This chamber concert takes the audience on an exciting journey through the world of violin sonatas, from the Classical period (Mozart, Beethoven) through the Romantic period (Brahms) to the modern era (Hindemith). It's interesting to observe how differently the composers handled the two instruments and their musical interplay, which was certainly also due to their personal relationships with the instrument: Mozart and Hindemith were also violinists themselves, while Beethoven and Brahms were pianists.

1st Chamber Concert

Kunsthaus Meyenburg

St. Crucis

There is rarely so much greatness in a small piece in a single work. Schubert's Octet for three wind instruments and five strings is both chamber and orchestral music, it is a cheerful serenade and symphonic seriousness, it presents eight individuals as a close-knit community. With this work, Schubert wanted nothing less than to "pave the way to the great symphony" after a serious illness, and he succeeded in doing so in a fascinating way, relaxed and highly concentrated at the same time. Almost 60 minutes of pure musical enjoyment - that is his Octet. The violinist Annegret Klenke leads the work as a guest, the primaria of the multi-award-winning Klenke Quartet, which was founded in Weimar in 1991.

6th Chamber Concert

Banquet Hall

Cruciskirche

Dank der Unterstützung vor allem durch den Förderverein Loh- Orchester Sondershausen e. V. sind wir seit letzter Spielzeit im Besitz zweier fabrikneuer Harfen, die in diesem Konzert präsentiert werden: Unsere Harfenistin Cecilia Domuncu wird Solostücke zu Gehör bringen und mit einigen ihrer Orchesterkolleg:innen musizieren.

4. Kammerkonzert

Bankettsaal

Painting in tones – that has always been one of the specialties of French music. Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" is probably the best-known example: the heat shimmers, the sun blazes, and erotic fantasies wander. But "Spring Morning" by Lili Boulanger, who died young, also conjures up colourful images before our inner eyes. It is hard to believe that such a light-flooded, life-loving piece was written when the highly talented composer was already struggling with death.

6th Symphony Concert

Haus der Kunst

Theater Nordhausen

What a variety of expressive possibilities lies in the instrumentation of this chamber concert! Folkloristic tones, sometimes playful and exuberant, sometimes thoughtful, are conjured up by Aram Chatschaturian's piano trio. In contrast, the duo for violin and cello, with which Maurice Ravel created a monument to his late colleague Claude Debussy, is of gripping intensity and a masterpiece that is far too little known. Brahms' clarinet quintet, one of his last compositions, provides the melancholy conclusion.

Aleksandra Zubova

Events

Past events

12 - 16 Nov, 2025

1st Chamber Concert · Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

May 3 - Jun 1, 2025

6th Chamber Concert · Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Violin Sonata No. 10 by Beethoven

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Violin in Violin Sonata No. 21 by Mozart

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Violin in Violin Sonata by Hindemith

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Violin in Violin Sonata No. 3 by Brahms

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

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