Symbiosis
11-19 August 2023
In a world where most of us focus on how to reach our highest possible individual success at any cost, we often forget to remember how dependent we are on the planet that we live on, yet tend to exploit. It is the very land, water and air that we so often take for granted, that actually give us the opportunity to lead our lives in the first place. This is why, in this year, we want to explore the theme “Symbiosis”.
Symbiosis, derived from the Ancient Greek words “syn“, meaning “together”, and “vios“, meaning “life”, is a reminder of the importance of working with each other instead of against each other.
With our growing technological capabilities it is easy to forget just how much we need nature for our inner peace and health. We lose our connection to nature at our own peril. Climate change is not only a consequence of our own greed but a loss of interacting with nature in a way that used to be intrinsic. We all reconnect to this feeling instantly when we are awed by the majestic view from the top of a mountain or when we are humbled by gazing at the horizon across the seemingly infinite ocean.
This year we want to focus on honouring and reconnecting with the magic of nature and find a way to live with it in harmony once again.
Programme
- DAVID ORLOWSKY
Lyra for Clarinet and String Quartet - David Orlowsky, clarinet
Noé Inui, violin
Kirill Troussov, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Benedict Klöckner, cello
- MAURICE RAVEL
Kaddisch, from Deux Mélodies Hébraïques, for Soprano and String Quartet
(Kaddisch, from Two Hebrew Songs) - Danae Kontora, soprano
Noé Inui, violin
Kirill Troussov, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Benedict Klöckner, cello
- FRANZ SCHUBERT
String Quintet in C Μajor, D. 956
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Adagio
3. Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto
4. Allegretto – Più allegro - Antje Weithaas, violin
Tobias Feldmann, violin
Muriel Razavi, viola
Benedict Klöckner, cello
Isang Enders, cello
- ROBERT SCHUMANN
Vogel als Prophet, from Waldszenen, Op. 82, for Solo Piano
(Bird as Prophet, from Forest Scenes) - Danae Dörken, piano
- CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
Le Rossignol et la Rose, from Parysatis, for Soprano and Piano
(The Nightingale and the Rose, from Parysatis) - Danae Kontora, soprano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Abîme des Oiseaux, from Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps, for Solo Clarinet
(Abyss of the Birds, from Quartet for the End of Time) - David Orlowsky, clarinet
- FRANZ SCHUBERT
An die Nachtigall, D. 497
(Το the Nightingale)
Text by Matthias Claudius - Danae Kontora, soprano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- ALBAN BERG
Die Nachtigall, from Sieben frühe Lieder
(The Nightingale, from Seven Early Songs)
Text by Theodor Storm - Danae Kontora, soprano
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- DIMITRIS PAPADIMITRIOU
World Premiere
- LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1, “Ghost”
1. Allegro vivace e con brio
2. Largo assai ed espressivo
3. Presto - Tobias Feldmann, violin
Isang Enders, cello
Danae Dörken, piano
- SERGEY RACHMANINOFF
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 for Soprano and Piano - Danae Kontora, soprano
anae Dörken, piano
- DAVID ORLOWSKY
Clockmaker for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola and Cello - David Orlowsky, clarinet
Noé Inui, violin
Kirill Troussov, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Isang Enders, cello
- PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50 - Kirill Troussov, violin
Benedict Klöckner, cello
Kiveli Dörken, piano
- ARVO PÄRT
Spiegel im Spiegel for Clarinet and Piano
(Mirror in the Mirror) - David Orlowsky, clarinet
Danae Dörken, piano
- JOHN CAGE
4’33’’ - Antje Weithaas, violin
Noé Inui, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Muriel Razavi, viola
Isang Enders, cello
Benedict Klöckner, cello
- LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”
Arrangement for string sextet by Michael Gotthard Fischer - Antje Weithaas, violin
Noé Inui, violin
Lech Antonio Uszynski, viola
Muriel Razavi, viola
Isang Enders, cello
Benedict Klöckner, cello
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