Kammermusik @ Konsi Bern

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Trio in C major, K.548
Mauricio Kagel (1931 - 2008): Piano Trio No.2 (2001)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Notturno in E♭ major, op.148, D.897
Arnold Schönberg (1874 -1951): "Verklärte Nacht" (Transfigured Night), op.4 (arr. Edward Steuermann, 1932)

Trio Gaspard:

• Jonian Ilias Kadesha, violin
• Vashti Hunter, cello
• Nicholas Rimmer, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet in B♭ major, K.589, "Prussian"
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): String Quartet No.1 in E minor, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96, "American"

Belcea Quartet:

• Corina Belcea-Fisher, violin
• Axel Schacher, violin
• Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola
• Antoine Lederlin, cello

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, op.100, "Thun Sonata"
Karol Szymanowski (1882 - 1937): "Myths" for Violin and Piano, op.30
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): Violin Sonata in G major, op.134

Julia Fischer, violin
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Kammermusik-Soirée

Sándor Veress (1907 - 1992): String Trio
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906): String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.35
George Enescu (1881 - 1955): String Octet in C major, op.7

Vilde Frang, violin
Tai Murray, violin
Gregory Ahss, violin
Rosanne Philippens, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Lily Francis, viola
Nicolas Altstaedt, cello
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello

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Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): String Quartet No.3, Sz.85 / BB 93
Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini (*1971): String Quartet No.1 in Six Movements 
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet No.15 in G major, D.887

Quatuor Diotima:

• Yun-Peng Zhao, violin
• Constance Ronzatti, violin
• Franck Chevalier, viola
• Pierre Morlet, cello

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Chamber Music @ Wigmore Hall, London

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Adagio and Allegro in A♭ major, op.70
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Cello Sonata No.2 in F major, op.99
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925 - 1991): Five pieces on Folk Themes
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912): Méditation, from Thaïs
Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Suite Española, op.47 — 5. Asturias (Leyenda)
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (*1932): In the Style of Albéniz
Gaspar Cassadó (1897 - 1966): Requiebros

Narek Hakhnazaryan, cello
Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

FranzJoseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in B♭ major, op.76/4, Hob III:78,  "Sunrise"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): String Quartet No.3 in E♭ minor, op.30

Schumann Quartet:

• Erik Schumann, violin
• Ken Schumann, violin
• Liisa Randalu, viola
• Mark Schumann, cello

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Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in F minor, op.20/5,  Hob.III/35
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quintet in C major, op.163, D.956

Quatuor Zaïde:

• Charlotte Maclet, violin
• Leslie Boulin Raulet, violin
• Sarah Chenaf, viola
• Juliette Salmona, cello

Lise de la Salle, piano
Chiara Enderle, cello

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in D major, op.20/4, Hob.III/34
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): String Quartet No.1, "Métamorphoses nocturnes"
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.12 in F major, op.96, "American"

Belcea Quartet:

• Corina Belcea-Fisher, violin
• Axel Schacher, violin
• Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola
• Antoine Lederlin, cello

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): Langsamer Satz for String Quartet, WoO 6
Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): String Quartet in D major
Bedřich Smetana (1824 - 1884): String Quartet No.1 in E minor, "From My Life"

Pražák Quartet:

• Jana Vonášková-Nováková, violin
• Vlastimil Holek, violin
• Josef Klusoň, viola
• Michal Kaňka, cello

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Lugano Musica — Weekend Quartetti d'archi

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85
Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): Five Movements for string quartet, op.5
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.4 in E minor, op.44/2

Quatuor Van Kuijk:

• Nicolas Van Kuijk, violin
• Sylvain Favre-Bulle, violin
• Emmanuel François, viola
• François Robin, cello

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Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Trio No.39 in G major, Hob.XV:25, "Gipsy Trio"
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44
Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Piano Quintet in A minor, op.84

Henning Kraggerud, violin
Michael Gurevich, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Adrian Brendel, cello
Ian Brown, piano

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Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): String Quartet in G major, op.76/1, Hob.III/75
Lotta Wennäkoski (*1970): Culla d'Aria
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.12 in E♭ major, op.127

Gringolts Quartet:

• Ilya Gringolts, violin
• Anahit Kurtikyan, violin
• Silvia Simionescu, viola
• Claudius Herrmann, cello

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Konzert Theater Bern — Kammermusik Bern

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85 (1892/93)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet in B♭ major, K.458, "Hunt" (1784)
Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): String Quartet in G minor, op.27 (1877/78)

Auryn Quartett:

• Matthias Lingenfelder, violin
• Jens Oppermann, violin
• Stewart Eaton, viola
• Andreas Arndt, cello

