Searching for musical truth

The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes: “Anyone listening to the renowned Mandelring Quartet’s four-CD box set of Mendelssohn’s chamber music for strings will be astonished by, for example, the pure pathos of the introduction to the Quartet opus 13 or the eventful compositional density of the three opus 44 quartets. The listener will be devastated by the agitated desolation of op. 80, expressing the composer’s reaction to the death of his beloved sister Fanny.”, and continues: “Thus the whole project is dominated by an enthralling blend of astringency and virtuosity.”

The Mandelring Quartet’s distinguishing characteristics are its expressivity and remarkable homogeneity. The four individual members are as one in their shared determination always to seek out the innermost core of the music Thus there is a passionate interest in the structure and crafting of the works while at the same time there is the great joy of living with the music in a sensual dimension.

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  • Wed
    07
    Jun
    2023
    Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
    8:00 pmHambach Castle

    OPENING CONCERT "KOMPASS EUROPA - NORDLICHTER"
    Friedrich Kuhlau, quintet in D major op. 51/1 for flute and string quartet
    with Wally Hase (flute), Mandelring Quartett
    Carl Nielsen, quintet op. 43 for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn
    with Wally Hase (flute), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon)
    Aulis Sallinen, overture for piano und strings op. 74b
    with Ian Fountain (piano), Mandelring Quartett
    Franz Berwald, septet in B major for clarinet, horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello und double bass
    with Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon), Nanette Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)

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  • Thu
    08
    Jun
    2023
    Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
    3:30 pmWinery Naegele

    "FRÖHLICHES MITEINANDER"
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, quartet in C major KV 285b for flute, violin, viola and cello
    with Wally Hase (flute), Nanette Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    Reinhold Glière, Suite for violin and double bass
    with Sebastian Schmidt (violin), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)
    Bernhard Henryk Crusell, quartet in D major op.7 for clarinet, violin, viola und cello
    with Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Sebastian Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    François Devienne, quartet in G minor op.73/3 for bassoon, violin, viola und cello
    with Bence Bogányi (bassoon), Nanette Schmidt (violin), Sebastian Schmidt (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    Luigi Boccherini, sextet in E flat major G467 for oboe, horn, bassoon, violin, viola und double bass
    with Nick Deutsch (oboe), Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon), Sebastian Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)

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  • Fri
    09
    Jun
    2023
    Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
    7:00 pmChurch Sankt Jakobus, Hambach

    "ROMANTISCHE EDELSTEINE"
    Gabriel Fauré, piano quartet Nr. 2 in G minor op.45
    with Ian Fountain (piano), Nanette Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    Guillaume Lekeu, sonata for violin and piano in G major
    with Ian Fountain (piano), Sebastian Schmidt (violin)
    Louis Vierne, piano quintet op.42
    with Ian Fountain (piano), Mandelring Quartett

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  • Sat
    10
    Jun
    2023
    Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
    3:30 pmWinery Naegele

    "HEITERE SERENADE"
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, quartett in D major KV 285 for flute, violin, viola and cello
    with Wally Hase (flute), Sebastian Schmidt (violin), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    Carl Nielsen, Serenata Invano for clarinette, horn, bassoon, cello and double bass
    with Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon), Bernhard Schmidt (cello), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)
    Bernhard Henryk Crusell, Divertimento in C major op.9 for oboe and string quartet
    with Nick Deutsch (oboe), Mandelring Quartett
    Jean Françaix, string trio
    with Nanette Schmidt (violin), Sebastian Schmidt (viola), Bernhard Schmidt (cello)
    Krzysztof Penderecki, Duo Concertante for violin and double bass
    with Nanette Schmidt (violin), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)
    Luigi Boccherini, sextet in Es major G471 for horn und string quintet
    with Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Jens Bomhardt (double bass), Mandelring Quartett

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  • Sat
    10
    Jun
    2023
    Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
    7:30 pmSaalbau, Festsaal

    FESTIVE CONSERT, "RUHM UND SCHATTEN I"
    Ludwig van Beethoven, quintet in Es major op.16 for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
    with Ian Fountain (piano), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Johannes Hinterholzer (horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon)
    Georges Onslow, string quartet in G major op.9 Nr.1 »God save the king«
    with Mandelring Quartett
    Louis Spohr, nonet in F major op.31
    with Wally Hase (flute), Nick Deutsch (oboe), Thorsten Johanns (clarinet), Johannes Hinterholzer ( horn), Bence Bogányi (bassoon), Nanette Schmidt (violine), Andreas Willwohl (viola), Bernhard Schmidt, (cello), Jens Bomhardt (double bass)

    following SURPRISE - CONCERT

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