Op zondag 12 april, Eerste Paasdag, nodigt Oud-Amelisweerd het jonge, Russische Hammertime pianoduo uit voor een stralend Paasconcert. Op het programma staan o.a. Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) en andere componisten uit het eerste kwart van de 19de eeuw – de periode van de Tischner fortepiano vleugel, gebouwd in 1828 in St. Petersburg.

Let wel:  Conform de anti-corona maatregels vindt dit concert geen doorgang op 12 april op de locatie Oud-Amelisweerd en wordt tot later datum uitgesteld. Wel speelt het Hammertime Duo een Livestream Paasconcert op 12 april om 16.45 uur.

“Hammertime Duo”

“Hammertime Duo” is an ensemble exploring the keyboard duo concept as wide as possible. Its’ repertoire lies from Mozart and Dussek to Lutoslawski and Pletnev, and being performed on forte and modern piano(s) in various halls, such as Zaryadye chamber hall and Rachmaninov hall in Moscow, Philharmonia of Bialystok, Sweelinckzaal of Conservatory of Amsterdam and Bullekerk Cultureel Centrum in Zaandam.

Formed by Olga Matieva and Nikolai Martynov during their studying piano, fortepiano and harpsichord at Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the ensemble started with usual piano duo repertoire. But a few months later an experiment with performing on fortepiano has discovered the way that the duo keeps exploring now…

The name of the duo comes from the mechanics of fortepianos and pianos (where so-called “hammers” are so necessary) and repertoire for these instruments that keeps growing since the 18th century. Passionate about discovering rare pieces, relevance of period instruments’ sound and marvellous opportunities that this gives, the duo “Hammertime” graduated from S. Kasprov, O. Martynova and O. Filippova classes cum laude, and now continues education at Conservatory of Amsterdam with Olga Pashchenko.

Moessorgski Sonata for Four Hands

Olga Matieva & Nikolai Martynov at Conservatorium van Amsterdam