme
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Sonata in E flat major for Violine and Piano op. 18
Allegro, ma non troppo
Improvisation: Andante cantabile
Finale: Andante –Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 6 in A major for Piano and Violin op. 30 No. 1
Allegro
Adagio
Allegretto von variazioni
Manuel María Ponce (1882–1948)
Estrellita for Cello and Piano
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Clara Yuna Friedensburg
Participants
- Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
- Mana Oguchi piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 4 in C major for Piano and Cello op. 102 No. 1
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
„Waldesruhe“ for Cello and Orchestra (Piano) op. 68 No. 5
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata for Cello and Piano op. 119
Andante grave
Moderato
Allegro, ma non troppo
Subject to change.
Examination Concert by Philipp Schupelius
Participants
- Philipp Schupelius cello
- Yukino Kaihara piano
Programme
Italian Suite
(compiled by Philipp Schupelius: with movements from Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne and sonatas by Vivaldi, Gabrielli, and Scarlatti)
Rachmaninov and Prokofiev
(compiled by Philipp Schupelius)
Subject to change.
BACH – BACHIANA – BACHARACH
Participants
- Luka Coetzee cello
- Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
- LiLa cello
- Petar Pejčić cello
- Ivan Skanavi cello
- Arne Zeller cello
Programme
Pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Alfredo Piatti, Burt Bacharach.
Bach-Sprechstunde 1: Die Suiten für Violoncello solo
Participants
- LiLa cello
- Petar Pejčić cello
Programme
The Suites for Solo Cello