BorderCrossings – Shostakovich BACH
Serra Tavsanli
Excerpts of Dmitri Schostakowitsch’s “Preludes” (op. 34) are combined with pieces from the “Wohltemperierten Klavier” by J.S. Bach. Although from different centuries, both compositions share an approximately 20-year period of creation. Both works will be interwoven so as to raise the question ‘Where does Bach end and where does Schostakowitsch begin?’. The seamless, harmonious transitions create the appeal of the connection of the two compositions which are separated by several centuries, but which are closely related at the same time.
The concert will be accompanied by a projection of artistic works by Degenhardt Andrulat. The projection depicts artistic working processes accompanied by piano playing. Thus, a video show with live music comes into being. The visual accompaniment frames the musical balancing act. With this, the BachFest Rostock 2019 will witness a premiere – musically as well as artistically. The premiere will be made accessible to the public outside the concert hall via livestream.
Programme
Dmitri Shostakovich:
Preludes op. 34 (selected pieces)
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Das Wohltemperierte Klavier I (selected pieces)
Performers
Painting and Installation
Organizer
Bachverein Rostock e. V.
Supporters
Piano Centrum Rostock, hmt Rostock
Serra Tavsanli
Biography
Serra Tavsanli was born in Istanbul and studied at the local conservatoire before going on to study music pedagogy in Hanover. She took her concert exam with Prof. Fauth in Leipzig. The newspaper WAZ described her piano playing as a ‘floating above the piano keys that enchants the audience’. She debuted at the opening concert of the Classic Young Stars International Festival 2009 at the Konzerthaus Berlin. She has also appeared at the Mendelssohn Festival, the Schumann Festival, the Rheinberg Piano Festival and the International Piano Summer Leipzig.