Aleksey Semenenko, the star violinist, will be performing together with the pianist Inna Firsova.
Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata No. 6 in A major, op. 30 No. 1
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento “Le Baiser de la fée – The kiss of the fairy
Olivier Messiaen: Thème et Variations for violin and piano (1932)
Gabriel Fauré: “Au bord de l’eau” op. 8; “Aprês un rêve” op. 7
Eugène Ysaÿe: Poème élégiaque, op. 12
Alexander Rosenblatt: Carmen Fantasy on themes from the opera by Georges Bizet
After his Kennedy Center debut, the Washington Post wrote: “Semenenko (…) explored every corner of the composer’s imagination (…) a true triumph”. Since winning the prestigious Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York in 2012 and the Boris Goldstein Violin Competition in 2015, Aleksey Semenenko has become one of the world’s violinists’ elite and has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe and the USA. Aleksey Semenenko plays a Stradivarius violin from 1699, which was donated to him by the German Foundation Musikleben.
Aleksey Semenenko forms a permanent duo with the pianist Inna Firsova. They have given concerts in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, at Schloss Elmau, at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, among others. At the 67th Dubrovnik Summer Festival 2016 they won the Jury and Television Prize Orlando as “Best Concert” of the festival.
Fees:
19,50 Euro incl. advance booking fee, reduced (pupils, students, KölnPass holders) 12,- Euro incl. advance booking fee
Children up to 14 years have free admission. Ticket sales exclusively in advance via KölnTicket!
Tickets are available at KölnTicket: www.koelnticket.de
Information & link to the VVK under: www.kammerkonzerte.koeln
About the concert series:
The music metropolis on the Rhine is home to numerous internationally renowned musicians. With its diversity and quality, Cologne’s independent chamber music scene has earned itself the highest reputation worldwide. The chamber concerts at the Kunstverein now give these top ensembles from Cologne and NRW a permanent showcase in their home city. Starting in 2020, six concerts will take place annually, on Saturdays at 6 pm, in the Riphahnsaal of the Kölnischer Kunstverein.
Centrally located on Neumarkt, the Riphahnsaal with its open, beautiful architecture offers excellent acoustics for chamber music of the international top class. The combination of contemporary, visual arts and chamber music spanning all epochs is a symbol for the unity of art, its diversity and topicality and promises a unique ambience.
This concert series is supported by: Kulturamt der Stadt Köln, Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft NRW and RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur.
