Martin Helmchen & Marie-Elisabeth Hecker

Beethoven, Fauré, Mendelssohn & Schumann

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Têtes-à-têtes 2026

music

intimate

timeless

Sat 07 Feb 2026 -20.00

Sales starts on 13 May 2025

Kamermuziekzaal

start	20.00
expected end time	21.45
vanaf 14 jaar

Standard €30.00

Réduction -35 a. €19.50

Réduction -26 a. €15.00

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A match made in heaven

‘Men who feel love have a good heart … We live through love alone’. To what extent Martin Helmchen identifies with Papageno, is an open question. What is certain is that he and his partner, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, are second to none at conveying Beethoven's admiration for Mozart. In turn, Beethoven then became the hero of later composers, such as Mendelssohn, Schumann and Fauré, all three of whom wrote intimate and intense repertoire for cello and piano: music as an artistic embrace.

programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
7 Variations in E-flat major, WoO 46 (‘Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen’ from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte)

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Elegie, opus 24
Sicilienne, opus 78
Papillon, opus 77

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Cello Sonata no. 2 in D major, opus 58

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke, opus 73