Festival Lunchtime Recital - Karlsruhe Konzertduo

Free lunchtime recitals every day from 2nd to 31st August, except Sundays and 16th. An opportunity to hear emerging and established artists performing in a wide variety of styles, genres, and instruments.  This long-running series is undoubtedly one of the hidden gems of the Fringe.

Karlsruhe Konzertduo | Reinhard Armleder (cello) and Dagmar Hartmann (piano)

• Ludwig van Beethoven  – Sonata in A Major, 1st movement: Allegro, ma non tanto
• Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Song without words in D Major
• Robert Schumann – Fantasy Pieces: Zart und mit Ausdruck (Tenderly and Expressively), Lebhaft, leicht (Lively, light), Rasch und mit Feuer (Quick and with fire)
• Franz Liszt – Dream of Love (arr. Gaspar Cassadó): Con affetto (Poco Allegro)
• Antonín Dvořák – Silent woods (from the Bohemian Forest)
• Sergei Rachmaninow – Sonata in g Minor, 4th movement: Allegro mosso

The Karlsruhe Konzertduo, cellist Reinhard Armleder and the pianist Dagmar Hartmann, has established itself not least by winning several international competitions in Italy and France. The artists studied at Karlsruhe, Trossingen and Berlin University of Music and were inspired in masterclasses by Lynn Harrell, Steven Isserlis, Janos Starker, Casadesus, Bruno Canino, Leonard Hokanson and the “Beaux Arts”-Trio.  In the past the Duo has performed in 80 countries on all continents and has enjoyed  success at prestigious stages and concert series.

In addition to their teaching activities at the Karlsruhe Conservatory, both artists are regular guest lecturers of masterclasses in Switzerland, South Africa, and Panama. 

"... it is rare to find a duo with such a fortunate and intense combination of a kindred musicality, affinity and interaction with their instruments.”