Sound of Women

18th KAMMERKONZERT – A guest at the CPH

Violin recital with musicians from the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt

Clara Schumann – Romances
Amanda Meier – Violin Sonata in B minor
Lili Boulanger – Two pieces
Sofia Gubaidulina – Le Grand Tango

The chamber music program by Anna-Maria Barth, concertmaster of the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, and her piano partner Alex Pudmann fulfils a long-cherished wish to place creative women at the center of a program. It is not so much a question of whether a program exclusively featuring works by female composers is still necessary today. We are simply embarking on a musical voyage of discovery – and this goes far
beyond well-known names such as Clara Schumann (1819-1896) and Lili Boulanger (1893-1918). We discover romantic, extremely rarely performed violin music not only from Europe, but from all over the world:
The Romance op. 23 by the American Amy Beach (1867-1944), the violin sonata by the Swede Amanda Maier (1853-1894) or the Fantasy No. 1 by the American Florence Price (1887-1953). And last but not least, Le Grand Tango by the Russian Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025), who was inspired by Shostakovich and died only recently, one of the most honored musicians of our time. An evening full of elegance, passion and musical power – dedicated to the great women of music!

Anna-Maria Barth | Violin
Alexey Pudinov | Piano

with the kind support of