Concert - Eduard Steuermann in portrait

Megumi Sakai Vocals
José Alberto Contreras Tobar, piano
Peter Fuchs, piano
Franziska Musil, piano
Erika Spring, piano
Iliyana Stoyanova, piano
Jean-Pierre Tokmaji, piano
Jessica Wang, piano
Jenny Yiyi Hu, piano

Karin Wagner moderation

Eduard Stuermann: Three songs for lower voice to the words of Bert Brecht; from: Four Piano Pieces: III Theme with Variations
Arnold Schönberg: Three piano pieces op. 11; Piano piece op. 33a
Anton Webern: Variations for piano op. 27
Johannes Brahms: Three Intermezzi op. 117; Intermezzo op. 118/2

"In any case, he plays my music like no one else: intellectually and technically; a brooding man, but of the greatest skill, seriousness, and extraordinary sense of tone color." This is how Arnold Schönberg described Eduard Steuermann, whose status as the unequalled pianist of the Second Viennese School all too easily obscures his universal artistic personality. The book "Eduard Steuermann - Musiker und Virtuose"  edited by Lars E. Laubhold and published in 2022, serves as an impetus for a concert that showcases Steuermann’s versatility and complexity.