HCMC & Danang – Chamber Concert “On Wing of Song”

HCMC: Thu 11 Aug 2016, 8 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music
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Danang: Sun 21 Aug 2016, 8 pm
Nguyen Hien Dinh “Tuong” Theatre

From Goethe Insitut:

Concert with Antonia Köster (Piano), and Sindri Lederer (Violin), as well as Zoë Martlew (Cello), and Juliet White-Smith (Viola).

The young music talents Antonia Köster and Sindri Lederer from Germany conduct courses at the summer academy in HCMC together with the musicians Zoë Martlew (UK) and Juliet White-Smith (USA) this year. In two concerts in HCMC and Da Nang, the renowned professionals demonstrate their own talent. The summer academy is realised by a cooperation of the Goethe-Institut, the Transposition Programme and the Conservatory of Music HCMC.

Program

Georg Philipp Telemann | Sonata Polonese No. 1 in A minor
Johannes Brahms | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor op. 108 | Allegro
V. Bond | Jasmine Flower

– Intermission –

Robert Schumann | Piano Quartet Op 47 | Andante Cantabile
Gaspar Cassado | Requiebros
Edward Elgar | Salut d’Amour

Check out the duo Antonia Köster and Sindri Lederer’s performance of Brahms’s sonata for violin and piano No. 3 in D minor here:

Antonia Köster
The pianist Antonia Köster was a student of Kalle Randalu at the University of Music Karlsruhe and completed her master’s degree under the supervision of Ian Fountain at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She already cooperated with numerous high-ranking musicians like the pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja and the French pianist Pascal Devoyon, amongst others.

Sindri Lederer
The violinist Sindri Lederer finished his studies under the guidance of Christoph Schickedanz at the University of Music Hamburg and under Uwe-Martin Haiberg at the Berlin University of Arts. He gained further musical insights through renowned musicians like the pianist Menahem Pressler and Emanuel Ax and the cellist and conductor David Geringas.

Zoë Martlew
The cellist Zoë Martlew is the artistical director of the Saigon Chamber Music Festival. Not only as a soloist but also with famous ensembles of contemporary music like London Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modern and Birmingham Contemporary, she performs on stages all around the world. Besides contemporary music, Zoë Martlew is interested in other art forms like improvisation or theatre and covers a wide spectrum from electronica and pop to rock.

Juliet White-Smith
The viola player Juliet White-Smith is both a soloist and part of several chamber music ensembles. Her musical career led her to play with famous artists like the violinist Andres Cardenes and Benny Kim, the pianist Gilbert Kalish, the Merling Trio and the Da Vinci Quartet. Juliet White-Smith already taught at the Eastman School of Music (New York), the Pennsylvania State University and further universities both in the United States as well as in Thailand.

Tickets

In HCMC:
Price: 250.000 – 300.000 VND
Tickets available at Conservatory of Music
or buy online tickets at ticketbox.vn

In Danang:
Tickets available at Nguyen Hien Dinh “Tuong” Theatre.