Spielende Insel – A Chamber Music Project

With five concerts at three venues, we bring together symbolic musical programs, distinctive artistic voices, and inspiring spaces in Berlin.

What remains of music, what does it set free?

Founded by pianist Catalin Serban and cellist Andrei Ioniță, Die Spielende Insel ("The Playing Island") unites outstanding musicians from the young international classical scene to create chamber music at the highest level in changing constellations.

Program:

September 6, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Kühlhaus Berlin
Echoes of Silence – Silenced Voices and the Echo of History
Gideon Klein (1919–1945) – String Trio in D minor Op. 3
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 67
Ernest Chausson (1855–1899) – Piano Quartet in A major Op. 30


September 7, 2025 | 6:00 PM | Kühlhaus Berlin
Songs in the Shadows – Songs of Love, Loss, and Remembrance
Alma Mahler-Werfel (1879–1964) – Five Songs
Victor Ullmann (1898–1944) – Five Love Songs Op. 26
Alexander Zemlinsky (1871–1942) – Songs, Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano Op. 3

September 7, 2025 | 8:00 PM | Kühlhaus Berlin
Transcending Echoes – Tension, Resolution, Love, and Transfiguration
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) – Violin Sonata in G major
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) – Clarinet Trio in A minor Op. 114
Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951) – Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (String Sextet)


November 27, 2025 | 7:30 PM | St. Matthäus Church
Traces of the Unspoken
Erwin Schulhoff (1894–1942) – Duo for Violin and Cello
Robert Schumann (1810–1856) – Piano Quartet in E-flat major Op. 47
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) – Piano Trio in D major Op. 1


November 30, 2025 | 7:00 PM | Villa Elisabeth
Flowing Echoes – Forgotten Perspectives: Composers and New Resonances
Michaela Catranis (*1985) – Widening Circles for Violin and Piano
Amy Beach (1867–1944) – Piano Trio Op. 150
Fanny Hensel (1805–1847) – String Quartet in E-flat major
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) – Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45

Musicians:

Tobias Feldmann – Violin
Lisa Jacobs – Violin
Veriko Tchumburidze – Violin
Dayoon You – Violin
Karolina Errera – Viola
Sindy Mohammed – Viola
Nilay Özdemir – Viola
Christoph Croisé – Cello
Andrei Ioniță – Cello
Pablo Barragán – Clarinet
Èlia Farreras – Soprano
Catalin Serban – Piano
Lucas Huber Sierra – Piano
Daria Tudor – Piano
Michaela Catranis – Composer

Artists:

Kristina Weiß
Enikö Márton

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