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Chamber Music Festival

Classical Festival Concert

Conservatorium Maastricht - Bonnefantenstraat 15

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- The festival is free of charge.  No Reservation required.  -

Come along and step into the world of classical music. Be inspired by wonderful concerts, fascinating master classes, lectures and more.
During this festival, students of the Conservatorium Maastricht collaborate with internationally renowned artists Jonathan Aner (piano), Henja Semmler (violin), Antoaneta Emanuilova (cello) of the Oberon Trio and Stephanie Winker (flute). Whether you are a lover of chamber music, an aspiring musician or looking for a new experience, everybody is welcome to join this festival.

Photo: Copyright Dr. Bernd Seydel 

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The Oberon Trio
Jonathan Aner - piano, Henja Semmler - violin, Antoaneta Emanuilova - cello


The Oberon Trio was founded in 2006 and has performed in many of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls, such as the Berlin Philharmonie, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Dortmund Konzerthaus, and the Essen Philharmonie. The group is a frequent guest at festivals such as the Mozartfest in Augsburg, the Ludwigsburg Festival, and the Herbstgold Festival.
“The Oberon Trio moves listeners with a combination of technical mastery and thrilling emotional intensity,” according to FonoForum, and the Gramophone says, “It’s a scintillating performance from start to finish.”
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Photo: copyright Marco Borggreve

Stephanie Winker
Flute

Stephanie Winker received her first musical education in her hometown Tübingen and later with Gaby van Riet in Stuttgart. A most influential musician stayed throughout her entire education also the soloist Irena Grafenauer. After graduating from the local Steiner-School she went on a full grant to New York to study with Jeanne Baxtresser at Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School.
Having received a Bachelor of Music in 2000, she moved to Berlin, enrolled at HfM Hanns Eisler and completed her studies with a Diploma (with E. Grünenthal) and Konzertexamen (with Jaques Zoon), while simultanously starting her orchestral career as principal flutist with first Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, later Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Staatsoper and finally Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, where she stayed for ten years until 2014 and with whom she also frequently appeared as a soloist.
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PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ALL DAYS 

23 April 2024
15.30 - 16.00 Welcome and Opening Concert 
16.00 - 17.00 Masterclass round 1
17.00 - 18.00 Masterclass round 2     
19.00 - 20.30 Concert 2

24 April 2024            
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 3     
11.30-12.30 Concert 3 
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 4
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 5    
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 6    
17.00-18.00 Open Rehearsal Mozart Flute Quartet with Stephanie Winker
19.00-20.30 Concert 4

25 April 2024
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 7   
11.30-12.30 Concert 5 
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 8 
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 9
16.00-17.00 Open Rehearsal Mozart Flute Quartet with Stephanie Winker 
19.00-21.00 Concert 6: Top of the Props   

26 April 2024            
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 10  
11.30-12.30 Concert 7 
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 11 
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 12   
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 13
19.00-21.00 Concert 8  - Guest teachers’ Concert

Detailed programme per day 

23 April 2024

Time What More about the Programme Location
15.30-16.00 Concert 1

Welcome and opening concert

B. Smetana (1824-1884) - String Quartet No. 1 in E minor “From my Life” 
I. Allegro vivo appassionato 
Maas Quartet 
Enrica Morbiducci - violin, Marina Iliadou - violin, Pietro Romagnoli - viola, Mathilde Heise - cello"

 Willem Hijstek Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 1 Henja Semmler - Maas Quartet Willem Hijstek Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 1 Jonathan Aner - Resonance Trio Jeker Room
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 1 Stephanie Winker - Abelia Trio Matty Niël Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 1 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Ibria Project Room 207
17.00-18.00 Masterclass round 2 Henja Semmler - Maas Quartet Willem Hijstek Hall
17.00-18.00 Masterclass round 2 Jonathan Aner - Mühlfeld Trio Jeker Room
17.00-18.00 Masterclass round 2 Stephanie Winker - Lavander Trio Matty Niël Hall
17.00-18.00 Masterclass round 2 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Resonance Trio Room 207
19.00-20.30 Concert 2

