Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 4:00 PM
Live Concert & Streaming
Organized by Notturno Musica
The Program
From Mozart’s so-called Palatine Sonatas to Beethoven’s Sonatas Opus 30, about 25 years passed, but in between, the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte’s coup d’état took place; the overall atmosphere of the two pieces could not be more different, indeed! The lively grace and spirit of Mozart’s sonata give way to the dark and tormented tone of Beethoven’s sonata (C minor – traditionally sad and somber!), which does not yet fully belong to his mature style—the one of the Fifth Symphony (also in C minor), so to speak—but it anticipates it in certain aspects. However, humor is never lacking, especially in Beethoven’s chamber music, as is evident in the third movement, which opens with an enigmatic and extremely modern and surprising theme.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in E-flat major KV 302
- Allegro
- Andante grazioso
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in C minor Op. 30 No. 2
- Allegro con brio
- Adagio cantabile
- Scherzo. Allegro
- Allegro
The Artists
Marco Reiss was born in Magdeburg, Germany. He began studying the violin with his father and continued his education at the Halle Special School of Music. He later studied at the Leipzig Conservatory under the guidance of Fred Roth and Klaus Hertel. Since 1982, he has been a member of the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, and since 1993, he has held the position of concertmaster. He also collaborates with the orchestra of the Berlin Staatsoper. He is the founder and director of the Rossini Quartet, with which he has toured worldwide since 1989, performing, among other places, in Shanghai during the EXPO. The Quartet has received the “Romantic Prize” from the Saxony region. He has recorded many CDs and produced radio and television recordings and was named a cultural ambassador for the city of Magdeburg.
Luca A.M. Colombo was a student of Ms. Midori Kasahara, Mario Panciroli, and Alfredo Speranza. He attended numerous masterclasses given by Lazar Berman, Vitaly Margulis, and Aldo Ciccolini, among others. He has won national and international competitions, launching an intense musical career that has led him to perform concerts in Europe, America, and Japan. His passion for chamber music led him to form a piano duo with Sugiko Chinen, with whom he has been performing worldwide for over twenty-five years, receiving acclaim from both audiences and critics.
- For members of the Notturno Musica Association: Free with reservation
- For non-members: Contribution of €12.00 (subject to availability)
- Link for live streaming: Contribution of €6.00
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