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Christian Poltéra and the Chiaroscuro Quartet will be playing in three cities in three countries over the next seven days. The tour starts today at the Wigmore Hall in London before the five musicians travel to La Chaux-de-Fonds in French-speaking Switzerland on Sunday. The tour concludes next Thursday at the Mozarteum Salzburg. The programme contains Schubert’s String Quintet in C major D 956.
May 3rd 2024, London
May 5th 2024, La Chaux-de-Fonds
May 9th 2024, Salzburg
Christian Poltéra is travelling to Constance tomorrow to prepare Barber’s cello concerto with the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie under the direction of Gabriel Venzago. Starting on Friday, this will then be presented in three concerts in Constance and one concert in Trossingen.
March 15th 2024, Constance
March 17th 2024, Constance
March 20th 2024, Constance
March 21st 2024, Trossingen
Ronald Brautigam | Piano/ Fortepiano
Esther Hoppe | Violin
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Christian Poltéra and Ronald Brautigam have a long history of musical collaboration, which has also led to a close friendship over the years. Together with Esther Hoppe, a strong violinist, they form an accomplished trio.
The fact that the three know each other so well, both musically and personally, is immediately apparent in their music. They are perfectly attuned to each other. For the 25/26 season, they have chosen varied programs with works from the 19th century.
Program 1 Brahms in Switzerland – 1886
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major for piano and violoncello op. 99 25′
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in A major for piano and violin op. 100 19′
Brahms: Piano trio No. 3 in C minor op. 101
Program without intermission
Program 2 Beethoven – 1814/15
Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in C major for piano and violoncello op. 102 No. 1 15′
Beethoven: Sonata No. 10 in G major for piano and violin op. 96 24′
*Intermission*
Beethoven: Piano trio in B flat major op. 97 Archduke 40′
Program 3 Mendelssohn’s Second
Mendelssohn: Sonata No. 2 in F minor for violin and piano op. 4 24′
Mendelssohn: Sonata No. 2 in D major for violoncello and piano op. 58 24′
*Intermission*
Mendelssohn: Piano trio No. 2 in C minor op. 66 30
Program 4 Saint-Saëns’ First
Saint-Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in C minor for violoncello and piano op. 32 20′
Saint- Saëns: Sonata No. 1 in D minor for violin and piano op. 75 24′
*Intermission*
Saint- Saëns: Piano trio No. 1 in F major op. 18
Further programs available upon request
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Ronald Brautigam | Piano/Pianoforte
The two musicians are linked by a long musical collaboration in various formations, which has led to Poltéra and Brautigam also becoming friends over the years. The fact that these two know each other so well, both musically and personally, is immediately apparent in their music.
Program 1
Brahms Sonata No. 1 in E minor, op. 38
R. Schumann Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. 102
Liszt Elégie No. 1 S 130
Liszt Romance oubliée
Chopin Sonata G minor op. 65
Program 2
Beethoven Sonata No. 2 G minor op. 5
Beethoven Sonata No. 3 A major op. 69
Beethoven Sonata No. 28 A major op. 101
Beethoven Sonata No. 1 C major op. 102
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Juho Pohjonen | Piano
Christian Poltéra and Juho Pohjonen last played together as part of Christian Poltéra’s residency at the Schwetzingen Festival, which turned out to be a wonderful opportunity to talk about new ideas, resulting in the following programme.
Prokofiev Ballad C minor op. 15
Elgar Violin sonata E minor op. 82 (Arr. for violoncello Poltéra)
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Sibelius Malinconia op. 20
Chopin Sonata G minor op. 65
Esther Hoppe | Violin
Matthias Lingenfelder | Violin
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Christian Poltéra, Esther Hoppe and Matthias Lingenfelder from the Auryn Quartet have come together to form a string trio that not only finds a connection in the quality of the musicians, but also in their Stradivari instruments.
Haydn String trio No. 3 B-flat minor (Hob V:3)
Prokofiev Sonata for two violins C major op. 56
Ravel Sonata for violin and violoncello (1920)
Haydn String trio No. 4 E-flat major (Hob V:4)
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Wolf Wondratschek | Recitation
Depending on the context of the event, the program and the reading can be adapted.
Program with piano
J. S. Bach Sarabande from suite No. 1 BWV 1007 (Cello solo)
Mara Sonata
Beethoven 7 Variations on In Men Who Feel Love from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, WoO 46
R. Schumann Fantasy pieces op.73
Lutosławski Grave (Metamorphoses for Cello & Piano)
Solo program
J. S. Bach Suite for violoncello No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008
Dutilleux Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher
Britten Suite No. 3 in C Major op. 87
J. S. Bach Suite for cello solo No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009
Three sophisticated and well-established artists find themselves in violinist Esther Hoppe, 1st prize winner at the ARD Competition, and the two renowned BIS artists, cellist Christian Poltéra and pianist Ronald Brautigam. Presenting the program on modern piano as well as fortepiano, the trio creates delightful interpretations with new and varied nuances in sound and colour.
