May 23rd 2025 at 12:15 – 13:00

Programme

Fauré – Pavane, version for clarinet and piano
Fauré – Berceuse, version for clarinet and piano
Fauré – Après un rêve, version for cello and piano arr. Pablo Casals
Fauré – Sicilienne for cello and piano
Fauré – Trio in d minor op 120

Johan Fransén – clarinet
Mikael Sjögren – cello
Stefan Lindgren – piano

French composer Gabriel Fauré’s music shines with melodic charm, sprinkled with a touch of nostalgia. In small pieces like Après un rêve (After a Dream) and Sicilienne for cello and piano, it’s easy to imagine a Paris bathed in romantic glow. Exquisitely beautiful is Pavane opus 50, one of Fauré’s most beloved pieces often performed in its orchestrated version.

Johan Fransén, alternate section leader in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra’s clarinet section, along with Mikael Sjögren, alternate section leader in the cello section, and the orchestra’s pianist Stefan Lindgren, form a trio in a program entirely dedicated to Gabriel Fauré.

As a concluding highlight, we hear Fauré’s exquisite piano trio from 1923. In the first movement, there is a thoughtfulness bordering on melancholy, yet it is not sorrowful music. The second movement is dreamy and heartfelt, while the third is full of energy and strong contrasts. By around 1910, Fauré had begun to experience hearing problems, and when he composed this piano trio – one of his last completed works – he was likely completely deaf.

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May 25th 2025 at 20:00- 21:30

Programme

Walton – Three Façade Settings for Voice and Piano
Messiaen – Trois Mélodies for Soprano and Piano
Barber – Hermit Songs, Op. 29 for Voice and Piano
Spohr – Six German Songs, Op. 103 for Voice, Clarinet and Piano
Grieg – Six Songs, Op. 48 for Voice and Piano

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller – soprano
Daniel Ottensamer – clarinet
Juliane Ruf – piano

“Songs are like small operas into which you can infuse many colours,” asserts Hanna-Elisabeth Müller. Young in years, yet rich in success, the soprano always devotes particular attention to the programs of her song recitals.

A multifaceted approach is guaranteed in Hanna-Elisabeth Müller’s performances. No orchestra, no backdrop, no costume – there’s nowhere to hide in a song, admits the Mannheim native. The intimate atmosphere of this very special art form is also created for her by the close proximity to the audience. In addition to her long-time piano partner Juliane Ruf, she will also perform in Cologne with clarinettist Daniel Ottensamer, the celebrated soloist and member of the Vienna Philharmonic.

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Trio Abstrakt

May 26th 2025 at 19:30

Georges Aperghis – Trio funambule
José Luis Perdigón – Ill-use
Franck Bedrossian – Piece to be determined
Alberto Posadas – Trío para saxofón, piano y percusión
Isabel Mundry – Piece to be determined

Trio Abstrakt
Salim(a) Javaid – saxophone
Marlies Debacker – piano
Alexandre Ferreira Silva – percussion

Trio Abstrakt is a love letter to new chamber music. For over 8 years, the ensemble has devoted itself with the utmost precision and dedication to demanding contemporary chamber music from the last three decades. As the creative home of musicians Salim(a) Javaid (saxophone), Marlies Debacker (piano), and Alexandre Ferreira Silva (percussion), the trio combines chamber music tradition with a continuous engagement with the present.

The ensemble aims to bring “music of today” to life, relying on a non-hierarchical collaboration with composers. In this collaborative process, extensive new works emerge that explore the sonic possibilities of modern chamber music performance.

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