Ludwig van Beethoven [1770 – 1827]
Duett „mit zwei obligaten Augengläsern”
für Viola und Kontrabass in Es-Dur, WoO 32
Allegro

Mel Bonis [1858 – 1937]
„Soir! Matin! “, op. 76 für Klaviertrio

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George [1745 – 1799]
Sonata Nr. 2 für 2 Violinen Es-Dur
Allegro
Aria con Variatione

Georg Antheil [1900 – 1959]
Symphony for Five Instruments
Allegro
Lento
Presto

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Henriëtte Bosmans [1895 – 1952]
Arietta für Violine und Klavier [1917]

Giuseppe Sammartini [1695 – 1750]
Sonate in a-Moll für 2 Kontrabässe, herausgegeben von Hugo Ruf
Andante
Allegro
Minuetto

Dimitri Schostakowitsch [1906 – 1975]
Streichquartett Nr. 7 fis-Moll, Op. 108
Allegretto
Lento
Allegro-Allegretto

In order to make a living from composing, composers very often had to submit to the ideas of their principals, write commissioned works, and fulfil stylistic or casting requirements. Some, however, did not like this and resisted in their own way. In the last chamber music concert of the 2025/26 season, our academics present works by musical personalities who broke the mould: Joseph Bologne, Mel Bonis, Dmitri Shostakovich, Henriëtte Bosmans, Giuseppe Sammartini and Georg Antheil.

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Inspired by productions from the opera repertoire, the orchestra's musicians put together six dramaturgically conceived programmes that are unparalleled in Berlin in terms of their musical range. From solo violin to songs to percussion ensembles, you will experience surprising concerts that are charmingly and knowledgeably moderated by our curating colleagues.