Violin and Piano Recital with Wolfgang and Elena Schröder

Wolfgang Schröder, Concertmaster of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, on violin and Elena Schröder on piano perform together for the first time at Technopolis 20 on Wednesday 3/4, 20:00. The programme will include works by Robert Schumann, Arvo Paert, Apollonas Kalamenios and Johannes Brahms.

Entrance: 15 euro

Reservations are necessary at 70002420

Programme:

Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata Nr 1 a-minor

Arvo Paert:  Fratres

Apollonas Kalamenios:  4 little pieces

Johannes Brahms:  Violin Sonata Nr.1 G-major op. 78

A few words about the musicians

Wolfgang Schröder

As soloist and chamber player, Wolfgang Schröder has performed in prestigious concert halls such as the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam, the Vienna Konzerthaus, at the Great Performers Series at the Lincoln Center New York, at the Frick Collection Museum, New York, at London’s Barbican Hall, the Megaron Music Hall of Athens and at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. He was a member of the famous Trio Parnassus, winning the prestigious Echo Classic prize for the  best chamber music recording of the year. He was artistic director of both European Union Chamber Orchestra and Camerata Stuttgart. The other ensemble which gained international reputation is the "Belcanto Strings", of whom Wolfgang Schroeder was a founding member. Schröder’s discography is extensive. He recorded for MDG, Thorofon and other important labels. He released the Complete Sonatas for Violin by Eugene Ysaye for Hook Records in 2016. Since 2005, in conjunction with an active performing career, he is Concertmaster of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra.

Elena Schröder 

Pianist born in 2001 began piano lessons at the age of 6 under the direction of Rena Stylianou. At the age of 15 she attended the Music Lyceum in Nicosia. Since 2019 she has been studying piano pedagogy at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg under the direction of Christoph Declara. She has had masterclasses with Andreas Fröhlich, Robin Green, George Kern, Elisaveta Blumina and Artem Yasynskyy. Furthermore, she had chamber music lessons with Cibran Cierra Vazquez, Biliana Tzinlikova and Annelie Gahl and Lied Duo lessons with Thérèse Lindquist , Pauliina Tukiainen and Aaron Wajnberg.