“The audience travelled through vast soundscapes, and experienced delight and pain in constant alternation, as in Winterreise. Light and shadow, Schubert’s instinct for melody and harmonic leaps, timbres in between sweet and bitter – everything was explored down to the smallest detail.” (Luzerner Zeitung, 26. October 2021)
Ronald Brautigam | Piano
Esther Hoppe | Violin
Chrisitian Poltéra | Violoncello
Program 1
Schubert Piano trio No. 1 in B-flat major D 898 op. 99
Schubert Piano trio No. 2 in E-flat major D 929 op. 100
Program 2
Beethoven Piano trio No. 1 in D major op. 70 Ghost
Honegger Sonatine for violin and violocello
or
Ravel Sonata for violin and violoncello
Schubert Piano trio No. 2 in E flat major D 929 op. 100
Alina Ibragimova | violin
Pablo Hernán Benedí | violin
Emilie Hörnlund | viola
Claire Thirion | violoncello
Christian Poltéra | violoncello
Program
Beethoven String quartet in F major op. 59, No. 1-3 tbd
or
Beethoven String quartet in F minor op. 95 tbd
Schubert String quintet in C major D 956 op. 163
Esther Hoppe | Violin
Christian Poltéra | Violoncello
Pascal Moraguès | Clarinet
Juho Pohjonen | Piano
“Messiaen combines all of this into a sensual experience that directly appeals to the listener, which is played by Poltéra and friends with immense tension. The nuances of tonal colour that Pascal Moraguès is able to elicit from his clarinet are just as beguiling as the fine dynamic nuances of Hoppe and Poltéra. Beyond the detailed tuning, Messiaen’s cosmos of timbres is explored here.” (Rheinpfalz)
For most musicians who devote themselves to chamber music, there is no way around Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps. All the less so if, like Pascal Moraguès, you had the opportunity to work on the piece with the composer himself. With this unique background knowledge, Pascal Moraguès enriches this harmonious ensemble, which has come together for the first time for the Schwetzinger Festspiele.
Program:
Schubert Piano trio B major D 898 op. 99
Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Christian Poltéra has released a new album with Ronald Brautigam on the label BIS. On it, the two familiar chamber music partners interpret cello sonatas by Johannes Brahms and the Five Pieces in a Folk Style by Robert Schumann.
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Go to the album at BIS eClassical
Go to the album on Spotify
Go to the album on Apple Music
After having started the year together in Boswil, the trio of Christian Poltéra, Esther Hoppe and Ronald Brautigam will play 3 more concerts in the next 3 weeks.
First, they will stay in Switzerland and present programs of Beethoven, Schubert and more in Basel and Bülach. The latter composer they will als bring to their concert at the Wigmore Hall London.
January 16th 2024, Basel
January 27th 2024, Bülach
January 31st 2024, London
Christian Poltéra is finally back in Taiwan after several years. Together with the Taipei-born pianist Hu Jung, he will play two concerts in Kaohsiung and in the capital city. They will present a programme with cello sonatas by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov.
Christian Poltéra will also take part in a workshop organised by the Goethe Institute and share his experiences.
October 13th 2023, Kaohsiung
October 17th 2023, Taipei
October 14th-15th 2023, Taipei (Workshop)
This July, Christian Poltéra will be travelling musically as well as geographically.
This weekend he will play two concerts with the Staatsorchester Mainz and Dmitri Jurowski. They will present Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante.
Just over a week later, Christian Poltéra will then take to the stage of the Concertgebouw Amsterdam together with Ronald Brautigam and perform works by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin. This program will be repeated in the Belgian coastal town of Knokke.
From there, Christian Poltéra will finally travel to East Frisia, where Wolf Wondratschek will be waiting for him to present the concert lecture on Christian Poltéra’s Mara-Cello at the Gezeitenkonzerte.
July 14th 2023, Mainz
July 15th 2023, Mainz
July 23rd 2023, Amsterdam
July 25th 2023, Knokke
Christian Poltéra is spending the week with the Niederrhein Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Mihkel Kütson. The audiences in Krefeld and Mönchengladbach will get to experience Barber’s Cello Concerto, which Christian Poltéra has recorded with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
June 13th 2023, Krefeld
June 14th 2023, Mönchengladbach
June 15th 2023, Mönchengladbach
June 16th 2023, Krefeld
This week there will be three concerts with Artist in Residence Christian Poltéra at the Schwetzinger Festspiele.
To start with, on thursday him and Ronald Brautigam at the pianoforte will present a colorful program with pieces by Brahms, R. Schumann, Liszt and Chopin.
On Friday, Christian Poltéra, Esther Hoppe and Juho Pohjonen will play Schubert’s Piano trio in B major before being joined by Pascal Moragues for the second half and Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du temps.
The last concert of the residency will be on friday. With the help of Wolf Wondratschek, who will read from his Mara-novel, Christian Poltéra’s famous cello will be brought into focus.
May 11th 2023, Duo
May 12th 2023, Quartet
May 13th 2023, Concert Lecture
Christian Poltéra is playing with the Hofer Symphoniker this week. Under direction of Hermann Bäumer he will present Sergej Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante.
For everyone currently not in the area there will be another chance to witness Christian Poltéra’s Sinfonia Concertante in July in Mainz, then with conductor Dmitri Jurowski.
July 14th 2023, Mainz
July 15th 2023, Mainz
Christian Poltéra and his recital partner Kathryn Stott are travelling to Rome and London this week. They will play at the Teatro Argentina and the Wigmore Hall and present programs with pieces by Brahms, Prokofjew and Chopin.
9. Februar 2023, Rome
13. Februar 2023, London
Christian Poltéra will spend this September at three different festivals in Austria and Switzerland.
