Pianist

A whole world

Bochumer Symphoniker

The old charcoal burner Jeromir and his son Josa are actually very happy with their lives. Unfortunately, Josa is too small and weak to continue his father's profession. But one day, Josa receives a magic violin as a gift. With it, he can make any listener either big and strong or very small. And with this violin, Josa sets off for the moon to prove that even small people can make a big difference.

Josa with the magic fiddle

Josa with the Magic Fiddle -- School Concert

Sonata evening

Many of you know Raphael Christ as our First Concertmaster, and not just from the Pur concerts. Regular concertgoers will have noticed, however, that recently, another face has been seen more frequently at the first violin desk: Vlad Stanculeasa has been the Coordinated First Concertmaster of the Bochum Symphony Orchestra since September 2024, sharing the position and responsibility with Raphael Christ.

The C major Trio No. 27 is part of an opus of three piano trios that Joseph Haydn wrote during his second stay in England in 1795 and dedicated to Therese Jansen, an obviously excellent pianist considering the technical demands of these works. The virtuosity of the piano writing in the C major Trio is also remarkable. In the first movement it surprises with large gestures and strong forzato accents. The Andante relies on contrasts that point to Beethoven and the humorous Presto finale, a sonata rondo, gets its originality from the perfect balance of humor, dance rhythm and precise fluency.

Trio classical

Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr

Culinary Sunday Matinee No. 6

Hotel & Restaurant Schwarzer Bär

Sonata-Trio-Suite

L'Histoire du soldat

Violin Sonata No. 2

Clarinet Sonata No. 1

5 Pieces for Violin and Piano

Violin Sonata No. 3

Violin Sonata No. 8

Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor

Jenaer Philharmonie

Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello

Piano Trio in F major

Tears of the Muses

Piano Trio

Trois Aquarelles

6 Trios

Pianist

James Maddox

Events

Upcoming events

May 10, 2026

Culinary Sunday Matinee No. 6 · Jenaer Philharmonie

Jun 28, 2026

Sonata-Trio-Suite · Bochumer Symphoniker

Past events

Apr 5, 2026

A whole world · Bochumer Symphoniker

Mar 21, 2026

Josa with the magic fiddle · Bochumer Symphoniker

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in L'Histoire du soldat by Stravinsky

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Violin Sonata No. 2 by Brahms

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Clarinet Sonata No. 1 by Brahms

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in 5 Pieces for Violin and Piano by Sibelius

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Violin Sonata No. 3 by Enescu

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Violin Sonata No. 8 by Beethoven

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Piano Quartet No. 1 in g minor by Brahms

Jenaer Philharmonie

Piano in Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello by Weber

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Piano Trio in F major by Haydn

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Tears of the Muses by Widmann

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Piano Trio by Debussy

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in Trois Aquarelles by Gaubert

Bochumer Symphoniker

Piano in 6 Trios by Vaňhal

Bochumer Symphoniker

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