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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Wed07Jun20238:00 pmHambach Castle
Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
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) -
Thu08Jun20233:30 pmWinery Naegele
Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
"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) -
Fri09Jun20237:00 pmChurch Sankt Jakobus, Hambach
Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
"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 -
Sat10Jun20233:30 pmWinery Naegele
Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
"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 -
Sat10Jun20237:30 pmSaalbau, Festsaal
Neustadt/Weinstrasse, HAMBACHER MUSIKFEST
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