This week he is in Graz at Arsonore to perform two concerts with among others Esther Hoppe, Sharon Kam, Markus Schirmer, Dominik Wagner and Petrit Ceku. They will play works by Ravel, Johan Halvorsen, Dvorak and Zemlinksy.
After that, he will travel to Zermatt Festival to teach academy students and also play concerts with the Zermatt Festival Orchestra and the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin.
Finally, Christian Poltéra will finish the month with a masterclass and a concert at Mendelssohntage Aarau, where he will perform pieces by Bach, Raff and Mendelssohn.
September 7th 2022, Arsonore Graz
September 8th 2022, Arsonore Graz
September 16th 2022, Zermatt Festival
September 18th 2022, Zermatt Festival
September 29th 2022, Mendelssohntage Aarau
On August 5th, Christian Poltéra’s new CD was released, which he recorded together with the Munich Chamber Orchestra. After Poltéra has oftentimes devoted himself to rarely heard and more recent repertoire, it was now time to eternalize both of Joseph Haydn’s cello concertos, with Hindemith’s Trauermusik completing the album published by BIS.
Further information can be found here as well as here the corresponding programme for the CD.
Christian Poltéra is travelling from Switzerland to Amsterdam and then Edinburgh together with Esther Hoppe and Ronald Brautigam.
At the renowned Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Edinburgh International Festival the trio will present a program with works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert.
August 6th 2022, Amsterdam
August 8th 2022, Edinburgh
Today Christian Poltéra is off to Seoul to perform Lutoslawski’s Cello Concerto on Thursday with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eun Sun Kim. After two postponements due to corona, we are delighted that the concert can finally take place!
In the upcoming 5 weeks Christian Poltéra will be playing concerts in 5 different countries.
Tonight, him and the Hagen Quartett will present Schubert’s String Quartet in C major op. 163 at the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg in Austria.
Next week, he will then be at the Stadttheater Fürth next to Nuremberg for a concert with the Munich Chamber Orchestra and among others Haydn’s 2nd Cello Concerto and Hindemith’s Trauermusik.
After that, concerts will take him to Norway, Italy and South Korea but we will hear more on that at a later point in time…
June 22nd 2022 – Schwarzenberg, Austria
June 28th 2022 – Fürth, Germany
July 08th /10th 2022 – Rosendal, Norway
July 15th 2022 – Montebello, Italy
July 21st /22nd 2022 – Seoul, South Korea
This week the Schwäbische Frühling will take place in the illustrious city of Ochsenhausen, located along the Upper Swabian Baroque Route. In his function as Artist in Residence, Christian Poltéra has been part of the developement of the program and will also participate in four concerts.
After the opening concert tomorrow night with Artistic Director Linus Roth, Esther Hoppe, Veronika Hagen and Kathryn Stott with works by Brahms and Haydn, Christian Poltéra will play Schubert’s Quintet in C major with the Hagen Quartett on Thursday.
On Saturday, he will present Bach’s Suites for Violoncello while Wolf Wondratschek will read from his novel about the famous Mara-Cello by Antonio Stradivari, which will also be present.
The closing night will then bring together the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker and Christian Poltéra to perform Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major.
May 25th 2022 Opening Concert with Linus Roth and more
May 26th 2022 Concert with Hagen Quartett
May 28th 2022 Concert Lecture with Wolf Wondratschek
May 29th 2022 Closing Concert with Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
As part of the well proven trio with Esther Hoppe and Ronald Brautigam, Christian Poltéra will play concerts in Bolzano and Martigny these days. Although the programs are the same in both places, consisting of pieces by Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert, the performances will be far from the same as Ronald Brautigam switches from modern piano to pianoforte when crossing from Italy to Switzerland, and thus also the strings will change from vegan options to gut.
April 28th 2022 Martigny
May 2nd 2022 Bolzano
Christian Poltéra is spending this week in Szczecin with the Filharmonia Szczecin. Under direction of Rune Bergmann he will perform Dvorak’s Concerto for violoncello and orchestra, which is replacing Tchaikovsky’s Rokoko-Variations in light of the recent events.
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This week, Christian Poltéra will be in Norway, in beautiful Stavanger. His schedule will contain a bit of everything: Chamber music, symphonic concert as well as a masterclass.
On Friday, after finishing the master class he will perform Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 under the direction of Tianyi Lu.
On the following day he will then play pieces by Honegger and Arensky together with musicians from the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Friday, February 4th 2022, Symphonic Concert
Saturday, February 5th 2022, Chamber Concert
This week, Christian Poltéra will head off on a ten day tour through Europe. With an ensemble around Isabelle Faust he will perform Schoenbergs Transfigured Night and more. On most dates they will be accompanied by baritone Christian Gerharer. From Munich, via Cologne and Luxemburg they will travel to London and finally to Vienna.
In between, Christian Poltéra will be part of one of the concerts celebrating the 40-year anniversary of the Neumarkter Konzertfreunde.
25.09. Munich
26.09. Cologne
27.09. Luxembourg
28.09. London
29.09. London
02.10. Neumarkt
03.10. Vienna
Despite continuing cancellations due to the pandemic, Christian Poltéra is looking forward to a variety of concerts and festivals during the last weeks of summer.
