Spielende Insel: "LINEAGES I"

Lineages explores musical connections and traditions that span time and geography. This season focuses on Johannes Brahms’s piano quartets, which will be presented in three concerts throughout the year and placed in dialogue with other works.

The series opens with Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26—a work of transcendental beauty and monumental serenity, whose architectural scope and inner balance rank among the great achievements of chamber music.

It is framed by two very different perspectives: George Enescu’s Piano Trio in A minor, in which Brahms’s formal thinking blends with French musical culture and Romanian folklore, and Jean Françaix’s String Trio in C major, which, with its transparency, lightness, and playful elegance, offers a deliberate contrast to the Romantic tradition.

The ensemble welcomes American violinist William Hagen as a special guest, who will perform alongside Andrei Ioniță, Sindy Mohamed, and Catalin Serban this evening.

Program
Jean Françaix: String Trio in C Major
George Enescu: Piano Trio in A Minor
Intermission
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26

Performers
William Hagen, violin
Andrei Ioniță, cello
Sindy Mohamed, viola
Catalin Serban, piano

Tickets
Early Bird €18; regular €24 and reduced €10 (students) online and at the box office. 

Organizer:
Spielende Insel in cooperation with Kultur Büro Elisabeth

Photo © Andreas Meier