"tri-tone"
Johann Sebastian Bach
With his cantatas and oratorios, the Leipzig Thomaskantor Johann Sebastian Bach was the ultimate paragon of Protestant liturgical music. At the same time, with works like The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Art of the Fugue and The Musical Offering, he... more
Two fugues from "Kunst der Fuge" for violin, viola und cello
Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri was born on November 23 1961 in Paris. His musical career began at the age of seven with his first piano lessons; as a teen-ager he received instruction in harmony, counterpoint, analysis and composition from Françoise... more
Divertimento for violine, viola und cello, Opus 37b
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven, born in December 1770 in Bonn into a musical family, attracted attention early in his life thanks to his outstanding musical talent. In 1792 the Prince Elector of Bonn sent him to Vienna to enable him to perfect his knowledge... more
Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello in c minor, Op. 9 No. 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
With his symphonies, operas, concerti and chamber music, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg) is today the most-performed composer of all times. While still a child, he was already an international celebrity: trotted out by... more
Divertimento for Stringtrio E flat major K. 563
Katharina Schmitz, violin
Born in 1971 in Lichtenstein, Saxony, Katharina Schmitz received her first violin instruction at the age of five in Berlin. There she attended the "Hanns Eisler" Special School of Music starting in 1983, following which she attended the Music Academy... more
Valentin Eichler, viola
Valentin Eichler studied with Tabea Zimmermann in Frankfurt and Berlin, as well as with Veronika Hagen at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg. As participant of the Kronberg Chamber Music Academy 2000, he performed with Boris Pergamenschikow and... more
Elke Funk-Hoever, cello
Elke Funk-Hoever was born in 1966 in Esslingen. After secondary school, she studied violoncello at the Music Academy in nearby Stuttgart with Rudolf Gleisner, at the Arts Academy in Berlin with Wolfgang Boettcher and at the Juilliard School of Music... more