Een diepe geestverwantschap

​Hungarian master composer György Kurtág feels a deep kinship with Robert Schumann, who, like him, sees in music the most individual expression of the most individual emotion. With a tribute to Schumann for clarinet, viola and piano, Kurtág wrote one of his most sensitive pieces. In combination with Schumann’s beloved Piano Quartet, the homage takes on an extra deep meaning.

His connection with Hungarian folk music sublimated Kurtág in his Three pieces for clarinet and cimbalom, which demands the utmost from both instrumentalists. The Animato Quartet, which takes the concert stages by storm at home and abroad, plays Béla Bartók’s First String Quartet. The composer bridged the gap between romantic and Hungarian music. It fits seamlessly into Kurtág’s musical universe. With 1001 Stokslagen for violin, young composer Jasper de Bock wrote an experimental piece full of humour. In Léon Weiner’s Két tétel, the clarinet and cimbalom once again get a starring role. A swinging conclusion to the opening night.