Lezing – Romberg, Ries and Russia
door Job ter Haar met Olga Pashchenko, fortepiano

Near the end of the 18th century, Bonn was the meeting place for a number of important musical families: the names of Romberg, Ries, Reicha and Beethoven would dominate musical life for many decades all over Europe. Many of these great musicians would stay in touch with each other for the rest of their lives. The apprenticeship of Ferdinand Ries with Beethoven in Vienna is well documented; less known is the fact that Ries had already studied the cello with Bernhard Romberg in Bonn. Years later, in 1811, Ries and Romberg met again in St. Petersburg, this time as colleagues, and engaged in a concert tour together in Russia. This lecture-recital explores the influence of Romberg in the works for cello and piano by Ferdinand Ries from this period and features a complete performance of a piece these two artists possibly performed together in Russia: ‘Trois Airs Russes Variés” opus 72.

Romberg Dagen
Romberg Dagen is a festival over two days, celebrating the music of cellist Bernhard Romberg and his significant contribution to the repertoire of the cello and the development of its technique.
The weekend consists of three chamber music concerts of music by Romberg and other musicians from his circle (Reicha, Dotzauer, Ries), a masterclass and three lectures om 19th century performance practice, making it a concise but rich symposium commemorating this important musician.

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