Piano Festival – 26 and 27 June 2021

    Benefit event given by the society's professional musician members

    Pianofestival – 26. und 27. Juni 2021

    About the event

    On this festival weekend the Chopin Society turns the spotlight on the professional pianists among its members and invites them to take part in a benefit event. All of the roughly a dozen musicians approached accepted the invitation. “Wonderful how innovative you are and how much you achieve in Darmstadt,” said Lisa Wellisch, delighted by the chance to perform at a time with so few concerts. Together with the cellist Tatjana Uhde, with whom she recorded a CD in January, she will perform Robert Schumann's “Märchenbilder”.

    The piece fits into the roughly 20-minute slot available to each participant. The artists choose their own repertoire, though rarely heard works are expressly welcome. Performing are Boris Bloch, Henning Brand, Aleksandra Mikulska, Artur Pacewicz, Carmen Piazzini, Mariana Römer-Litzmann, Sabine Simon, Leoni Sklia, Laura Sobolewska, Mariko Sudo and Lisa Wellisch. The proceeds support the promotion of young talent.

    Biographies

    Boris Bloch— Piano

    Henning Brand— Piano

    Aleksandra Mikulska— Piano

    Artur Pacewicz— Piano

    Carmen Piazzini— Piano

    Mariana Römer-Litzmann— Piano

    Sabine Simon— Piano

    Leoni Sklia— Piano

    Laura Sobolewska— Piano

    Mariko Sudo— Piano

    Lisa Wellisch— Piano

    Date26–27 June 2021
    Startfrom 3:00 pm
    VenueLiteraturhaus DarmstadtKasinostraße 3, 64293 Darmstadt
    AdmissionFree admission – donations for the promotion of young talent welcome
    Programme

    Piano Festival – 26 and 27 June 2021

    Benefit event given by the society's professional musician members

    26–27 June 2021 · from 3:00 pm · Literaturhaus Darmstadt

    Boris Bloch— Piano
    Henning Brand— Piano
    Aleksandra Mikulska— Piano
    Artur Pacewicz— Piano
    Carmen Piazzini— Piano
    Mariana Römer-Litzmann— Piano
    Sabine Simon— Piano
    Leoni Sklia— Piano
    Laura Sobolewska— Piano
    Mariko Sudo— Piano
    Lisa Wellisch— Piano
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    Part 1: Saturday, 26 June 2021 – starting at 3:00 pm

    Henning Brand

    Chopin (1810–1849): Waltz in E minor op. posth. B 56; Mazurka in A minor op. 7/2; Ballade in F minor op. 52 (17 min.)

    Mariana Römer-Litzmann

    Debussy (1862–1918): Selected Préludes – “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir”, “Minstrels”, “Bruyères”, “La danse de Puck”, “Les collines d’Anacapri” (15 min.)

    Aleksandra Mikulska

    Mozart (1756–1791): 9 Variations on a Minuet by Duport K. 573; Brahms (1833–1897): Capriccio in F sharp minor op. 76 No. 1; Intermezzo in A major op. 118 No. 2 (approx. 20 min.)

    Interval (30 minutes)

    Part 1 – continued

    Carmen Piazzini

    Haydn (1732–1809): Sonata No. 31, Hob. XVI/46 in A flat major (I. Allegro moderato, II. Adagio, III. Finale, Presto) (approx. 17 min.)

    Mariko Sudo (piano) & Mathieu Jocqué (cello)

    Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): From the Sonata in G minor op. 19 for cello and piano – movement 1 (Lento – Allegro moderato) and movement 3 (Andante) (20 min.)

    Boris Bloch

    Mozart: Rondeau (Allegretto grazioso) K. 309/3; Schubert (1797–1828): Three Piano Pieces D 946 No. 1 in E flat minor; Four Impromptus D 899 No. 3 in G flat major; Chopin: Mazurka in B minor op. 33/4; Mazurka in A flat major op. 41/4; Mazurka in F sharp minor op. 67/1; Etudes op. 25/5 in E minor and op. 10/4 in C sharp minor (approx. 25 min.)

    Ends around 6:00 pm

    Part 2: Sunday, 27 June 2021 – starting at 3:00 pm

    Artur Pacewicz (piano), Pawel Zuzanski (violin) & Lynda Anne Cortis (cello) – Panufnik Trio

    Schubert (1797–1828): From the Piano Trio in E flat major op. 100, movements II (Andante con moto) and IV (Allegro moderato) (25 min.)

    Leoni Sklia (piano) & Alexandra Piperidou (voice)

    Songs by Mahler and Brahms (approx. 10 min.)

    Lisa Wellisch (piano) & Tatjana Uhde (cello)

    R. Schumann (1810–1856): “Märchenbilder” op. 113 – I. Nicht schnell, II. Lebhaft, III. Rasch, IV. Langsam, mit melancholischem Ausdruck (16 min.)

    Interval (30 minutes)

    Part 2 – continued

    Sofia Moguillansky (violin) & Sabine Simon (piano)

    Alessandro Tomaso Vitali (1663–1745): Chaconne in G minor (10 min.)

    Sabine Simon

    Liszt (1811–1886) song transcriptions: “Widmung” (R. Schumann), “Mignon” (Beethoven), “Gretchen am Spinnrade” (Schubert), “Mädchens Wunsch” (Chopin); Liszt: Feux follets (25 min.)

    Laura Sobolewska (piano) & Marta Wryk (voice)

    Pauline Viardot (1821–1910)/Xavier de Maistre: Hai lulli; Pauline Viardot/Fryderyk Chopin/Louis Pomey (1835–1901): La Danse (after the Mazurka in G major op. 50/1), Plainte d’amour (after the Mazurka in F sharp minor op. 6/1) and Aime-moi (after the Mazurka in D major op. 33/2) (18 min.)

    Ends: approx. 6:00 pm · As of 14 June 2021 · Subject to change

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