Upcoming lecture recitals
(170) Thursday, 22. May 2025, Konzerthaus Berlin, Musikclub, 20 hIssay Dobrowen (1891-1953) - a cosmopolitan in Oslo
Today, Issay Dobrowen is remembered only as a conductor, but in the 1920's he was rated one of the leading exiled Russian composers of piano music. His music was published by Universal-Edition in Vienna. It was influenced by Scriabin but also by Jewish folk music, as can be seen in Dobrowen's Mélodie hebraïque Op. 12.
Dobrowen had great success as a conductor in Dresden, in Oslo and in San Francisco. In the late 1930's he was among the first to conduct the Palestine Orchestra (later transformed into the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra). In 1928 he became a citizen of Norway. When his new homeland was occupied by German troops in 1940, he escaped to Sweden.
Sonata for Violin and piano f# minor, Op. 15
Mélodie hebraïque for Violin and piano, Op. 12
2 Mazurkas from Op. 4
Prelude in E major from Op. 13
Kolja Lessing, piano
Holger Koch, violin
Peter Sarkar talks with Kolja Lessing.
Concert supported by Bareva Foundation
Following lecture recitals
(171) 23. October 2025: She saved her life by fleeing to Minsk - The composer Eddi Tyrmand
(172) 18. December 2025: Gustav Brecher: Conductor, composer, renovator. A Jewish musician's life between glory and exitus
Entrance fee: 8 Euros
Reservations: Konzerthaus Berlin [www.konzerthaus.de]
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