This concert is in support of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music
It is a free of charge event with an open call for donations
A chamber music performance featuring DSO (Deutsche Symphony Orchestra) members, Clemens Linder (Violin), Adele Bitter (Cello) and Holger Groschopp (Piano) in a tribute to Ludwig Van Beethoven and his contemporaries. The trio will perform from Emil Berliner Studios in Berlin, live and high definition on Les Musicales de Baabdath Facebook page.
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Christmas is the season of giving, please donate. Proceeds of your contributions will be used by Les Musicales de Baabdath to buy string sets, accessories, sound equipment and musical instruments for chamber musical formations and orchestras of the Lebanese National Conservatory of Music.
Part of the ‘STRINGS OF HOPE 2020’ initiative created by Les Musicales de Baabdath in response to the critical social, economic, and humanitarian crises hitting Lebanon, the concert is meant to offer a moment of bliss by spreading music’s positive vibes.
This event was made possible thanks to the support of Goethe-Institut Lebanon. The performance will start with an introductory word by Head of Goethe-Institut Lebanon, M. Konrad Siller.
CLEMENS LINDER | Violin
ADELE BITTER | Cello
HOLGER GROSCHOPP | Piano
Live from Berlin – Emile Berliner Studios
TUESDAY December 15
9 pm Beirut Time
8 pm Berlin Time
CONCERT PARTNER
MEDIA PARTNERS
DETAILED PROGRAM
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Trio in B flat major (Hob. XV:20, 1794)
Allegro
Andante cantabile
Finale. Allegro
Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)
Trio in c minor op. 143 (1826)
Allegro con brio
Adagio con espressione
Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Trio in D major op. 70 No.1 (1808)
Allegro vivace e con brio
Largo assai ed espressivo
Presto
Clemens Linder (Violin)
Clemens Linder was born in Austria and began playing the violin at the age of nine. He studied with Maria Kikel, Klara Flieder and Ernst Kovacic at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. After graduating with distinction he moved to Berlin where he holds the position of the assistant principal of the second violins of the Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Berlin.
Adele Bitter (Cello)
Adele Bitter was born in Berlin, where she absorbed vital musical influences as a child and began playing cello at an early age. After several years of study with Katharina Maechler and Dietmar Schwalke (now in the Berliner Philharmoniker), she joined the class of Prof. Gerhard Mantel at the Frankfurt Conservatory.
Holger Groschopp (Piano)
Holger Groschopp was born in Berlin and pursued his piano studies in his hometown with Georg Sava. In addition he studied composition with Isang Yun and song interpretation with Aribert Reimann and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. His extensive solo career has taken him to most European countries, the Middle and Far East and North and Central America.