LIGHT & SHADOWS

Description

The Concert Society Chur presents an exclusive concert series in 2026/27: Beethoven 32 — The Cycle
32 Sonatas, 8 evenings, One Pianist In eight concerts, all 32 piano sonatas will be performed – a musical universe full of drama, poetry, wit, and revolutionary ideas. Those who experience these works encounter Beethoven not as a monument, but as a composer whose music still electrifies today. 2. LIGHT & SHADOWS
When tones paint landscapes.
Contrasts in pure form. Here, witty humor meets the deep breath in nature – and ultimately culminates in pure energy. After the radiant, nature-connected vastness of the "Pastorale," Beethoven conjures a virtuosic fireworks display on the keys in the finale with the "Waldstein," breaking the boundaries of the piano. Program: Sonata No. 6 F Major, op. 10 No. 2
Sonata No. 15 D Major, op. 28 ("Pastorale")
Sonata No. 25 G Major, op. 79
Sonata No. 21 C Major, op. 53 ("Waldstein") Martin Nöbauer, piano
Martin Nöbauer, an Austrian pianist, already performed in Chur in the 2026 season in a highly acclaimed and sold-out concert. He completely delighted the audience and returns to the Alpine city with the Beethoven cycle in a spectacular manner. Martin performs on modern and historical instruments. He was a finalist at the Chopin Competition in Warsaw 2023, which resulted in a Chopin Institute CD with recordings from the competition. He has won several major prizes, including Classic on Danube (Vienna) and the Hildegard Maschmann Foundation Competition (University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna). Other successes include Musica Antiqua Brugge, Mozarteum Summer Festival, Musica Juventutis, and Fortepiano Plus Schloss Kremsegg. Together with Elisabeth Leonskaja, he performed at the Stars and Rising Stars Festival in Munich; concerts also took him to Linz, Graz, St. Florian, Mondsee, and Dubai Opera. Recital at Chopin House Żelazowa Wola, upcoming CD “Chanter avec les doigts” (Chopin) at Gramola, debuts at the Unione Musicale in Turin and “Chopin and his Europe” in Warsaw. Education: Linz (Anton Bruckner Private University), currently piano with Pavel Gililov (Mozarteum Salzburg); further influences at Hammerklavier, Imola, Aspen, and also through the Music Academy in Liechtenstein in their Imperial program. Box office: from 6:00 PM

Highlights

• Beethoven cycle with 32 piano sonatas
• Pianist Martin Nöbauer, finalist of the Chopin Competition 2023
• Contrasts between humor and nature in music

General Information

The Concert Society Chur presents the concert series "LIGHT & SHADOWS" with Martin Nöbauer on piano. This concert features four significant piano sonatas by Beethoven, showcasing the diversity and depth of his music.

Location

Engadinstrasse 43, 7000 Chur, Switzerland

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