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV 1080
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.2 in G major, op.18/2
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.1 in E♭ major, op.12

Chiaroscuro Quartet:

• Alina Ibragimova, violin
• Pablo Hernán Benedí, violin
• Emilie Hörnlund, viola
• Claire Thirion, cello

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Die Kunst der Fuge (The Art of Fugue), BWV 1080
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.546
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): String Quartet No.13 in B♭ major, op.130 / Great Fugue in B♭ major, op.133

Armida Quartett:

• Martin Funda, violin
• Johanna Staemmler, violin
• Teresa Schwamm, viola
• Peter-Philipp Staemmler, cello

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Budapest Festival Academy, "The Taste of the Spring is Always New"

Georges Enescu (1881 - 1955): Violin Sonata No.3, op.25

Katalin Kokas, violin
József Balog, piano

Tímea Ildikó Dragony (*1976): Lángrózsa Song Cycle on Poems by Melinda Fellegi (world premiere)

Lilla Horti, soprano
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Katalin Kokas, violin
Alexandre Dimcevski, viola
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello
Melinda Fellegi, piano

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Quintet in E♭ major, op.44 

Natalia Lomeiko, violin
Dmitry Smirnov, violin
Yuri Zhislin, viola
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello
Alexander Ullman, piano

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Budapest Festival Academy, "The Anchorite Has Gone Back"

Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Sonata in C major for two violins, op.56

Alexandre Dimcevski, violin
Attila Ökrös, violin

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): String Quartet No.8 in C minor, op.110

Yuri Zhislin, violin
Natalia Lomeiko, violin
Razvan Popovici, viola
Danjulo Ishizaka, cello

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Allegro in A minor, D.947, "Lebensstürme"

José Gallardo & Alexander Ullman, piano

Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Le bal Masqué, secular cantata on poems by Max Jacob, FP 60 (1932)

Lilla Horti, sopran
Philippe Tondre, oboe
Csaba Klenyán, clarinet
György Lakatos, bassoon
Balázs Nemes, trumpet
Nándor Weisz, drums
József Balog, piano
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Natalie Clein, cello
Jan Latham Koenig, conductor

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Lucerne Festival — Debut Series

Antonín Dvořák (1841 – 1904): Sonatina in G major, op.100, B.183
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Violin Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.80
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858 – 1931): Rêve d’enfant, op.14
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Violin Sonata in A major

Paul Huang, violin
Orion Weiss, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): String Quartet No.21 in D major, K.575, "Prussian"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): String Quartet Movement in C minor, D.103 (1814)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): String Quartet No.1 in A minor, op.41/1

Stradivari Quartett:

• Xiaoming Wang, violin
• Sebastian Bohren, violin
• Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
• Maja Weber, cello

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Lucerne Festival — Debut Series

Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): String Quartet in G minor, op.10, L.85
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): String Quartet No.1 in D major, op.11

Rolston String Quartet:

Luri Lee, violin
Emily Kruspe, violin
Hezekiah Leung, viola
Jonathan Lo, cello

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Musik an der ETH

George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759): Passacaglia from the Harpsichord Suite in G minor, HWV 432, arr. for violin & viola by Johan Halvorsen (1864 – 1935)
Nikolai Amani (1872 – 1904): String Trio in D minor, op.1 (1900)
Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949): Piano Quartet in C minor, op.13
Franz Schubert (17697 – 1828): Piano Quintet in A major, op.114, D.667, “Trout”

Marina Yakovleva, violin
Mikhail Yakovlev, viola
Lev Sivkov, cello
Dariusz Mizera, double bass
Ekaterina Tereshchenko, piano
Nadezhda Dalvit Saminskaya, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich — Streichquartette in der Kirche St.Peter

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): String Quartet No.2 in A minor, op.13
Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904): String Quartet No.13 in G major, op.106

Aris Quartett:

• Anna Katharina Wildermuth, violin
• Noémi Zipperling, violin
• Caspar Vinzens, viola
• Lukas Sieber, cello

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Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg

Mieczysław Weinberg  (1919 - 1996): Piano Trio in A minor, op.24 (1945)
Wolfgang Rihm (*1952): Piano Trio "Fremde Szene II"
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, op.63

Berlin Piano Trio:

• Krzysztof Polonek, violin
• Katarzyna Polonek, cello
• Nikolaus Resa, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Sonata for Cello and Basso continuo No.4 in A major, G.4
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Cello Sonata, FP 143
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Cello sonata in D minor, L.135
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Cello Sonata No.2 in F major, op.99

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

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