Liebestod
The theme of love and death is one of the most enchanting themes in art. Two concepts that seem, at first glance, to be polar opposites exist very close to one another, intertwine, merge into one, and at times become inseparable — as in the opera Tristan und Isolde. In this programme, we will travel from the earliest Romantic music of Schubert, through the late work of Schumann, in whose artistic legacy and fate love and death were inseparably present, to the uncompromising duet of Galina Ustvolskaya and the beautiful and terrifying sonata of Benjamin Britten, ending in a kind of “dance of death.”
Programme:
Schubert Sonata “Arpeggione” D.821
Ustvolskaya Grand Duet for Piano and Cello
Schumann Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano, Op. 70
Britten Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65
Ekaterina Zhemaitis
Born in Moscow and currently based in Amsterdam, Ekaterina Zhemaitis is a pianist whose performances are marked by emotional depth and a strong sense of musical storytelling. She graduated from the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she studied with Professors Elena Kuznetsova and Alexander Bonduryansky, and later continued her education at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany under Professor Evgeni Sinaisky.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Ekaterina has performed across Europe and the United States, appearing in major venues such as the Great and Small Halls of the Moscow Conservatory, the Small Hall of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, as well as concert halls in Poland, Latvia, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Portugal, and the USA.
Ekaterina is a laureate of numerous international competitions. Together with pianist Polina Kulikova, she won the 1st Prize and five special prizes at the 6th International Piano Duo Competition in Białystok, Poland, and the 1st prize at the 5th Taneyev International Chamber Music Competition in Kaluga, Russia.
She has collaborated with distinguished artists including Liza Ferschtman, Ivan Karizna, Pyotr Kondrashin, Maryana Osipova, Oxana Shevchenko, and Matthias Balzat.
Until 2022, Ekaterina was teaching at the Chopin School and College of Music in Moscow, and served as founder and artistic director of the piano festival Children’s Games, dedicated to fostering creativity and inspiration among young musicians.
Anastasia Feruleva
The cellist Anastasia Feruleva inspires audiences all over Europe with her captivating expressiveness and authentic personality. She is praised by critics for her “convincing, passionate and captivating interpretations” and “organic phrasing and lively intensity down to the last note” (Frankfurter Zeitung).
Born in Arkhangelsk, Russia, Anastasia Feruleva started playing the cello at the age of five. She has performed extensively in her native country from early childhood on, and her concert engagements have taken her throughout the whole of Europe including the Netherlands, where she has obtained her bachelor with Larissa Groeneveld at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with the highest distinction. Under the guidance of Prof. Troels Svane she has finished her master studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in Berlin and her Konzertexamen in Lübeck with the highest mark. Recently Anastasia has completed her postgraduate education with Professor Ivan Monighetti at the Reina Sofia School of Music in Madrid.
Anastasia has performed in world-renowned halls including Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw aan het IJ, Leidse Stadsgehoorzaal, Tivoli Vredenburg, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall, Salle Cortot Paris, Atheneum Bucharest, Liszt Academy Budapest, Euskalduna Concert Hall Bilbao.
As a soloist she has appeared in a large range of concertos collaborating with orchestras like the Württembergische Philharmonie, the Noord Nederlands Orchestra, Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest/Nederlands Kamerorkest.
Anastasia has received prizes in various competitions from a very early age on. She has been awarded the second prize and the prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned work at the Cello Biennale competition 2016 in Amsterdam.
She plays a cello by Rombouts (1710).
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