Next week he will be at the Moritzburg Festival to perform among other pieces Brahms’ string quintet No. 2 and Schostakowitch’s Cello Sonata.
Together with an ensemble led by Isabelle Faust he will then perform Schönberg’s Transfiguered Night at
Salzburger Festspiele and Schloss Elmau.
At the beginning of September he will travel back to Austria to play works by many composers like Rachmaninov, Haydn and Piazzolla at Musiktage Mondsee and Arsonore in Graz.
11./13./14./15.08.2021 Moritzburg Festival
25.08.2021 Salzburger Festspiele
30.08.2021 Schloss Elmau
01./02./03./04.09.2021 Musiktage Mondsee
08./09./11.09.2021 Arsonore Graz
With a special permit Christian Poltéra was allowed to travel to Finland to work together with the Sinfonia Lahti. Tonight he and the orchestra will play a concert under the direction of Anja Bihlmaier, which can be watched live on Youtube. They will perform and afterwards also record Sergei Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante.
Christian Poltéra is in the Netherlands this week to play together with the Het Residentie Orkest Den Haag. Under the direction of Richard Egarr he will perform Haydn’s 1st Cello Concerto at Concertgebouw Amsterdam. The concert will take place without an audience but can be listened to live on the radio at NPO Radio 4.
17.01.2021 Amsterdam Live-Stream
On Monday Christian Poltéra will start his shortened festival summer.
He’ll begin at styriarte and concerts with Esther Hoppe and Markus Schirmer and Schubert’s piano trio in E flat major.
In August, he will go to the Swiss “Musikdorf Ernen” for concerts with amongst others Paolo Giacometti and Alasdair Beatson and pieces by Dvorak, Beethoven, Ravel and more.
To finish of the summer, Poltéra will be in Graz for the Arsonore festival next to artists like Linus Roth, Sharon Kam or Benjamin Schmid.
13.07.2020 Styriarte
04.-12.08.2020 Musikdorf Ernen
09.-10.09.2020 Arsonore
During the next two weeks Christian Poltéra will perform three different cello concertos with three different orchestras:
On February 6th he will play Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante together with the Jenaer Philharmoniker and Jonathan Heyward.
The following evening him and the Munich Chamber Orchestra under direction of Yuki Kasai will present Haydn’s 2nd Cello Concerto at Stadthalle Germering.
Finally, on February 12th and 13th he will interpret Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the Duisburger Philharmoniker and Benjamin Shwartz.
06.02.2020 Jena
07.02.2020 Germering
12./13.02.2020 Duisburg
Together with pianist Kathryn Stott Christian Poltéra has attended to the violin sonatas of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms and recorded the respective D minor sonatas in his own arrangements for violoncello. As a special tidbit the CD closes with Clara Schumann’s song “Sie liebten sich beide”.
Pizzicato says: “You can literally feel that you are dealing with genuine and equal partners who can listen to each other and complement each other splendidly.”
The record is available everywhere as of today, here are further information.
Christian Poltéra kicks off the new year with a journey to Brasil to take part in the Ilumina Festival in and around São Paulo. At this chamber music festival he will play pieces by amongst others Bach, Ravel and of course Beethoven.
09.-12.01.2020 São Paulo
This week Christian Poltéra embarks on a tour through five cities: In Poitiers, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Essen he and Isabelle Faust will play Brahms‘ Double Concerto together with the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées under the direction of Philippe Herrewgehe.
10.11. Poitiers
12.11. Nürnberg
13.11. Stuttgart
15.11. Frankfurt
16.11. Essen
This weekend, Christian Poltéra will play two concerts on top of Mount Pilatus next to Lucerne.
Together with Claire Huangci, Kim Bomsori and Stojan Krkuleski he will perform pieces by Beethoven.
12.10.2019 Pilatus
13.10.2019 Pilatus
This week Christian Poltéra will be performing just outside Munich in Grünwald, as well as in beautiful Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz together with Esther Hoppe and Ronald Brautigam. Their program will consist of Haydn’s piano trio E flat major Hob XV:29, Beethoven’s Trio “Ghost” op. 70 No. 1 and also Schubert’s piano trio E flat major D 929 op. 100.
19.09.2019 Grünwald
20.09.2019 Neumarkt
This Saturday Christian Poltéra will jump in to play with the Orchestre des Champs-Elysées at Grafenegg Festival at the picturesque Wolkenturm. Under the direction of Philippe Herreweghe he will perform Brahms Double Concerto A major for violin, violoncello and orchestra op. 102 together with Carolin Widmann.
Christian Poltéra will be performing at the Kammermusikfestival Mortizburg as well as ARSONORE in Graz. He will be playing together with Mira Wang, Esther Hoppe, Linus Roth and Benjamin Schmid amongst others. The Programs span from Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven to Dvořák, Prokofjew and Schönberg and therefore offer a lot of variety, not only for the audiences.
14.08.2019 Schloß Moritzburg
16.08.2019 Schloss Proschwitz Zadel
17.08.2019 Evangelische Kirche Moritzburg
18.08.2019 Evangelische Kirche Moritzburg
03.09.2019 Grazer Schloss Eggenberg
04.09.2019 Grazer Schloss Eggenberg
06.09.2019 Grazer Schloss Eggenberg
Tonight the Swiss trio Esther Hoppe, Christian Poltéra and Francesco Piemontesi will terminate this year’s Montebello Festival at the stunning setting of Montebello Castle in Swiss Tessin playing Schubert’s Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major op.100. The concert will also be broadcast live on RSI/Rete Due.
