When Far Eastern ritual art meets European musical icons, the result is an evening of rare intensity: at this year’s Martha Argerich Festival, a fascinating dialogue between cultures unfolds at the Laeiszhalle.
The program opens with the poetic Japanese Nō theater piece »The Postman of Nagasaki«—archaic, meditative, and deeply expressive, performed by masters such as Shōnosuke Ōkura and Yasushi Umewaka.
After the intermission, the evening bridges the gap to Ludwig van Beethoven: With electrifying presence, Martha Argerich and Maxim Vengerov continue the project they began at the »Opening Night« and dedicate themselves to two of his passionate violin sonatas.
»Japan Meets Beethoven I« is an extraordinary concert experience between silence and storm, tradition and virtuosity—an evening that lingers long in the memory.
PERFORMERS
Yasushi Umewaka actor
Shingo Kato actor
Haruhiko Hasegawa vocals, costume
Shonosuke Okura ōtsuzumi
Maxim Vengerov violin
Akane Sakai piano
Martha Argerich piano
PROGRAM
»Japan trifft auf Beethoven I«
Japanisches Nō-Theater und Violinsonaten von Ludwig van Beethoven
- Interval -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Two sonatas for violin and piano
