Cellist

In the most dramatic times of the 20th century, Shostakovich's Cello Sonata (1934) and Prokofiev's Second Violin Sonata (1943) were two profound works created that combine virtuosity and expressiveness in the intimate form of the sonata. The second part of this extraordinary chamber concert features Dvořák's Second Piano Quintet, which embodies everything his name is associated with: rich melodic invention, Czech folk influences, and late-Romantic sonority.

EPSG:4326

Slavic soul

Theater Lübeck

Chamber concert

Lübeck Town Hall

One of the most impressive works by the French composer Olivier Messiaen was written in 1940/41, while he was a prisoner of war in a labor camp near Görlitz: "Quatuor pour la fin du Temps" (Quartet for the End of Time) - a musical meditation on the Apocalypse of John in eight movements. The instrumentation was based on the forces and instruments available in the camp: a clarinet, a violin, a cello and a broken piano played by Messiaen himself. The premiere took place in January 1941 in the camp's theater barracks.

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Synagogue of the Jewish Community of Lübeck

Colosseum Lübeck

6.  Chamber Concert

Salón Coliseo

7.  Chamber Concert

Piano Quintet

Divertimento

String Sextet

Cello Sonata

Violin Sonata No. 2

String Octet

Two Octet

Cellist

Hans-Christian Schwarz

Events

Upcoming events

May 11, 2026

6. Chamber Concert · Theater Lübeck

Jun 2, 2026

7. Chamber Concert · Theater Lübeck

Past events

Feb 28, 2026

Slavic soul · Theater Lübeck

May 26, 2025

Chamber concert · Theater Lübeck

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Piano Quintet by Schumann

Theater Lübeck

Cello in Divertimento by Mozart

Theater Lübeck

Cello in String Sextet by Dvořák

Theater Lübeck

Cello in Cello Sonata by Shostakovich

Theater Lübeck

Cello in Violin Sonata No. 2 by Prokofiev

Theater Lübeck

Cello in String Octet by Gade

Theater Lübeck

Cello in Two Octet by Shostakovich

Theater Lübeck

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