July 12 2019, 08:30 pm, Montebello Castle/Bellinzona
Haydn Trio D minor XV 23
Janáček Sonata for violin and piano
Debussy Sonata for violoncello and piano in D minor
Dvořák Trio in F minor op. 65
Esther Hoppe, violin
Alasdair Beatson, piano
Beginning of April Christian Poltéra will be on tour with Alina Ibragimova, Nils Mönkemeyer und William Youn in Germany, Belgium and Norway performing pieces by Mahler, Mozart and Brahms.
02.04.19 Konzerthaus Dortmund
03.04.19 Konzerthaus Berlin
04.04.19 De Singel Antwerpen
05.04.19 Stadthalle Göppingen
07.04.19 Historischer Reitstadl Neumarkt
09.04.19 Laeiszhalle Hamburg
10.04.19 Gjøvik/Norway
midsummer music festival – programme tba
midsummer music festival – programme tba
midsummer music festival – programme tba
With Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante op. 125, Christian Poltéra and the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the Kolarac Foundation Hall on March 1st.
01st Mar Kolarac Foundation Hall Belgrade
J.S. Bach Suite No.1 G major BWV 1007 for violoncello solo
A. Honegger Sonatina for violin and violoncello
J.S. Bach Sonata No. 1 G major BWV 1001 for violin solo
Ravel Sonata for violin and violoncello
Esther Hoppe, violine
Schönberg String Trio op. 45
J. S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Schönberg String Trio op. 45
J. S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Schönberg String Trio op. 45
J. S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Schönberg String Trio op. 45
J. S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Mahler Piano Quartet A minor (unfinished)
Mozart Piano Quartet G minor K 478
Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
In the New Year, Christian Poltéra will be guest at the Zurich Opera House and will present the Concerto for Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra in A minor op. 102 together with Ilya Gringolts at the violin and the Philharmonia Zurich under the direction of Robert Trevino.
12th Jan Zurich Opera House
Beethoven Piano Trio op. 70 No. 2
Schostakowitsch Piano Trio No. 2
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Hiroko Sakagami, piano
Schubert Adagio E flat major, D. 897 «Notturno»
Beethoven Piano trio E flat major, op. 70 No. 2
Schostakowitsch Trio for violin, violoncello and piano, No. 2 E minor, op. 68
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Hiroko Sakagami, piano
Schubert Adagio E flat major, D. 897 «Notturno»
Beethoven Piano trio E flat major, op. 70 No. 2
Schostakowitsch Trio for violin, violoncello and piano, No. 2 E minor, op. 68
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Hiroko Sakagami, piano
Mahler Piano quartet A minor
F. X. Mozart Piano quartet G major op. 1
Brahms Quartet for violin, viola, violonchello and piano No. 3 C minor op. 60
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Nils Mönkemeyer, viola
William Youn, piano
Prokofjew Sinfonia concertante E minor op. 125
Uroš Lajovic, conductor
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra
A. Schönberg String trio op. 45
J.S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988 (version for string trio)
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
A. Schönberg String trio op. 45
J.S. Bach Goldberg-Variations BWV 988 (version for string trio)
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante op. 125
Simon Gaudenz, conductor
Philharmonie Südwestfalen
Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante op. 125
Simon Gaudenz, conductor
Philharmonie Südwestfalen
Brahms Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra A minor op. 102
Ilya Gringolts, violin
Robert Trevino, conductor
Philharmonia Zürich
On October 7th, Christian Poltéra and his longtime piano partner Ronald Brautigam will give a chamber music concert in the Amsterdam Muziekgebouw. The duo is known for its excellent interpretations and balanced programs. In the Netherlands, they bring works by Beethoven, Saint-Saens and Brett Dean to the stage.
On October 19th and 20th, Christian Poltéra will perform Barber’s Cello Concerto in A minor op. 22 with the Berner Symphonieorchester and the Chinese-American conductor Xian Zhang. The concerto moves between the tension between traditional and new music and places the highest technical demands on the soloist, which Christian Poltéra masters in every respect.
06th Oct. Concertzaal Ede
07th Oct. Muziekgebouw Amsterdam
19th Oct. Kursaal Bern
20th Oct. Kursaal Bern
The Staatstheater Mainz starts off the season on August 31st with a musical highlight: Christian Poltéra will present one of the most beloved cello concertos, Dvořák‘s Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104, together with the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz, directed by Ariana Matiakh. Afflicted by homesickness, Dvořák wrote this piece in the years 1894/95 in the United States, musically bridging the gap between the old and the new world. Poltéra knows how to lead through the emotional depths of this piece while displaying an ease, that bestows his interpretation with a virtuoso elegance. His technical precision and charisma make Poltéra capture audiences all around the globe.
