Songs of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelsonn-Hensel and Franz Schubert

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moderated vocal concert
duration: 60-80 minutes

An evening of songs: spring-like, colourful and youthful; performed in a style reminiscent of historical Romanticism. The best way to spend Valentine’s Day.

Das Programm

Clara Schumann

  • Songs op. 23
  • Impromptu E-Dur

Fanny Hensel

  • op. 1 № 1 ‒ Schwanenlied
  • op. 7 № 3 ‒ Frühling, №4 ‒ Du bist die Ruh
  • H-U 407 Im Herbst
  • H-U 373 Nach Süden
  • H-U 466 Bergenlust

Franz Schubert

  • Winterreise op. 89 ‒ selected songs

Performers

Alёna and Timofei Kazantsev

Alena and Timofei have been performing as a duet for more than ten years. Both are from Siberia: Alena is from Novokuznetsk, Timofei from Novosibirsk. They met and began their creative life together at the Novosibirsk Conservatory.

In their homeland, they performed mainly Russian chamber repertoire. Romances and song cycles that reveal the performers’ artistry and spontaneity, as well as post-romantic works of the Russian Silver Age, in which the musicians demonstrate all the nuances of the subtle interaction between music and poetry. In their programs, they seek companions for a deep immersion in a moment of aesthetic truth: a moment of unity or dispute with the composers.

In recent years, the duo has found a favorite concert format: conversational concerts, in which they manage to put the listener in the right mood. They usually consist of two parts: vocal and solo piano.

Evgenij Taruntsov and Brian Arlt

Evgenij Taruntsov is a clarinetist and singer. After completing his musical training in Odessa, he performed on stages in Bremen, Berlin, Saarbrücken, Klagenfurt, Riga, Zagreb, and other European cities, playing a wide-ranging repertoire—from Mozart and Verdi to Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, and Tan Dun. Today he lives with his family in Chemnitz. He possesses the rare ability to discover the unexpected even in the most familiar and well-known works. Evgeny is constantly improving his clarinets, sometimes developing additional valves and technical solutions that are later adopted by other clarinet makers.

Brian Arlt lives in Chemnitz and has been closely connected to music since early childhood. His many years of musical experience have shaped his keen sensitivity to sound, interpretation and the many possibilities of musical expression. He began his professional career as a studio sound engineer, gaining extensive experience in music production and audio technology. Alongside music, he pursues his passion for photography. Today, Brian Arlt teaches piano at two music schools, sharing his enthusiasm for music and his appreciation of sound with his students.