E. Bozza (1905-1991) - Andante and Scherzo in A major 
I. Andante 
II. Scherzo: Assez vif 
Lavanda Quartet 
Silvia Martín González, Viola Masciangelo, Edison Mesa Román, Afonso Costa Cunha - saxophones

J. Brahms (1833-1897) - Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114 
I. Allegro  
II. Adagio  
III. Andantino grazioso  
IV. Allegro 
Mühlfeld Trio 
Erika Garcia - clarinet, Giovanni Landini - cello, Andrea Boga - piano

L. Niggli (*1968) - ""One for Evan"" 
Sopranos 
Ivor Zlodre, Viola Masciangelo, Elena Toro Arroniz, Francisco Romero Salvador - soprano saxophones

M. Duruflé (1902-1986) - Prélude, Récitatif et Variations Op. 3 
Resonance Trio 
Lance Weisen - flute, Helena De Bruyn - viola, Alexandra Săndulescu - piano

F. Doppler (1821-1883) - Rigoletto Fantasy pour 2 flutes et piano 
Abelia Trio 
Marta Pavía Díez - flute, Sara García Montenegro - flute, Andrea Moral Suárez- piano

 Willem Hijstek Hall

 

24 April 2024

Time What More about the Programme Location
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 3 Henja Semmler - AJM Trio Willem Hijstek Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 3 Stephanie Winker - Trio Grandala Jekerroom
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 3 Jonathan Aner - Lunfardo Matty Niël Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 3 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Trio Belisama Room 408
11.30-12.30 Concert 3

E. Walckiers (1793-1866) - Premier Trio Flutes Op. 93
I. Moderato
Trio Grandala
Lance Weisen, Sally Nickels, Lotte Hoeben - flutes

A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Estaciones Porteñas (Arr. Edison Mesa Román)
I.  Otoño
II. Invierno
III. Primavera
Lunfardo
Edison Mesa Román - saxophone, Jorge Gómez - saxophone, Sara Restrepo - piano

R. Muczynski (1929-2010) - Fantasy Trio Op. 26
I. Allegro energico
II. Andante con espressione
III. Allegro deciso
IV. Introduction and Finale. Andante molto e sostenuto
Mühlfeld Trio
Erika Garcia - clarinet, Giovanni Landini - cello, Andrea Boga - piano

 Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 4 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Mühlfeld Trio Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 4 Stephanie Winker - Trio Grandala Jeker Room
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 4 Jonathan Aner - Hipotenusa Quartet Matty Niël Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 4 Henja Semmler - Tuulas Trio Room 408
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 5 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Maas Quartet Willem Hijstek Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 5 Stephanie Winker - Flute Quartet Jeker Room
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 5 Jonathan Aner - Tuulas Trio Matty Niël Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 5 Henja Semmler - Aspen Quartet Room 408
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 6 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Aspen Quartet Willem Hijstek Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 6 Stephanie Winker - Abelia Trio Jeker Room
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 6 Jonathan Aner - Bolboreta Trio Matty Niël Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 6 Henja Semmler - Hipotenusa Quartet Room 408
17.00-18.00 Open Rehearsal Mozart Flute Quartet with Stephanie Winker Willem Hijstek Hall
19.00-20.30 Concert 4

SAUDADE?!

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) - Piano Quartet No. 1 KV 478
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Rondo - Allegro
Aspen Piano Quartet
Natalia Czerwińska - violin, Maria Alejandra Martinez Calderon - viola, Judit Díaz - cello, Iria Ramos - piano

O. Messiaen (1908-1992) - Quatuor pour la fin du temps
I. Liturgie de cristal
II. Vocalise, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
IV. Intermezzo
VII. Fouillis d'arcs-en-ciel, pour l'Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
VIII. Louange à l'Immortalité de Jésus
Hipotenusa Quartet
Nel Ferreiro Gomez - clarinet, Vasco Oliveira Simoes Sequeira - violin, María Millán Domínguez - cello, Ariadna Ruiz Ruiz - piano