31st August Staatstheater Mainz – Great House
01st September Staatstheater Mainz – Great House
Music by Bach, Honegger, Ravel
Esther Hoppe, violin
Music by Bach, Honegger, Ravel
Esther Hoppe, violin
S. Barber Cello A minor op. 22
Xian Zhang, conductor
Berner Symphonieorchester
S. Barber Cello A minor op. 22
Xian Zhang, conductor
Berner Symphonieorchester
Haydn Piano trio Hob: XV 29
Beethoven Piano trio No. 5 op. 70 No. 1
› Ghost-Trio ‹
Schubert Piano trio E flat major D 929 op. 100
Esther Hoppe, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Beethoven Cellosonata No. 5 D major op. 102 No. 2
B. Dean Huntington Eulogy
Saint-Saëns Cellosonata No. 1 C minor op. 32
Beethoven Cellosonata No.3 A major op.69
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Beethoven Cellosonata No. 5 D major op. 102 No. 2
B. Dean Huntington Eulogy
Saint-Saëns Cellosonata No. 1 C minor op. 32
Beethoven Cellosonata No.3 A major op.69
Ronald Brautigam, piano
J. S. Bach Suite f. Cello solo Nr. 1 G-Dur BWV 1007
Britten Suite Nr.3 C-Dur op.87
Pause
W.Lutoslawski Sacher Variation
J.S.Bach Suite für Violoncello solo Nr.3 C-Dur BWV 1009
Schönberg – Transfigured Night for string sextet op. 4
Isabelle Faust, violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Danusha Waskiewicz, viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
Debussy Sonata for violoncello and piano
C. Pépin Trio for violin, violoncello and piano – The Road Not Taken
Fauré Pianotrio D Minor, op. 120
Esther Hoppe, violin
Silke Avenhaus, piano
G. Fauré Piano quartet No. 1 C minor, op. 15
E. Chausson Poeme, op. 25
Esther Hoppe, violin
Stewart Eaton, viola
Stefan Stroissnig, piano
Auryn Quartett
Wolfgang Hübsch, Reading
Purcell Fantasia for violin, viola and violoncello
C. Pépin Kono Hana, for violoncello solo
Esther Hoppe, violin
Matthias Lingenfelder, viola
Dvořák Cello concerto B minor op. 104
Staatsorchester Mainz
Dvořák Cello concerto B minor op. 104
Staatsorchester Mainz
Haydn Trio E flat major Hob XV:29
Beethoven Piano trio No. 5 D major op. 70 No. 1 ”
Interval
Schubert Piano trio E flat major D 929 op. 100
Esther Hoppe, violin
Ronald Brautigam, fortepiano
Ravel Chansons Madécasses
von Dohnányi Quintet No. 2 in A flat major, op 26
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Leif Ove Andsnes, Alessio Bax, Lucille Chung, piano
Daishin Kashimoto, Annabelle Meare, violin
Lawrence Power, viola
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Solo suites by J. S. Bach and B. Britten
Debussy Sonate for cello and piano
Interval
Ravel Piano trio
Esther Hoppe, violin
Roberto Prosseda, piano
On the April 28th and 30th, Christian Poltéra will perform in Taiwan with his piano partner Hu Jung. The musicians face a great challenge: they will play all five Beethoven cello sonatas on one evening, letting the listeners experience with the development in Beethoven’s oeuvre. The two serene Sonatas op. 5 from Beethoven’s early period, the great Sonata in A major, one of the most demanding works from his middle creative period, and the two Sonatas op. 102 from his late period, standing out for their stubbornness and severity. This musical journey demands great versatility, deep musical understanding and almost inexhaustible expressiveness from the musicians, in order to live up to the lifetime of emotional richness of nuances. You can look forward to outstanding concerts with Christian Poltéra, who is exactly the right person for this challenge with his technical brilliance, sonorous and ruthless honesty.
28th April: Pingtung
30th April: Taipei
J. S. Bach Goldberg variations BWV 988 (arrangement by Sitkovetsky)
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violin
Antoine Tamestit, Viola
Bach Suite for violoncello solo No. 2 D minor BWV 1008 & No. 3 C major BWV 1009
Britten Suite No. 3 C major op. 87
Lutoslawski Sacher variations
Wolf Wondratschek, Recitation
Undoubtedly, the Trio Zimmermann is one of the most outstanding ensembles of our time. Not least of which is thanks to its top-notch cast, which includes namesake Frank Peter Zimmermann, French violist Antoine Tamestit and Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra. The trio is hailed worldwide. At the end of March, the trio goes on tour to Madrid, Berlin, Paris and Dresden bringing with it two special works from the trio literature: Schönberg’s String Trio Op. 45 and Bach’s Goldberg Variations in trio version. In his Op. 45, Schönberg deals with an almost fatal heart attack, encountered with astonishing humor but also with complex technical and musical demands. The Goldberg Variations trio requires the highest degree of accuracy in its interplay and musical agreement in order to bring together the intricate counterpoint of the work. Audiences can look forward to the very finest concerts.
