About the event
The collective, which emerged in Berlin's independent chamber music scene, quickly gained an excellent reputation as an ensemble of highly talented young artists. Their dedication to the landscapes of the repertoire makes them innovators in the industry. Join NOACK Concert and welcome these innovative artists at the concert and a three-course dinner.
The programme
Louis de Caix d'Hervelois (1670-1759) - Suite Nr. 2 D minor, arranged for three violoncellos
François Couperin (1668-1733) - Pieces en Concert, arranged for three violoncellos by David Geringas (*1946) (Auszüge)
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) - Divertimento D major, arranged for three violoncellos from the Barytontrios Hob. XI: 113 and Hob. XI: 81
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Trio op. 87, original for 2 oboes and cor anglais
Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020) - Serenata, for three Violoncelli
Leonard Disselhorst (*1990) - Augmaniac (Welturaufführung), for three Violoncelli
Sequence
from 18:00 Admission with viewing of the current exhibition.
concert starts at 7.00 pm.
from 8.30pm start of the dinner in the Bar Brass café.
There is a special 3-course menu with wine accompaniment, prepared by chef Reza Daeinabi.
About the musicians
Yehjin Chun
The South Korean cellist Yehjin Chun studied at the Berlin University of the Arts with Prof Konstantin Heidrich and Prof Jens Peter Maintz and completed her concert exam at the Weimar University of Music with Prof Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt in summer 2021. She has won several prizes at national and international competitions such as the Asia Youth Competition in Singapore and was one of the finalists at the Isang Yun Competition in 2018, where she was awarded the Seong-Yawng Park Special Prize. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Thüringer Philharmonie, the Jenaer Philharmonie and the Tongyeong Festival Orchestra. She currently performs regularly as a member of Metamorphosen Berlin. She plays a violoncello by Giovanni Grancino, Milan 1705.
Leonard Disselhorst
Leonard Disselhorst completed his early studies at the Hanover University of Music, studied at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Prof Martin Ostertag and at the Berlin University of the Arts with Prof Jens Peter Maintz. His musical training was complemented by studies with the Artemis Quartet and Günter Pichler. He was a member of the German National Youth Orchestra and has played under conductors such as Sir Dennis R. Davies and Sir Simon Rattle. He is active as a soloist and chamber musician at home and abroad. Leonard has won several prizes, including 1st prize and all special prizes at the prestigious Concours de Genève. He is a founding member of the vision string quartet, which was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK in 2020 for its debut CD released by Warner. The album SPECTRUM followed in September 2021 with original compositions and arrangements of folk, pop, rock, funk, minimal and singer-songwriter music. He plays on a cello by Gaetano Antoniazzi, Milan 1892.
Benjamin Lai
The Taiwanese-American cellist Benjamin Lai was born in California and received his first cello lessons at the age of four from Mikhail Gelfandbein, a former student of Mstislav Rostropovich. At the age of 14, he moved to Berlin on his own, where he was accepted as a junior student in the class of Prof Jens Peter Maintz. After graduating from high school, Benjamin studied with Prof Heinrich Schiff in Vienna and with Prof Julian Steckel in Munich. Since October 2021, he has been preparing for his concert exam at the Lübeck University of Music with Prof Troels Svane. Benjamin Lai has attended masterclasses with Janos Starker, Yo-Yo Ma, David Geringas, Natalia Gutman, Frans Helmerson and Miklos Perenyi, among others. A winner of numerous international cello competitions (Popper, Dotzauer, Hindemith, TONALi Grand Prix, Janigro), Benjamin Lai has performed in renowned concert halls such as the Konzerthaus Berlin, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and the Musikverein in Vienna. As a chamber musician, he has been invited to music festivals such as the Music Campus Rhein Main, the Kissinger Sommer, the Usedom Music Festival and the Gezeitenkonzerte. He plays a cello by Domenico Montagnana ("ex-Olevsky", Venice 1735).