Fado meets Mozart
Vasco Oliveira Simoes Sequeira - violin, Marta Matos da Fonseca - guitar, Eduardo Alves de Barros Santiago Cal - guitar, Silvia Martin Gonzalez - saxophone

 Willem Hijstek Hall

25 April 2024

Time What More about the Programme Location
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 7 Stephanie Winker - Resonance Trio Willem Hijstek Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 7 Henja Semmler - Trio Flâneur Jeker Room
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 7 Antoaneta Emanuilova - OPEN
Matty Niël Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 7 Jonathan Aner - Lavander Trio Room 408
11.30-12.30 Concert 5

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) - Serenade in E-flat major KV 375
I. Allegro maestoso
II. Menuetto I
III. Adagio
IV. Menuetto II
V. Allegro
Fiati Mosateum
Lior Halili - oboe, Līvija Tolpežņikova - oboe, Elena Loaiza Román - clarinet, Tommaso Torrigiani Malaspina - clarinet, Marina Mielgo - horn, María Arrocha Rojas - horn, Francisco Romero Salvador - saxophone, Afonso Costa Cunha - saxophone

Introduction on Fauré
Naïs Toniello

Naïs Toniello (*2001)
La Chanson du Fou
Dans le Parc
Francisca Silva Djacabi - mezzo-soprano, Ariadna Ruiz Ruiz - piano

G. Fauré (1845-1924) - Piano Quartet in C minor Op. 15
I. Allegro molto moderato
Oberon Trio and Dante Lind
Henja Semmler - violin, Dante Lind - viola, Antoaneta Emanuilova - cello, Jonathan Aner - piano

C. Debussy (1862-1918) - Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce rubato
II. Interlude. Tempo di minuetto
III. Final. Allegro moderato ma risoluto
Trio Flâneur
Anna Pilleroni - harp, Matías Torres - viola, Jesús Roldán - flute

 Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 8 Stephanie Winker - Fiati Mosateum Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 8 Henja Semmler - Maas Quartet Jeker Room
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 8 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Tuulas Trio Matty Niël Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 8 Jonathan Aner - Trio Flâneur Room 408
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 9 Stephanie Winker - Trio Flâneur Willem Hijstek Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 9 Henja Semmler - Lunfardo Jeker Room
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 9 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Maas Quartet Matty Niël Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 9 Jonathan Aner - Ilargi Trio Room 408
16.00-17.00 Open Rehearsal   Willem Hijstek Hall
19.00-21.00 Concert 6

TOP OF THE PROPS

Bachelor 1 chamber music ensembles

J.S. Bach (1685-1750) - Concerto for 2 violins in d minor
- Vivace
- Largo, ma non tanto
Tristan Spoor – violin, Lucia Mas León – violin, Christopher Knipp - piano

J. Dowland (1563-1626)
- Come again
- Love if ever thou didst find
Réka Miklós – voice, Jinhua He - guitar

G.F. Handel (1685-1759) - Son nata a lagrimar
C. Chaminade (1857-1944) - Agnus dei Op. 167
Agni Perikleous – voice, Yana Wyckaert – voice, Tous Huijnen - piano

A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Nightclub 1960
Simon Tatsumiya – oboe, Jinhua He - guitar

Beethoven (1770-1827) - Sonate Op. 30 no. 3, Allegro assaiDaniel 
Garcia Santiesteban - violin, Julien Schils - piano

Brahms (1833-1897) - Sonntag
Glück (1714-1787) - O del mio dolce ardor
Mariana Santos Prino - voice, Shenandoah Berghuis - piano

S.Jadassohn (1831-1902) - Notturno
Sara Lorenzo Gonzales - flute, Chistopher Knipp - piano

F. Poulenc (1899-1963) - Trio
- Allegro moderato
- Andante
Mar Coque Calatayud – trumpet, Lucas Moreno Ramirez – trombone, Jork Coenen - french horn

A. Piazzolla (1921-1992) - Nightclub 1960
Simon Tatsumiya – oboe, Jinhua He - guitar

C. Saint-Saëns (1875-1921) - Romance
Jork Coenen - french horn, Shenandoah Berghuis - piano

B. Bartok (1881-1945) - Romanian Folk Dances
A. Piazolla (1921-1992) - Café 1930
Ana Carpisassi – flute, Vasilije Toljic - guitar

