Concert for organ, trumpet & countertenor: Ave Maria at the French Cathedral
Berlin, French Cathedral — Main Hall
About the Event
Experience classical music like never before in this astonishing performance of masterworks by Franz Schubert at Berlin's remarkable French Cathedral.
With their acclaimed concert program 'Ave Maria', Daniel Schmahl and the shooting star of the international organ scene, Ivan‐Bogdan Reincke, take the audience on a unique and unforgettable (time) journey through the world of sacred music. Together with the internationally renowned countertenor Zvi‐Emanuel Marial, they present a variety of compositions from this divine masterpiece. In their search for further musical highlights, they found what they were looking for, resulting in a new varied concert program consisting of popular masterpieces by Schubert, Bach/Gounod, Caccini and new pieces by Handel, Mozart, Calixa Lavallée and others, which enrich the concert program.
The ensemble demonstrates its full range of musical strength, not least through the expressive interpretation of these compositional masterpieces and the distinctive harmony in the interplay between organ, trumpet and the countertenor's singing.
A world of sound without temporal, religious or linguistic boundaries!
Artists
| Countertenor: | Zvi Emanuel‐Marial |
|---|---|
| Trumpet: | Daniel Schmahl |
| Organ player: | Ivan‐Bogdan Reincke |
French Cathedral
The French Church (Französischer Dom) is one of the three key buildings at the Gendarmenmarkt, the most beautiful square in Berlin. The church was built as a place of worship for the Huguenots, followers of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, who were persecuted in their own country and found asylum in Berlin in the reign of Frederick the Great. The French Cathedral stands opposite the German Church (or Neue Kirche), their identical domes and styles forming a stunning architectural ensemble. Unusually, in this location, 'Dom' refers not to a German 'cathedral', but to the French 'dome'. The building houses the Huguenot museum, a restaurant and a viewing platform that offers a gorgeous view of Mitte district of Berlin.
Franz Schubert
During his rather short life, Franz Schubert, one of the fathers of romanticism in music, had always been an unappreciated genius who had never received public acclaim. Only his family and friends were delighted by his music, and most of his works were discovered and published only many years after his death. Franz Schubert was born on the 31th of March 1797 in the suburbs of Vienna. His father and eldest brother were amateur musicians and they taught him to play piano and violin. At the age of 11 Schubert was a singer in a choir at the Lichtenthal parish and later auditioned for Antonio Salieri and admitted to the emperor’s choir. During that period young Franz started composing his own works. However, after his voice broke he had to leave the choir and in 1814 he started working as a teacher in the same parish school as his father. He never stopped composing and 4 years later he decided to quit teaching and devote his life completely to music. He fell out with his father because of that and struggled to make ends meet. In 1818 Schubert went to Vienna, where he met Vogl. Together they gave private concerts in small aristocratic circles, mainly playing Lieder, which Schubert wrote around 600. Franz Schubert gave only one big public concert in his whole life in March 1828, which was very warmly received by the audience. However, his health was deteriorating and in November the same year he died of thyroid fever at the age of 31.
Address
French Cathedral, Gendarmenmarkt 5, Berlin, Germany — Google Maps
