PHILHARMONIE

Ein Wunder an Leichtigkeit: Jean-Guihen Queyras

Jean-Guihen Queyras - photo (c) François Sechet

Fans brasilianischer Ballzauberer oder großer klassischer Instrumentalvirtuosen wissen sofort, was das italienische Sprichwort „Quando il gioco si fa duro, i duri cominciano a giocare“ bedeutet – auch wenn es sich passenderweise nicht leicht übersetzen lässt: Höllisch schwierige Dinge sehen in den richtigen Händen More

Stadivari, Guarneri, Guadagnini & Co. Why are they still that special?

photo (c) Daniel Hoffman

What makes a good violin, cello or viola? What makes a Stradivari or a Guadagnini that special? Who better than a luthier could answer these questions? We asked the American luthier Daniel Hoffman * ! More

Up-close: Michel van der Aa’s latest multimedia project

“I wanted a baroque openness without overly romantic melodies, but with long chords and physical virtuosic passages, somewhat like free jazz.” (Michel van der Aa)

Michel van der Aa’s Up-close combines cellist Sol Gabetta, string orchestra and film for a European tour (11-20 March). The latest work by van der Aa was commissioned by the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organization) and will have its world premiere the day before being perfomed at the Philharmonie on March 12th.

The young cellist Gabetta was at the top of the list of both Van der Aa and Amsterdam Sinfonietta. “She is someone who More