Pianist

Nils Mönkemeyer’s exquisite artistry and innovative programming have won plaudits worldwide. ‘This great violist can build a tremendous sense of anticipation’, notes the Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag, ‘and his magnificent range of colours is seemingly infinite’. He returns to Wigmore Hall with regular duo partner William Youn for a recital in which Brahms’s mellow viola version of his Second Clarinet Sonata forms the ideal companion to beautiful works by Rebecca Clarke, who studied composition with Charles Villiers Stanford and viola with Lionel Tertis.

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Nils Mönkemeyer viola; William Youn piano

Wigmore Hall

The evening's program is framed by two works for the ensemble of piano, viola and clarinet, an ensemble for which Mozart was the first to write a work back in 1786, which was to have a significant impact on the spread of the clarinet as a classical instrument. It was a fairly new instrument in Mozart's time, but quickly found its place as a fully integrated and widely used instrument in both orchestral and chamber music.

Sabine Meyer, Nils Mönkemeyer & William Youn

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

»What comes from the heart goes back to the heart. This is the true theory of music, sought by all true lovers and connoisseurs at all times, and will be sought until the end of the world.« Thus it is written in the »Basic rules of tonal order« from 1755 – and our concert leads us right into the 18th century. For the first time, we welcome Bernard Labadie to the conductor’s podium – one of the world’s leading specialists in the music of that period, loved by audiences and the press for his moving interpretations. The Canadian artist’s chosen programme includes enchanting works: Mozart’s Funeral Music, composed in 1785 to mark the deaths of two Masonic brothers. The »Jupiter« Symphony fascinates with a whole range of emotions as well as the grandiose finale – and was quickly celebrated as the »highest triumph of instrumental composition«. With William Youn as soloist, we play Beethoven’s highly popular first piano concerto from 1795/96, a refreshing piece with festive glamour, passionate lyricism and an high-spirited dance gesture at the end. But rarely heard repertoire is also on the programme this week: one of the rediscovered works by the German-Bohemian composer Antonio Rosetti, who was born 275 years ago. Nils Mönkemeyer has discovered the brilliant viola concerto – a rhythmically captivating and melodically catchy piece. We are looking forward to Bernard Labadie’s individual interpretation, as he is known for his great musical flair, his enjoyment of the works, his energetic conducting and his attention to detail.

Guest in Würzburg

Würzburg Residence

To open the Mozart Festival in the baroque splendor of the Würzburg Residence, the Ensemble Resonanz with Riccardo Minasi will be performing Mozart's Symphony No. 35 "Haffner" as well as "Trame Lunari", a new work by Manfred Trojahn.

Mozart Festival Würzburg

»This Mozart is rock ’n’ roll«, said the NDR about the recording of the last three Mozart symphonies by Ensemble Resonanz under its Principal Guest Conductor Riccardo Minasi. Symphony No. 35 »Haffner« is now on the programme with this level of energy.

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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Piano quartet concert with Carolin Widmann (violin), Nils Mönkemeyer (viola), Julian Steckel (cello) and William Youn (piano).

Pianist

William Youn

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 24, 2027

13 | Widmann / Mönkemeyer / Steckel / Youn · Konzerthalle im Steinfurter Bagno

Past events

Nov 1, 2026

Nils Mönkemeyer viola; William Youn piano · Wigmore Hall

Nov 4, 2025

Sabine Meyer, Nils Mönkemeyer & William Youn · Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Beethoven

Bamberger Symphoniker

Piano in Romanian Folk Dances by Bartók

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

Piano in Morpheus by Clarke

Wigmore Hall

Piano in Viola Sonata No. 2 by Brahms

Wigmore Hall

Piano in Trame lunari by Trojahn

Ensemble Resonanz

Piano in Une barque sur l'océan by Ravel

Mogens Dahl Koncertsal

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