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Beethoven recital

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Emmanuelle Bertrand, Frank van de Laar, Martin Helmchen
Mon 2 Nov 20:15 - 22:15
Main Hall
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Mon 2 Nov
20:15 - 22:15
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Beethoven’s artistic development and French romanticism 

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven Seven variations in E-flat major on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen 
Rita Strohl Solitude 
Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Sonata No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 1 
Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonate No. 5 

Performers

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello 
Emmanuelle Bertrand cello 
Frank van de Laar* piano 
Martin Helmchen piano 

*Pascal Amoyel, who was originally scheduled to perform, has had to cancel due to to health reasons. He will be replaced by Frank van de Laar.

This Cello Biënnale will see a performance of every cello and piano composition by Beethoven, spread out over four concerts. Marie-Elisabeth Hecker takes on the lion’s share with her duo partner, master pianist Martin Helmchen. At this concert, they perform Beethoven’s first and his last cello sonata in the Everything by Beethoven series. These two sonatas perfectly illustrate the artistic development of the composer: travelling from the almost ‘pianistically dominant’ early sonata to the later, more complex sonata, in which the cello and the piano have become equal partners.

Apart from Beethoven’s Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen, Emmanuelle Bertrand also performs two works from the French romantic era: Solitude by Rita Strohl, who only recently became well-known, and Saint-Saëns’ monumental Sonata No. 1. 

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Emmanuelle Bertrand

Cello

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Cello

Frank van de Laar

Frank van de Laar (Laren, 1965) completed his studies with Jan Wijn at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam in 1989 with the highest possible distinction. He continued his education in Hannover with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling and in Amsterdam with Naum Grubert. In 1987, he won the 3d prize at the International Brahms Competition in Hamburg and in 1988, he won the first prize at the Postbank-Sweelinck Competition. He made his debut in the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw that same year, and numerous performances in The Netherlands and abroad followed in high tempo. He has given concerts in the United States, Asia, and almost all European countries, winning many prizes and distinctions. His repertoire spans from the entire Baroque era to contemporary music, with an interesting role for lesser known early and contemporary works. He is also an active chamber musician. His performances have been recorded by countless radio and television channels and he has released over twenty-five CDs. He is a professor at the conservatories in Amsterdam and Zwolle.

Martin Helmchen

Piano
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