Love triangle – Music by Brahms and the Schumanns

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Alexia Mouza – piano & Felix Froschhammer – violin

“There is only Madame Schumann to whom I am dedicated heart and soul.” 

Johannes Brahms

Admiration, deception and friendship are the ingredients that compose the most fascinating trio in classical music: Brahms and the Schumanns. Robert and Clara are in love; they are one of Vienna’s most famous musician couples. Then Robert welcomes a promising young composer, Johannes Brahms, into their home. Everything changes when Brahms falls in love with Robert’s wife. The madness that overtook Robert Schumann left space for Brahms in the Schumann household, but he did not wish to commit further to the talented Clara. They remained good friends, exchanging many letters that Clara burned just before her death. It is up to the music alone to immortalize their love.

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Violin Sonata No.1 in a minor, Op.105 (1851)

1. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck
2. Allegretto

III. Lebhaft

Clara Schumann (1819–1896): 3 Romances, Op.22 (1853)

1. Andante molto
2. Allegretto: Mit zartem Vortrage

III. Leidenschaftlich schnell

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Violin Sonata No.2 in a major, Op.100 (1886)

1. Allegro amabile
2. Andante tranquillo – Vivace – Andante – Vivace di più – Andante – Vivace

III. Allegretto grazioso (quasi andante)

© Kai Kremser

Alexia Mouza is a pianist described as a musician with extraordinary energy, clarity and precision. She has won numerous prizes at prestigious international piano competitions. Alexia enrolled at the International Piano Academy in Imola, Italy, with Leonid Margarius and Anna Kravtchenko. Postgraduate studies at the School of Music, Boston University, with Boaz Sharon, with scholarships from the Greek State and Boston University, further enrolled at Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in Tel Aviv with Arie Vardi. Considered to have been an explosive talent even from her early years, she has given performances in Europe, Asia and the Americas. She has appeared with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and Israel Camerata, the Orquesta Sinfonica del Estado de Mexico, the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra, the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano, the State Symphony Orchestras of Athens and Thessaloniki, the State Symphony Orchestra Academy of Soloists of Kazakhstan. She has recorded two DVD/CDs, both released by Domovideo and Multigram, Italy.

© Marco Borggreve

German violinist Felix Froschhammer captivates audiences with his wide-ranging performance skills. He is the First Violinist of the casalQuartett and the Concert Master of both the Ensemble Symphonique Neuchâtel and Sinfonietta de Lausanne (Switzerland). Felix is also active as a soloist and plays a vital role in the Ensemble Chaarts and in Tri i Dve, an ensemble specializing in Balkan music. Previous engagements include appearances at festivals such as the Beethoven Festival Warsaw, Bruckner Festival Linz, Salzburger Festspiele, Rheingau Musikfestival and Lucerne Festival. His chamber music partners include Gautier Capuçon, Lawrence Power and Fazil Say. Since 2018, he has been the Artistic Director of the Festival du Jura in Switzerland. www.felixfroschhammer.com

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Other info :

Entrance passes can be purchased at the following locations and times:

From Monday, August 26 until Wednesday, August 28: 

10:00-12:00 Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata

From Thursday, August 29: 

10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

18:00-20:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

On Sunday, September 1: 

10:00-12:00 Kalamata Dance Megaron

Reservations: +30 697 4373173

Daily: 10:00-12:00 and 18:00-19:00

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Participants of the masterclasses, students of the Municipal Conservatory of Kalamata, as well as volunteers of the festival. Unemployed persons with a valid unemployment card.