Name: Evgeni Bozhanov & Hao Tian
Start: 2025-06-20T19:00:00
Location: Philharmonie Mercatorhalle

Get ready to immerse yourself in a diverse array of musical and cultural events that promise a rich tapestry of narratives and performances. From the whimsical tale of 'Pinocchio' to the tragic opera 'Beatrice di Tenda,' and a celebration of Ravel's compositions, the Deutsche Oper am Rhein offers a unique blend of operatic storytelling and musical homage. Meanwhile, the Duisburger Philharmoniker presents an introspective journey with 'Heart Music,' a historical nod to music festivals of old, and showcases emerging talents in a variety of engaging performances. Join us for an unforgettable cultural journey where music, history, and storytelling converge.

Exploring the Cultural Tapestry: A Symphony of Events at Deutsche Oper am Rhein and Duisburger Philharmoniker

Hao Jiang Tian

Evgeni Bozhanov

Duisburger Philharmoniker

Since 2019, Evgeni Bozhanov has been a professor at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen - in addition to his international career as a pianist - where he looks after the keyboard stars of tomorrow. The Bulgarian pianist, who has won the international Frédéric Chopin Competition in Varna, among other things, is now putting on a duo evening with one of these promising talents, his master student Hao Tian. Hao Tian, ​​who was born in China in 2002, can already look back on a number of successes in international competitions himself and joined Evgeni Bozhanov's master class in Essen in 2022. For the Piano Extra II, he has chosen two touchstones of piano literature. Robert Schumann's "Carnaval", for example, which is one of the composer's most important piano cycles. After the turbulent scenes of a masked ball in Schumann's Opus 9, Alexander Scriabin's two-movement sonata takes us out to sea: in the first movement of the "Sonata-Fantaisie" composed in Genoa, the composer evokes a calm evening atmosphere with nighttime moonlight, after which it becomes stormy - in the ocean whipped up by wave-like triplets.

Evgeni Bozhanov & Hao Tian

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