DuoVoice² - „Ich werde mit Vergnügen in Deinen Armen liegen“
FRESH, IN LOVE, AND FULL OF LIFE!
An extraordinary song evening! But not like this, with concert grand and well-known songs from the 19th century… It's something really special that will please your ears this evening! Music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods from Bavaria, Franconia, Bohemia, as well as Italy and France. Fiery, spicy, melancholic, full of humor, there’s something for everyone! Together and in competition between voice and instrument, a unique experience. A modern way to enjoy Early Music. A song evening like you surely haven’t experienced before.
DuoVoice²
Music experts claim that the viola da gamba comes closest to the expressive possibilities of the human voice. When played masterfully, its sound spectrum ranges from the quiet breathing of a child to the battle cry of a general. DuoVoice² unites two extraordinary virtuosos in perfect harmony. The viola da gamba playing of Jakob Rattinger, combined with the flawless soprano of a young singer, Theresa Steinbach. Together and in competition between voice and instrument, a unique experience. A modern way to enjoy Early Music. The ensemble is supported by the "Cultural Fund Bavaria Arts."
Soprano Theresa Steinbach
The young Franconian soprano and harpist Theresa Steinbach began her professional musical training at the age of 15 as a young student at the University of Music in Nuremberg. She completed her main studies at the Leopold Mozart Center in Augsburg with Edda Sevenich and at the University of Music in Nuremberg with Prof. Johannes Mannov.
Even during her studies, she made her debut as the witch in Henry Purcell’s "Dido and Aeneas" at the State Theatre of Augsburg and as "Armide" in Gluck's opera of the same name at the State Theatre of Nuremberg. After her studies, she became a member of the international opera studio of the Nuremberg State Theatre, where she appeared as "Frasquita" in Bizet's "Carmen," as "Papagena" in Mozart's "The Magic Flute," and "Valencienne" in Lehár's "The Merry Widow."
In addition to opera, the young soprano devotes herself passionately and intensively to song. She was a finalist in the Richard Strauss Competition in Munich, under the direction of KS Brigitte Fassbänder, and gave song evenings both domestically and abroad. Recently, she received a special prize for the best interpretation of a German art song at the international Giullio Perotti Competition.
Her active concert work has taken Theresa Steinbach to venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie, Gewandhaus Leipzig, and Munich Residence. She has performed in front of and behind the camera of Bavarian Broadcasting and recorded H. Schütz's Resurrection History for the radio.
Master Gambist Jakob Rattinger
Described as “fresh” by Fonoforum - Norman Lebrecht is moved to say “Rattinger's play could hardly be bettered,” and the Austrian Kronenzeitung celebrated the artist with the words: “The musician translates the spontaneous character that Baroque music must have had, superbly confident for the present.”
The gambist Jakob Rattinger is a passionate musician: sensitive, virtuosic, and simultaneously stormily expressive, he skillfully explores the boundaries of the viola da gamba. He regularly delights audiences with his performances.
Rattinger gained international attention through solo concerts at the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music, the Thuringian Bach Festival, with the Prague Symphony Orchestra - concert cycle Early Music, or the Dresden Master Concerts. As a chamber musician and continuo player, he regularly performs with various orchestras and specialized ensembles of Early Music.
A major concern for the artist is to secure a rightful place for his instrument in the concert world and to position the viola da gamba as a fully-fledged instrument in our contemporary times. Intensive engagements with instrument making as well as the historical and musicological context of the viola da gamba and the resulting insights are seamlessly incorporated into his interpretations.
His artistic successes are based on a foundation of studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, the Conservatory of Vienna, the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and the University of Music in Nuremberg.
Doors open: 6:30 PM
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