Elisabeth Brauß

In the organizer's words:

Pianist Elisabeth Brauß was always one of the first in her class. As a child prodigy, young student, "BBC New Generation Artist" or "Rising Star", there were already signs that Brauß was developing into one of the most promising and versatile musicians of her generation. After numerous competition wins and countless concerts as a soloist, chamber music partner or with an orchestra, she has now come full circle: she is currently perfecting her art with the exceptional pianist Igor Levit, having been a piano pupil of his mother as a child.

Elisabeth Brauß is bringing works to her concert that deal with farewells. Johann Sebastian Bach bid farewell to his "dearest brother" Johann Jacob on his way to Sweden with an impressive Capriccio. Beethoven sent his greatest patron Archduke Rudolph of Austria an entire sonata as a farewell. Schumann's "Ghost Variations" is the last work before he was committed to a mental hospital in Bonn. Finally, the composition process of Prokofiev's 7th Piano Sonata marks a harsh turning point in the life of the composer, who was evacuated from Moscow ahead of the approaching German troops during the Second World War.