SECOND EDITION 2025 14-16 NOV 2025
BERLIN - LONDON - VIENNA - PARIS
A MUSIC CELEBRATION FEATURING PIANO MUSIC IN EUROPEAN SALONS
SECOND EDITION 2025 14-16 NOV 2025
BERLIN - LONDON - VIENNA - PARIS
A MUSIC CELEBRATION FEATURING PIANO MUSIC IN EUROPEAN SALONS
FRIDAY 14 NOV 2025
7PM Raffles Hotel-Le Royal
Grand Opening
SATURDAY 15 NOV 2025
7PM Raffles Hotel-Le Royal
A Piano Recital
SUNDAY 16 NOV 2025
7PM Raffles Hotel-Le Royal
Finale – A Piano Recital
FRIDAY 14 NOV 2025
RAFFLES HOTEL-LE ROYAL
6:00 – 6:30 PM Pre-Concert Talk given by
the musicologist Prof. Dr. Monika Hennemann
Cardiff University School of Music, Wales
Enrich your concert experience with insights
into the music, background information on the works,
and the lives of the composers.
Free admission
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7PM CONCERT – FESTIVE OPENING
RAFFLES HOTEL-LE ROYAL
Piano recital with Tony Yang/piano
PROGRAM
At the Salon of Countess Josephine von Brunsvik, Vienna
Josephine von Brunsvik was probably the most important woman in the life of Ludwig van Beethoven. She was one of his patrons and hosted salons where Beethoven played.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
(1797-1828)
Piano Sonata Op. 2 No. 3
1 Allegro con brio
2 Adagio
3 Scherzo
4 Allegro assai
This sonata is one of Beethoven’s earliest published piano sonatas and is a brilliant example of his early style—full of energy, contrasts, and virtuosity. This sonata is part of Opus 2, a set of three sonatas dedicated to Beethoven’s teacher, Joseph Haydn. It shows Beethoven stretching the Classical form—longer movements, greater drama, and more technical demands than Mozart or Haydn often used. The Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 holds significant importance in both Beethoven’s development as a composer and in the evolution of the Classical sonata form
At the Salon of Joseph von Witteczek, Vienna
Joseph von Witteczek was a notable figure in Vienna’s cultural scene and an admirer of Franz Schubert. Schubert and his contemporaries often participated in musical gatherings, the o called SCHUBERTIADE
FRANZ SCHUBERT
(1797-1828)
4 Impromptus D. 935
1 Allegro moderato (F minor)
2 Allegretto (A♭ major)
3 Theme and 5 variations (B♭ major)
4 Allegro scherzando (F minor)
These four impromptus are considered among Schubert’s greatest piano works, combining lyrical beauty, classical structure, and emotional depth. They form a companion set to the 4 Impromptus, D. 899, and some scholars believe Schubert may have intended D. 935 as a four-movement sonata-like cycle.