Severin von Eckardstein speelt bijzonder programma

A storyteller at the piano

The evening begins with an unfinished piano sonata by Schubert, and we hear his own arrangement of Richard Strauss' orchestral tone poem Tod und Verklärung. After the intermission, Von Eckardstein has the piano sing in two shorter Russian works, Rachmaninov's song The Muse, which comes from the same set as his well-known Vocalise, and part of the set Fairy Tale by the late romanticist Nicolai Medtner.

Chopin's complete Impromptus rounds off this special programme. Written for the intimacy of the French salon, these beautiful works come out beautifully in the intimate setting of our church and are therefore a dream conclusion. If you want to buy tickets for this concert, use the ticket link .

About Severin von Eckardstein

Since winning the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2003, Severin von Eckardstein has built up a great international career and has since established his name worldwide. He has played on many major concert stages, for example he was a regular guest in the series Master Pianists in the Concertgebouw. He travels the world and plays at international music festivals and solos with leading orchestras, such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Severin von Eckardstein has made several CD recordings that have received international acclaim from the press. His album of works by Dupont and Debussy won a Diapason d'Or.

In addition to his solo career, Von Eckardstein also likes to play chamber music and regularly forms his own music ensembles with which he goes on tour, consisting of both young, emerging talent and established names, such as Quirine Viersen and Isabelle van Keulen. Severin von Eckardstein was born in Düsseldorf in 1978 and started playing the piano when he was 6 years old. He studied piano at the Berlin Conservatory, after which he completed his studies at the International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy. He also attended masterclasses with Alfred Brendel, Alicia de Larrocha, Leon Fleisher and Menahem Pressler, among others. Von Eckardstein now also regularly gives masterclasses to young, promising talent in countries such as South Korea, Finland, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

About the Bosendorfer Series

The Bösendorfer Series is a series of intimate piano recitals in De Waalse Kerk, in which nine top pianists shine behind the beautiful Bösendorfer Imperial Grand grand piano. This season we can also welcome: Nathalia Milstein (Dec 14), Frank Braley (Jan 18), Duo Pleyel (Feb 15), Ralph van Raat (Mar 21), Lestari Scholtes (Apr 11) and Marietta Petkova (May 9) .