Mozart 1 ∙ 2 ∙ 3 ∙ 4. Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet Julien Libeer, Pierre Colombet, Máté Szücs, Eckart Runge

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478:
• 1 Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: I. Allegro 10:38
• 2 Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: II. Andante 07:06
• 3 Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato 07:45
• Piano Trio No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 502:
• 4 Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 502: I. Allegro 08:19
• 5 Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 502: II. Larghetto 08:27
• 6 Mozart: Piano Trio No. 3 in B-Flat Major, K. 502: III. Allegretto 06:03
• Sonata for piano and violin No. 25 in F Major, K. 377 / 374e:
• 7 Mozart: Sonata for piano and violin No. 25 in F Major, K. 377 / 374e: I. Allegro 04:05
• 8 Mozart: Sonata for piano and violin No. 25 in F Major, K. 377 / 374e: II. Tema [con Variazioni]. Andante 09:43
• 9 Mozart: Sonata for piano and violin No. 25 in F Major, K. 377 / 374e: III. Tempo di menuetto, un poco allegretto 05:43
• Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 / 189g:
• 10 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 / 189g: I. Adagio 06:22
• 11 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 / 189g: II. Menuettos I & II 04:16
• 12 Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 282 / 189g: III. Allegro 03:22
• Total Runtime 01:21:49

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Julien Libeer und seine Gefährten zeigen mit diesem sehr originellen Programm das Lächeln und Strahlen von Mozart: eine überaus sonnige Klaviersonate, eine Sonate für Violine und Klavier, in der Freude über Unruhe triumphiert, ein funkelndes Trio aus der Zeit von Figaro, ganz zu schweigen vom Klavierquartett KV 478, eine seltene Besetzung und Gelegenheit für Mozart, vergnügt mit den Grenzen zwischen Solokonzert und Kammermusik zu spielen… Und das Ganze in einer überraschenden dramaturgischen Steigerung!

Julien Libeer, Klavier
Pierre Colombet, Violine
Mate Szücs, Viola
Eckart Runge, Cello

Julien Libeer
Around age four, Julien Libeer discovered Leonard Bernstein conducting West Side Story. Is it possible to see Bernstein at work and not believe that making music is the greatest thing on earth?

His next big influence was the pianist Dinu Lipatti; also someone radiating musical truth. Lipatti proved formative for the direction in which Julien wanted to work, as he consciously avoided engaging in piano competitions.

For five unforgettable years, French-Polish pedagogue Jean Fassina was the mentor for Julien’s pianistic and musical foundation. An additional five years, Maria João Pires taught Julien by example, and by taking him on the road to perform with her. Ultimately, he learned that your most important asset, on stage and in life, is your freedom.

Julien Libeer was presented with the Juventus Award 2008 for being the most promising young European soloist, and was named Young Musician of the Year by the Belgian Music Press Association in 2010. His work has been subject of the documentaries Technique doesn’t exist (2013) and Jeunes Solistes, Grands Destins (2018).

Julien’s recordings have been well-received by the international press, receiving awards such as the Diapason d’Or de l’Année, Klara Award and Echo Preis.

An accomplished chamber musician, has worked with the Danish String Quartet, Paul Lewis, Maria João Pires, Samuel Hasselhorn, and Lorenzo Gatto, with whom he has performed the complete Beethoven violin sonatas over several seasons.

Highlights of last seasons have included invitations of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, the Elbphilharmonie and the Steinway International Concert Series (Cardiff). He was a guest at the Enescu Festival, the Beirut Chants Festival, the Miami International Piano Festival and has performed chamber music concerts at De Doelen (Rotterdam), the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Charleroi) and the Théâtre des Abesses (Paris). Julien is Artist in Residence at Flagey (Brussels).

Julien Libeer has studied with Maria João Pires, Jean Fassina and Daniel Blumenthal, and is an associate artist of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he also specialized in chamber music with the members of the Artemis Quartet. Furthermore, he has received the advice of Dmitry Bashkirov, Alfred Brendel, Nelson Delle Vigne-Fabbri, Jura Margulis and Gerhard Schulz (Alban Berg Quartet).

Julien is driven to initiate or collaborate in projects which are rooted in the idea that music, far beyond its aesthetic value, can open up new perspectives to anyone willing to listen. Amongst these projects was Julien hosting a Belgian TV series, that made a case for musical storytelling. For several years, he hosted the Salon Libeer concert series at the Bruges Concertgebouw, in which he joined a fellow musician and a speaker (e.g. thinker, historian, author), as well as the lecture series Dead or Alive, a philosophical exploration of the shifts in classical music making (in collaboration with LUCA School of Arts and the Catholic University of Leuven).

As the artistic director of the Singing Molenbeek project, he supervises high level choir rehearsals in the primary schools of a Brussels suburb famous for all kinds of wrong reasons. It is Julien’s hope that introducing these children to music, with all its demands and rewards, will help them grow personally and socially.

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