Classical Music
International Mendelssohn Festival Hamburg 2026
an event of the series International Mendelssohn Festival
Wednesday, 16/09/2026 / 07:30 PM - 09:40 PM / Laeiszhalle (Kleiner Saal)
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A programmatic opening: »Aufforderung zum Tanz« unfolds Romanticism as a movement—navigating the space between social gesture, inner feeling, and sonic imagination. Carl Maria von Weber’s famous Rondo opens the evening as a musical ritual that combines elegance and virtuosity while also bearing narrative traits. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s late string quartets, Op. 81, reveal a reflective musical language that oscillates between formal awareness and expression, while the »Lieder ohne Worte« turn their gaze inward, giving rise to musical poetry without text. Robert Schumann’s Studies in Canonical Form lead into a realm of intensification where artistry and imagination intertwine. Weber’s Clarinet Quintet brings the program full circle: a work that unites vocal warmth, tonal sophistication, and virtuosic lightness.
PERFORMERS
Talich Quartet string quartet
Jan Talich violin
Roman Patočka violin
Radim Sedmidubský viola
Michal Kaňka violoncello
Sophia Jaffé violin
Maria Kliegel violoncello
Julian Bliss clarinet
Annika Treutler piano
Hubert Rutkowski piano
PROGRAM
Carl Maria von Weber
Aufforderung zum Tanze op. 65
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Vier Stücke für Streichquartett Es-Dur op. 81
Robert Schumann
Studies for the Pedal Piano
- Interval -
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Lieder ohne Worte op. 53
Carl Maria von Weber
Klarinettenquintett B-Dur op. 34
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