Violist

Chamber music in a small, exquisite format. This season's series opens with two string players: Schubert's Erlkönig-Lied, based on Goethe's nature-magical ballad, is performed here in a version for violin and viola – followed by a piece with a rare instrumentation: the violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini once took a Rossini melody for variations, here actually played by the solo double bass. And after the Sarabande by the Norwegian Johan Halvorsen, we arrive at Beethoven, with his early third string trio for violin, viola, and cello. The D major work exudes nothing less than the atmosphere of a pure musical idyll. A salute from the end of the 18th century, a perfect concert finale.

Erlkönig

Reformed Church of Göttingen

What would the orchestral sound be without violas? One only has to experience a Mahler symphony to appreciate the slightly darkened, slightly scratchy sound of this often overlooked string group. In this chamber concert, the viola—as it prefers to be called, more elegantly—can be enjoyed in its purest form and up close. Oksana Labach and Igor Tulchynsky of the viola section of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra put their instrument in the spotlight, performing works by Carl Stamitz, Max Reger, Jean Sibelius, and Jean-Marie Leclair. And the occasional addition of a violin to the stage provides an opportunity to marvel at the special character of its bigger sister by comparison.

Violist

Igor Tulchynsky

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 9 Feb, 2026

Bratschissimo 2.0 · Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Past events

Oct 6, 2025

Erlkönig · Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in String Trio in D major by Beethoven

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Viola in Erlkönig for violin and viola by Schubert

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Viola in Duet for two violas in C major by Stamitz

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Viola in Canon and Fuga for two violas in A minor by Reger

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Viola in Duo for Violin and Viola in C major by Sibelius

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Viola in Sonata for two violas in A major by Leclair

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

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