With their rare combination of cello and guitar, Lena Kravets and Tobias Kassung thrill audiences across Germany. Their latest programme revolves around the theme of ‘Dreams and Tango’ and enchantingly combines dreamy nocturnes and adagios with the exuberant music of metropolitan nightlife.
Romantic nocturnes and adagios by Burgmüller, Glinka and Beethoven perfectly express the intimate, dreamy sound of the cello and guitar. Kassung's own new piece adds a new aspect to the ‘dream’: the very topical dream of peace. In three musical scenes, Kassung's work seduces the listener into the world of Arabic music, full of colour, power, hope and longing. Raffaele Bellafrente's tango brings exuberant life to the fore. And finally, it culminates in the ‘Quatre rêves’ by Parisian composer Mathias Duplessy, who has set the exuberant nightlife of the French metropolis to rousing music in his four musical dreams. Music that thrills, moves and is simply a joy to listen to!
As part of our #henze2026 focus, the duo will also alternate between works for solo guitar and solo cello by Hans Werner Henze. In this way, Henze's complex music can be experienced in an interesting and moving way by a wide audience.
Programme:
Frédéric Burgmüller (1806-1874)
Deux Nocturnes
Michail I. Glinka (1804-1857)
(Arr.: Tobias Kassung)
Ich erinnere mich des zauberhaften Augenblicks
Ernest Bloch (1880-1959)
(Arr.: Tobias Kassung)
Prayer (No. 1 „From Jewish Life”)
Tobias Kassung (*1977)
Ein Traum vom Frieden (Uraufführung)
Sonate in drei Szenen für Violoncello und Gitarre, op. 20
1. Heimat – 2. Vertreibung – 3. Hoffnung
Raffaele Bellafronte (*1961)
„Tango” aus Suite No. 1 for cello and guitar (1994)
- intervall -
Hans Werner Henze (1926-2012)
aus der Serenade für Cello Solo (1949):
Adagio rubato – Allegro marziale – Menuett
abwechselnd mit:
„Ariel” aus der Royal Winter Music I für Gitarre Solo (1976)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
(Arr: Tobias Kassung)
Adagio cantabile (aus der Klaviersonate Nr. 8 op. 13)
Mathias Duplessy (*1972)
Sonate pour violoncelle et guitare en quatre rêves
1. Rêve fou – verrückter Traum
2. Rêve heureux – glücklicher Traum
3. Rêve melancolique – melancholischer Traum
4. Rêve exalté – erhabener Traum
