Beethoven Nowadays
Chamber Music
Monday, 04. August 2025
7:30 p.m., Church Lauenen
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and her concerts weave together topics of the past, present and future into a truly unique dialogue. Joined by Finnish pianist Joonas Ahonen, she brings a fresh perspective to three of Beethoven’s violin sonatas – masterpieces that we think we know inside out, yet still hold many secrets. Through unconventional interpretations, Kopatchinskaja challenges our listening habits. She pairs these iconic works with two world premieres: a composition of her own, signed as “PatKop”, and a newly commissioned piece by Márton Illés, a Hungarian composer trained by Detlev Müller-Siemens and Wolfgang Rihm. Overall, the concert is going to be a captivating exploration trip that bridges the classical and the contemporary!
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violin
Joonas Ahonen, Piano
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | |
| Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2 | 15' |
| Márton Illés (1975) | |
| “Én-kör V” for Violin and Piano (world premiere – work commissioned by Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy 2025) | 15' |
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | |
| Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3 | 20' |
| Patricia Kopatchinskaja (1977) | |
| “Uni-Solo” for Violin and Piano (world premiere) | 10' |
| Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) | |
| Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96 | 30' |
| 90' | |