KLASSIEK IN DE KRACHTCENTRALE
In collaboration with Tendens and Stretto Piano Festival.
In the second concert in the series, pianist Isabel Gabbe performs Schubert, Mozart, and a kaleidoscope of preludes from various composers on the Tendens piano with narrow keys.
PROGRAM
W.A.Mozart 12 Variations on „Ah vous dirai-je maman“ KV265/300e
Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Drei Klavierstücke D946
Nr. 1 es-Moll. Allegro assai
Nr. 2 Es-Dur. Allegretto
Nr. 3 C-Dur Allegro
Caleidoscope of Préludes:
Francisco Mignone (1897-1986) Prelude
Clarisse Leite (1917-2003) Prelude
Savino de Benedictis (1883-1971) Prelude
Adelaide Pereira da Silva (1928-2021) Prelude
Camargo Guarnieri (1907-1993) Dansa negra
Edouardo Escalante *(1937) Prelude
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918) Prelude in Ré bémol majeur
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) from Estampes: Soirée dans Grenade
About the pianist:
Isabel Gabbe believes that to communicate through music removes all hindrances to communication. A pianist and music teacher of German and French descent, she performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and song accompanist, appearing at venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Konzerthaus, Glocke Bremen, Theatro Guaira in Brazil, and Philharmonie Cologne.
In 2016, she was appointed Professor of Piano and Piano Didactics at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, and since 2018 has directed the Department of Music Pedagogy in Innsbruck. In 2022, she became a certified music physiology trainer (CAS MP). Isabel gives masterclasses across Europe and Brazil and has worked with the Klavierfestival Ruhr, developing its children’s teaching section. She has taught in music schools and universities in Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Essen.
Isabel founded the “Moments Musicaux de la baie du Mont Saint Michel” chamber music festival in France, managing it from 2005–2017 and promoting both emerging artists and lesser-known works. She has won numerous national and international prizes as a soloist and chamber musician, including competitions in Bremen, Barcelona, Caltanissetta, and from the German Music Council. She has performed widely in Europe, Brazil, and the U.S., and frequently on radio and television.
Her discography includes a 2006 debut CD featuring Debussy, Ravel, Bach, and Albeniz; a 2013 contemporary CD with composer John Patrick Thomas and soprano Julia Henning; Rossini’s Petite Messe Solenelle (2014) with the Kettwiger Bach Choir; and Weihnachtsmann, mach Du das mal! (2015) with Kaleidos Musikeditionen. She has also published articles in Schott Üben & Musizieren and Waxman Klavierpraxis.
Kaduk Tendens
Tendens is a new member of the piano family — a supreme, portable concert instrument that surpasses the grand piano in playability, tone, and freedom. Its active soundboard gives a singing, open sound with unsurpassed clarity in any space, while its ultra-responsive action reveals every nuance of the pianist’s touch. Because it can travel, pianists can finally build a lasting personal connection with their own instrument — even with custom dimensions for comfort and health. For the first time, a concert instrument combines world-class quality with portability, opening the door to new artistic freedom and new listening experiences.
More about Tendens: https://www.tendens.live/
What is a Stretto Piano?
Stretto means narrow in Italian.
Pianos with various key widths have existed since keyboard instruments were first invented centuries ago. In the mid-to-late 19th century, however, cast iron piano frames were invented in order to keep up with the demands of larger performance halls. This innovation caused a significant increase of the octave span. Famous male, large-handed virtuosos, like Franz Liszt, started touring at this time and played the bigger instruments with ease. Prominent manufacturers standardized these powerful pianos of the late nineteenth century, mass-producing the conventional size we have today.
Since then, pianists with smaller hands have found this conventional size challenging to play, and have even experienced playing-related injuries in many cases. Many artists realized that one size does not fit all, especially for repertoire written by composers who had or have large hands.
More about Stretto Piano Festival: https://www.strettopianoconcerts.org/