December
Chamber Music Lunch Concert
Chamber Music Lunch Concert
Thu 25. May 2023
12.15
Kleine Tonhalle
Ilios Quartett
Thomas García Violine
Seiko Périsset-Morishita Violine
Paul Westermayer Viola
Anita Federli-Rutz Violoncello
Thomas García Violine
Seiko Périsset-Morishita Violine
Paul Westermayer Viola
Anita Federli-Rutz Violoncello
Alexander Borodin «Russisches Scherzo» D-Dur für Streichquartett
Toshio Hosokawa «Blossoming» für Streichquartett
Bedřich Smetana Streichquartett Nr. 1 e-Moll «Aus meinem Leben»
Toshio Hosokawa «Blossoming» für Streichquartett
Bedřich Smetana Streichquartett Nr. 1 e-Moll «Aus meinem Leben»
Prices CHF 40
Nature plays a central role in the music of our Creative Chair Toshio Hosokawa; the title of the string quartet "Blossoming" makes this clear. The image of a lotus blossom floating on a pond inspired him here in a very concrete way: A long held note symbolises the surface of the water; little by little, the instruments then begin to form roots underneath that reach into the mud - and at the same time grow into the sky in blossoming beauty. Beyond botanical precision, however, it is also about something else, something more spiritual: the lotus flower is a central Buddhist symbol, it stands for the opening of the mind, for the desire for enlightenment.
Translated with DeepL.com