KAMMERMUSIKWOCHE / Opening concert Dubrovina & Carlin
The Chamber Music Week 2026 will kick off with a cello and piano recital dedicated exclusively to female composers.
Cellist Valentina Dubrovina and pianist Silvia Carlin will play works by Ethel Smyth, Luise Adolpha Le Beau and Fanny Hensel. The program focuses on female composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries who, despite their artistic talent, were long overshadowed by their male colleagues and rarely received public recognition.
Ethel Smyth combined her compositional work with a committed commitment to women's rights and developed a powerful, independent musical language. Fanny Hensel received just as much musical training as her brother Felix Mendelssohn, but was unable to pursue an independent career and published some of her works under his name. Luise Adolpha Le Beau is also one of the most important voices of her time to be rediscovered today - a composer of great stylistic clarity and depth of expression whose music is only gradually regaining its place in the concert repertoire.
Date and time
31. May 2026, 17:00
Address
Rümelinsplatz 4, 4001 Basel
Organizer
REVISION Project
Works
Ethel Mary Smyth (1858-1944), Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 5 Fanny Hensel (1805-1847), Fantasia in G minor for Cello and Piano Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927), Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 17 Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850-1927), Four Pieces for Cello and Piano Op. 24
Soloists
Valentina Dubrovina - cello, Silvia Carlin - piano
Admission price
One-way ticket: CHF 35 / 20* / 10** 5-ticket subscription: CHF 150 / 80* / 45** *for students **for pupils
Contact us
info@revisionproject.ch