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

16.08

ALIENATION

DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK 21:00

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  • 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
17.08

COEXISTENCE

DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK 21:00

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  • 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
18.08

SURVIVAL

DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK 21:00

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  • 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
19.08

HARMONY

DELFINIA HOTEL / SEAFRONT PARK 21:00

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  • 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

Co-organised

Under the Auspices

MIMF FANS

Helen Morton & Igor Aleksander

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Genesis

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Catharsis

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Crossroads

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Metamorphoses