| Piano | Martin Helmchen |
Programme
| Schubert | Piano Sonata in B, D575 |
| Sofia Gubaidulina | Chaconne (1962) |
| Schumann | Novelletten, Op 21: Nos 1, 4 & 2 |
| Schubert | Piano Sonata in A minor, D845 |
Acclaimed for his intelligent, elegant and compelling interpretations as well as his particular expertise in German Romantic repertoire, distinguished German pianist Martin Helmchen brings an exquisite and unmissable solo recital of Schubert sonatas and selected Novelletten by Schumann. He will also present monumental Soviet-Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina’s strikingly virtuosic Chaconne, putting the instrument’s enormous capacity for tonal and textural complexity on full display.
Martin Helmchen (Piano)
★★★★★
BBC Music Magazine
“Helmchen formed melodic phrases as clear and elegant as the columns of a Greek temple…his playing made sparks fly.”
The New York Times
“Helmchen emphasizes the unearthly beauty of the melody, interprets the music as song of a soul, which is in peace with itself […].”
Berliner Morgenpost
“The world isn’t short of brilliant concert pianists, but Martin Helmchen stands out even in that remarkable crowd.”
The Washington Post
- Artist-in-Residence, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra 2024/2025
- Winner of Gramophone Classical Music Award 2020
- 1st Prize, 2001 Clara Haskil Competition at age 19
- Chamber partners include Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Augustin Hadelich etc
- Has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, New York Philharmonic & Boston Symphony, and with conductors including Christoph von Dohnányi, Bernard Haitink, Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä etc
- Festival appearances included BBC Proms, Tanglewood, Schubertiade, Lockenhaus and Lucerne Festivals
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Featured artists:
Martin Helmchen
(Piano)
