Chopin was an innovator of piano technique and probably the first composer for whom the piano was the kingdom of composition. His connections to Germany were intense, but this is rarely mentioned.
Chopin toured Germany and was closely associated with many German artists. Among them were important names such as Felix Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Heinrich Heine. We should not forget that Chopin had the greatest admiration for Johann Sebastian Bach’s music. Several testimonies confirm this: in addition to Polish, French and Italian, Chopin also spoke fluent German and had a good knowledge of German literature and poetry.
At the opening concert of the 8th Chopin Festival Hamburg, Chopin will be linked with outstanding composers from Hamburg who were either inspired by Chopin or who played an important role in his compositions.
PERFORMERS
Talia Or soprano
Abel Tomàs violin
Yunhe Tang violin
Alexey Stadler violoncello
Niklas Schmidt violoncello
Hubert Rutkowski piano
Emma Stratton piano
Olena Kushpler piano
Malte Henrik Gohr piano
Hồ Khánh Vân piano
PROGRAM
Frédéric Chopin
Introduction et polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3
Johannes Brahms
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 78
- Interval -
Frédéric Chopin
Prélude in C minor, Op. 28/20
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in C minor, Wq. 60
Fanny Hensel
Nacht ist wie ein Stilles Meer
Fanny Hensel
Wandrers Nachtlied
Fanny Hensel
Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh’
Gustav Mahler
Frühlingsmorgen
Gustav Mahler
Ablösung im Sommer
Gustav Mahler
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
Johann Adolf Hasse
Sonata in D minor, Op. 7/5
Georg Philipp Telemann
Fantasy for Solo Violin in F minor
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in F minor, Op. 68/4
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Variations concertantes for Violoncello and Piano in D major, Op. 17
Frédéric Chopin
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano in G minor, Op. 65, Largo
