Summer-Festival: Recital Augustin Hadelich & Seong-Jin Cho

For his recital, our “artiste étoile” Augustin Hadelich has planned something special: he will appear with Seong-Jin Cho, South Korea’s superstar pianist, for the very first time - world-class meets world-class. The program could hardly be lovelier: the delicate, deeply romantic Violin Romance by the American composer Amy Beach; Leoš Janáček’s earthy, passionate Sonata with its wild dance rhythms that tear apart any sense of regular meter; and Sergei Prokofiev’s weightless D major Sonata, written in the midst of World War II yet sounding anything but apocalyptic. The evening opens with Johannes Brahms and his melody-rich G major Sonata, which contains a famous song quotation. Hadelich says he came to understand this composer anew after immersing himself in his chamber music, and in general he considers making music in small ensembles the best training for performing with orchestra and, more broadly, for engaging with people. As he puts it, this is how you learn to listen, to respond, to enter into dialogue. A school for life.

Performers:
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Program:
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

Leoš Janáček (1854–1928)
Violin Sonata

Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Romance for violin and piano, Op. 23

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94a

Intermission at c. 20.25

Tickets from 24.03.2026 | 10.00 am (CET)