S. Verhelst (*1981) - Angel’s tango
Jork Coenen - French horn, Lucas Moreno Ramirez - Trombone

J.Absil (1893-1974) - Fantasie-Caprice Op. 152
Marie Haesen – saxophone, Finn Cuijpers - piano

C. Franck (1822-1890) - Piano trio No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 no. 1
- Allegro molto
Julien Schils – piano, Hannah Tuulas – violin, Cèlia Roca - cello

A. Gerassimez (1987*) - Piazonore
Guillaume Strijdhagen – percussion, Finn Cuijpers - piano

 Willem Hijstek Hall

26 April 2024

Time What More about the Programme Location
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 10 Jonathan Aner - Trio Belisama Willem Hijstek Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 10 Stephanie Winker - Ibria Project Jeker Room
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 10 Henja Semmler - Ilargi Trio
Matty Niël Hall
10.00-11.00 Masterclass round 10 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Lavanda Quartet
Room 408
11.30-12.30 Concert 5

QUARTET³

F. Schubert (1797-1828) - String Quartet No. 13 in A minor Op. 29 D.804 “Rosamunde”
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Andante
III. Menuetto, Allegretto - Trio
IV. Allegretto moderato 
Maas Quartet
Enrica Morbiducci - violin, Marina Iliadou - violin, Pietro Romagnoli - viola, Mathilde Heise - cello

E. Bozza (1905-1991) - Jour d'été à la montagne
B. Smetana (1824-1884) - Die Moldau 
Flute Quartet
Mencía Resch Pérez, Celia Vallo Gil, Olga Ramón Chiquero, Liesl Vanoverberghe - flutes

G. Lago (*1960) - Ciudades
I. Córdoba
II. Sarajevo
III. Addis Ababa
IV. Montevideo
V. Köln
Ibria Project
Elena Toro Arróniz, Adrián Abelaira Campoy, Francisco Romero Salvador, Adrià Alcamí López - saxophones"

 Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 11 Jonathan Aner - AJM Trio Willem Hijstek Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 11 Stephanie Winker - OPEN Jeker Room
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 11 Henja Semmler - Trio Belisama Matty Niël Hall
14.00-15.00 Masterclass round 11 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Hipotenusa Quartet Room 408
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 12 Jonathan Aner - Mühlfeld Trio Willem Hijstek Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 12 Stephanie Winker - Flute Quartet Jeker Room
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 12 Henja Semmler - OPEN Matty Niël Hall
15.00-16.00 Masterclass round 12 Antoaneta Emanuilova - Lunfardo Room 408
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 13 Jonathan Aner - Aspen Piano Quartet Willem Hijstek Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 13 Stephanie Winker - Bolboreta Trio Jeker Room
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 13 Henja Semmler - Mühlfeld Trio Matty Niël Hall
16.00-17.00 Masterclass round 13 Antoaneta Emanuilova - AJM Trio Room 408
19.00-21.00 Concert 8

GUEST TEACHERS' CONCERT

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791) - Flute Quartet in D major KV 285
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Rondo
Stephanie Winker - flute, Petra Heriç - violin, Dante Lind - viola, Mikayel Voskanyan - cello

F. Doppler - Nocturne Op. 19
Oberon Trio and Stephanie Winker
Stephanie Winker - flute, Henja Semmler - violin, Antoaneta Emanuilova - cello, Jonathan Aner - piano

S. Prokofiev - Sonata for flute and piano Op. 94
I. Moderato
II. Scherzo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio
Stephanie Winker - flute, Jonathan Aner - piano

BREAK

Introduction on Rebecca Clarke
Helena De Bruyn

R. Clarke (1886-1979) - Piano Trio
I. Moderato ma appassionato
II. Andante molto semplice
III. Allegro vigoroso
Oberon Trio
Henja Semmler - violin, Antoaneta Emanuilova - cello, Jonathan Aner - piano

 Willem Hijstek Hall