Katharina Nohl with double premiere at Carnegie Hall
Two works by pianist and composer Katharina Nohl were premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.
The Manhattan Chamber Orchestra performed Nohl's orchestral work on June 28 in New York's Carnegie Hall La Lacrima - a work in memory of her late father. On June 30, the Lehner Quartet played Nohl's string quartet September Tango. Two world premieres in a row in New York: a rare double appearance for a composer from a German-speaking country.
Katharina Nohl was born in the former GDR and has been intensively supported there since childhood. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, she studied music in England and Italy, among other places. She has lived with her family near the Rhine Falls for over 20 years.
Her music combines classical forms with individual timbres, influenced by places in her life such as Istanbul, Ferrara and the Zurich music scene. As the founder of the Swiss Female Composers Festival, she has been committed to the visibility of female composers for years out of artistic conviction. The premiere of these two works at Carnegie Hall is not only a personal milestone, but also a cultural-political signal with a quiet but lasting effect. A third premiere will take place there in November, together with her daughter.
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