Further information:
26.03.2018 Madrid
27.03.2018 Berlin
28.03.2018 Paris
29.03.2018 Dresden
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major op. 70/1 “Ghost”
Schubert – Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major D 929
Esther Hoppe, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Hu Jung, piano
Complete Beethoven Cello Sonatas
Hu Jung, piano
Haydn Piano Trio nr. 45 in E flat major, Hob. XV: 29 (1797)
Beethoven Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op.70 / 1 – Ghost Trio
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Schubert Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major D 929, Op.100
Esther Hoppe, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
J. S. Bach – Suites for Violoncello solo BWV 1007-1012
Alban Gerhardt, Violoncello
Harriet Krijgh, Violoncello
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Violoncello
Christian Poltéra, Violoncello
Alisa Weilerstein, Violoncello
Pieter Wispelwey, Violoncello
Cellomania – Long Night of Cellos
Leo Ornstein – Préludes Nr. 3 und 4 aus «6 Préludes für Cello und Klavier» SO 611
Alexander Glasunow – Streichquintett A-Dur op. 39
Leo Ornstein – Hebräische Fantasie SO 601
Sergei Tanejew – Streichquintett G-Dur op. 14
Gringolts Quartett
Stanislav Ioudenitch, Klavier
Beethoven – Piano Trio in D major op. 70 no. 1 “Ghost”
Schubert – Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major D929
Esther Hoppe, violin
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Schubert – String Quintet in C major D956
Gringolts Quartet
With the start of the new year we are very excited to be working with out new cellist Christian Poltéra. See for yourself:
Haydn – Trio C major Hob. XV: 27
Dvorak – Trio f minor op. 65
Esther Hoppe Violin
Lorenzo Cossi Piano
Schoenberg – String trio
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, version for string trio
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Antoine Tamestit Viola
Schoenberg – String trio
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, version for string trio
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Antoine Tamestit Viola
Schoenberg – String trio
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, version for string trio
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Antoine Tamestit Viola
Schoenberg – String trio
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations, version for string trio
Frank Peter Zimmermann Violin
Antoine Tamestit Viola
As one of the most impressive musicians of his generation, Poltéra’s performance focuses on the music alone. Without great gestures, he reveals the essence of a work, with his personal timbre a hallmark of his interpretations.
Christian Poltéra has performed with almost all renowned orchestras worldwide and collaborates regularly with leading conductors such as Riccardo Chailly, Christoph von Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, John Eliot Gardiner, Paavo Järvi and Andris Nelsons. He can also be seen performing at the major European festivals. In addition to his solo career, he devotes himself enthusiastically to chamber music. The string trio concerts with Frank Peter Zimmermann and Antoine Tamestit are an integral part of the internationally important music centers. He has also been Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Days in the mountain church of Büsingen (Switzerland) since 2013. Numerous recordings reflect his versatile repertoire and have received numerous awards. Christian Poltéra is fortunate enough to play the famous and legendary cello “Mara” (1711) from Antonio Stradivari’s workshop.
We look forward to a joint start in 2018 and to being able to accompany him on his fascinating artistic path in the future.
Haydn, Hindemith
Cello concerto No. 1 in C major
Cello concerto No. 2 in D major
Adagio from Symphony No. 13 in D major
Trauermusik
Partner: Munich Chamber Orchestra
BIS 7318599925073 (2022)
R. Schumann, C. Schumann, Brahms
Sonatas and songs
Kathryn Scott, piano
BIS-2167 SACD (2020)
Arnold Schönberg
Transfigured Night op. 4
Isabelle Faust, violin
Anne Katharina Schreiber, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
Danusha Waskiewicz, viola
Jean-Guihen Queyras, violoncello
HMM 902341 (2020)
J. S. Bach
Goldberg variations
Trio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
BIS-2347 SACD (2019)
Brahms
Clarinet sonatas & trio
Pascal Moraguès, clarinet
Frank Braley, piano
IndéSENS 111 (2018)
Mendelssohn
Works for cello and piano
Ronald Brautigam, piano
BIS-2187 SACD (2017)
Lutoslawski
Hommage à Heinrich Schiff
Celloconcerto
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden
and Freiburg
Heinrich Schiff, conductor
NEOS 21602 (2017)
Martinů, Schostakowitsch
Cello concertos
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Gilbert Varga, conductor
BIS-2257 SACD (2017)
Hindemith, Schoenberg
String Trios
Trio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
BIS-2207 SACD (2017)
Ligeti
Concertos
Joonas Ahonen, piano
BIT20 Ensemble
BIS-2209 SACD (2016)
Dvořák, Martinů
Cello concertos
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
BIS-2157 SACD (2016)
Glazunov, Taneyev
String quintets
Gringolts Quartet
BIS-2177 SACD (2016)
Walton, Hindemith
Cello concertos
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Frank Shipway, conductor
BIS-2077 SACD (2014)
Beethoven
Stirng trios op. 3 & op. 8
Trio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
BIS-2087 SACD (2014)
Samuel Barber
Cello concerto Op.22
Cello sonata Op.6
Adagio for strings Op.11
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Andrew Litton, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano
BIS-1827 SACD (2012)
Dvořák
Works for violoncello & piano
Christian Poltéra, violoncello
Kathryn Stott, piano
BIS-1947 SACD (2012)
Frank Martin, Arthur Honegger, Othmar Schoeck
Cello concertos
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
BIS-1737 CD (2012)
L.v. Beethoven
String trios op. 9
Trio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
BIS-1857 SACD (2011)
A. Mozart, Franz Schubert
Divertimento E flat major K 563
String trio B major D471
Trio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Antoine Tamestit, viola
