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Patricia Kopatchinskaja © Marco Borggreve
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Monday, 04. August 2025, Church Lauenen

Beethoven Nowadays ID:

Chamber Music

Monday, 04. August 2025

7:30 p.m., Church Lauenen

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and her concerts weave together topics of the past, present and future into a truly unique dialogue. Joined by Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen, she brings a fresh perspective to three of Beethoven’s violin sonatas – masterpieces that we think we know inside out, yet still hold many secrets. Through unconventional interpretations, Kopatchinskaja challenges our listening habits. She pairs these iconic works with two world premieres: a composition of her own, signed as “PatKop”, and a newly commissioned piece by Márton Illés, a Hungarian composer trained by Detlev Müller-Siemens and Wolfgang Rihm. Overall, the concert is going to be a captivating exploration trip that bridges the classical and the contemporary!

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violin

Joonas Ahonen, Piano

Márton Illés (1975)
“Én-kör V” for Violin and Piano (world premiere – work commissioned by Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy 2025) 15'
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23 20'
   
PatKop (1977)
“Uni-Solo” for Violin and Piano 10'
   
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3 20'
  70'
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