2. Chamber Music Concert
Encounter
Sofia Gubaidulina Duo Sonata for Two Bassoons
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 67
Dmitri Shostakovich Three Duets for Two Violins
and Piano
Sofia Gubaidulina Silenzio for Bajan, Violin, and Cello
„I learned from Dmitri Shostakovich to be myself,“ said Sofia Gubaidulina, born in 1931 in the Tatar town of Chistopol, who is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary music. Encouraged by her great role model, she pursued her path as a composer, which led her into trouble with the authorities due to her nonconformity. In 1992, she emigrated from the Soviet Union to Germany, where she lived until her death in 2025. Her music, characterized by a multifaceted polystylism and deep spirituality, is juxtaposed in this concert with Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, into which the composer incorporated not only his grief over the death of his friend Ivan Sollertinsky in 1944, but also the misery of wartime. The concert concludes with Gubaidulina’s atmospheric piece Silenzio, in which the bayan, a type of accordion, evokes the composer’s Tatar homeland.
Dmitri Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 in E-flat Minor, Op. 67
Dmitri Shostakovich Three Duets for Two Violins
and Piano
Sofia Gubaidulina Silenzio for Bajan, Violin, and Cello
„I learned from Dmitri Shostakovich to be myself,“ said Sofia Gubaidulina, born in 1931 in the Tatar town of Chistopol, who is considered one of the most important voices in contemporary music. Encouraged by her great role model, she pursued her path as a composer, which led her into trouble with the authorities due to her nonconformity. In 1992, she emigrated from the Soviet Union to Germany, where she lived until her death in 2025. Her music, characterized by a multifaceted polystylism and deep spirituality, is juxtaposed in this concert with Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2, into which the composer incorporated not only his grief over the death of his friend Ivan Sollertinsky in 1944, but also the misery of wartime. The concert concludes with Gubaidulina’s atmospheric piece Silenzio, in which the bayan, a type of accordion, evokes the composer’s Tatar homeland.
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With Sebastian Mangold, Christina Becker, Thomas Bilowitzki, Holger Koch, Joachim Hess, Muriel Bardon, Doris Erdmann u. a. Bajan Anne-Maria Hölscher
Klavier Gavin Brady
An introduction will take place in the Mozart Hall 30 minutes before the start.
The ticket sale for all announced performances of the 2026/27 season starts on July 13, 2026, at 10 h. Tickets will then be available online, at the box office, and by phone at +49 711 20 20 90.
Klavier Gavin Brady
An introduction will take place in the Mozart Hall 30 minutes before the start.
The ticket sale for all announced performances of the 2026/27 season starts on July 13, 2026, at 10 h. Tickets will then be available online, at the box office, and by phone at +49 711 20 20 90.
Jan 2027