BIS-1817 SACD (2010)
Henri Dutilleux, W. Lutosławski
Tout un monde lointain… for violoncello and orchestra
Trois Strophes sur le nom de Sacher for violoncello solo
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Sacher variation for violoncello solo
ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen, conductor
BIS-1777 SACD (2009)
Saint-Saëns
Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 1 C minor op. 32
Sonata for violoncello and piano No. 2 F major op. 123
Prière for violin/violoncello and organ op. 158
The Carnival of the Animals: No. 13, The Swan
Romance for violoncello and piano F major op. 36
Kathryn Stott, piano
Chandos – CHAN 10552 (2009)
Frank Martin
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Ballad for violoncello and piano
8 Préludes for piano
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano
BIS-1637 CD (2008)
Arthur Honegger
Cello concerto
Sonata for violoncello and piano
Sonatina for violine and piano
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
BIS-1617 CD (2007)
Othmar Schoeck
Cello concerto
Sonata for violoncello and piano
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor
Julius Drake, piano
BIS-1597 CD (2007)
Gabriel Fauré
Cello sonatas No. 1 & 2
Piano trio
Nocturne No. 13
Priya Mitchell, violin
Kathryn Stott, piano
Chandos – CHAN 10447 (2007)
Michael Tippett
Triple concerto
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Hope, violin
Philip Dukes, viola
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Deutsches Grammophon – 0289 477 7332 0 (2007)
Ernst Toch
Dance suite
Cello concerto
Spectrum Concerts Berlin
Naxos – 8.559282 (2006)
Mozart
String quintett K 581
(Transcription of 1803)
with Lars Anders Tomter among others
SIMAX Classics – ASIN B000TS17NM (2006)
Prokofiev, Tschaikowsky, Rachmaninow
Symphony No. 1 in D major, op. 25
Piano sonata No. 7 in B major, op. 83
Sonata for violoncello and piano in C major, op. 119
Melode from Souvenir d’un lieu cher, op. 42
Vocalise, op. 34/14
Polina Leschenko, piano
Martha Argerich, piano
Roby Lakatos, violin
Avanticlassic – ASIN B001GQ4AUS (2005)
Saint-Saëns
Le Carnaval des Animaux with Lars Vogt
Live-Recording from Heimbach Kammermusik Festival
EMI – CJX7071 (2003)
Dohnányi
Serenade for string trio
Spectrum Concerts Berlin
Naxos – 8.557153 (2002)
Ernst Toch
Concert for violoncello and chamber orchestra op. 35
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR
Heinrich Schiff, conductor
Pan Classics – B000071JVS (2001)
Franz Schubert
String quintet C major D 956
Auryn Quartett
Tacet – 0110-0 CD (2001)
Antonín Dvořák
Concerto for violincello and orchestra op. 104
Stadtorchester Winterthur
Heinrich Schiff, conductor
Tacet – WV 98 D (1998)
Paul Huber
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen
Tacet – B.3.3 (1998)
Beethoven – Cellosonata D major op. 102/2
Saint-Saëns – Cellosonata No. 1 C minor op. 32
Mendelssohn – Variations concertantes D major op. 17
Fauré – Cellosonata No. 2 G minor op. 117
Alasdair Beatson Piano
Debussy – Cello Sonata
Bartók – Contrasts
Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Liza Ferschtman Violin
Sharon Kam Clarinett
Enrico Pace Piano
Debussy – Cello Sonata
Bartók – Contrasts
Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Liza Ferschtman Violin
Sharon Kam Clarinett
Enrico Pace Piano
Debussy – Cello Sonata
Bartók – Contrasts
Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Liza Ferschtman Violin
Sharon Kam Clarinett
Enrico Pace Piano
Debussy – Cellosonata
Bartók – Contrasts
Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Liza Ferschtman Violin
Sharon Kam Clarinett
Enrico Pace Piano
Debussy – Cello Sonata
Bartók – Contrasts
Messiaen – Quatuor pour la fin du temps
Liza Ferschtman Violin
Sharon Kam Clarinett
Enrico Pace Piano
C. P. E. Bach
Concerto for violoncello in A major Wq 172
Barber
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra op. 22
Beethoven
Triple concerto in C major op. 56
Berio
Ritorno degli snovidenia per violoncello e piccola orchestra
Bernstein
Three meditations for cello & orchestra from Mass
Bloch
Schelomo – Hebrew rhapsody for violoncello and orchestra
Boccherini
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in B-flat major
Brahms
Concerto for violin, violoncello and orchestra in A minor op. 102
Bruch
Kol Nidrei – Adagio for violoncello and orchestra op. 47
L. Dallapiccola
Dialoghi per violoncello e orchestra (1959/60)
Dutilleux
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra Tout un monde lointain …
Dvorak
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in B minor op. 104
Elgar
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in E minor op. 85
Haydn
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 in C major Hob. VIIb: 1
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 2 in D major Hob. VIIb: 2
Hindemith
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Honegger
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
W. E. Korngold
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
E. Lalo
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in D minor
Ligeti
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Lutosławski
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
F. Martin
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra
Martinu
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 H 196
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 2 H 304
Prokofiev
Sinfonia concertante for violoncello and orchestra in E minor op. 125
O. Respighi
Adagio with variations in A major
Saint-Saens
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 in A minor op. 33
Schoeck
Concerto for violoncello and Streicher op. 61
Shostakovich
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 1 in E flat major op. 107
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 2 in G major op. 126
R. Schumann
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra in A minor op. 129
R. Strauss
Don Quixote op. 35
E. Toch
Concerto for violoncello and chamber orchestra op. 35
Tschaikovsky
Variations over a rokoko theme for violoncello and orchestra op. 33
Vivaldi
Various concertos upon request
