Sasha Stychkina at Kissinger Sommer

With works by Beethoven, Stanchinsky, Debussy, Berio and Schumann, Sasha Stychkina will take to the stage at the Kissinger KlavierOlymp on 2 October.

As a competition open exclusively to prize-winners of other international piano competitions, the Kissinger KlavierOlymp promises top-class concerts year after year. Six pianists, aged 27 or under, come to Bad Kissingen to perform a solo recital of their own choosing in the magnificent Rossini Hall.

Sarah Wegener performs almost every kind of repertoire, from her own lieder recital ideas to large new orchestral works. Looking back at her career, she is amazed how consistently its stations have emerged.

Above the vineyards by Lake Constance, with stunning views of the ‘Swabian Sea’, lies the Glazier House, summer home of Gertrud and Hans Zender. It is here that we meet to talk about the composer’s new work, which is to be premiered just a stone’s throw away from here.

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François-Frédéric Guy – 'The Beethoven Project'

3 Jeroen Berwaerts CR Tsuyoshi Tachibana Kopie

IN CONVERSATION

Jeroen Berwaerts explains what connects him to the brass band tradition, what yoga taught him about breath, and why singing became an essential part of his trumpet recitals.