Programme 2025

The new concerts starting in early 2026 will be announced at the last concert of 2025 in December.

KAMMERKONZERTE.KOELN: Aleksey Semenenko & Inna Firsova

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Humboldt-Saal, Kammermusiksaal im Humboldtgymnasium, Kartäuserwall 40, 50676 Köln

Since winning the prestigious Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York in 2012 and second prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 2015, Aleksey Semenenko has been considered one of the world's elite violinists. Together with pianist Inna Firsova, they have formed a permanent duo for many years and perform in the most renowned concert halls and festivals:

including at the Berlin Philharmonic as part of the Musical Olympus Festival, at Schloss Elmau, at the Usedom Music Festival, the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival, the Korsholm Festival in Finland, the International Music Festival in Cervo, Italy, and many more. At the 67th Dubrovnik Summer Festival, they won the jury and television prize Orlando for ‘Best Concert’ of the festival. Their concert at the chamber concerts in the Humboldt Hall will be a major highlight and conclusion of the 2025 annual programme. 

Programme:

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor (Sonate posthum, M.12)

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
1. Allegro amabile
2. Andante tranquillo – Vivace – Andante – Vivace di più – Andante
3. Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)


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Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)
Caprice for solo violin (1978)

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
„Sérénade mélancolique“ op. 26

Sponsors of the chamber concerts

Our chamber music series are or were supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne, the Kunststiftung NRW, the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW and the RheinEnergie Stiftung Kultur. As well as our board of trustees and sponsoring members of the Kölner Klassik Ensemble e.V.. We are very grateful for this support!

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