International Mendelssohn Festival

• Classical Music

An evening dedicated to the warm, often underestimated sound of the viola and its interplay with other instruments. Between Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Nepomuk Hummel and York Bowen, a round dance of fantasy, form and fine expression unfolds. Bowen’s »Fantasia for four Violas« in particular brings out the rare timbre of the viola movement. Schubert’s »Trout Quintet« finally sets a lively, virtuoso exclamation mark – as colourful, touching and surprising as the whole evening.

PERFORMERS

Matthias Lingenfelder violin

Jan Talich violin

Anna Kreetta Gribajcevic viola

Hartmut Rohde viola

Radim Sedmidubský viola

Peijun Xu viola

Maria Kliegel violoncello

Sebastian Klinger violoncello

Jens Bomhardt double bass

Patrick Gallois flute

Stepan Simonian piano

Annika Treutler piano

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate für Violoncello und Klavier C-Dur op. 102/1

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Fantasie g-Moll für Viola und Klavier

Ludwig van Beethoven
Serenade D-Dur op. 25 für Flöte, Violine und Viola

York Bowen
Fantasia für vier Violen e-Moll op. 41/1

- Interval -

Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A Major D 667 »Trout Quintet«