Life in Pink
Emotion, goosebumps, enjoyment: Saturday's fifth Klassik 2.0 evening in Berg had everything a good concert evening needs. The candlelight and subtle red lighting in the Marstall also provided the softness that Valentine's Day demands.
Organizer and musician Julian Schad did not overpromise when he said beforehand that even unattached people would get their money's worth at “Klassik 2.0 & Club.” The combination of exceptional music, first-class musicians, and the special atmosphere in the Marstall had an invigorating effect on singles—and on couples, of course.
While the second half of the concert was bathed in positive feelings and romance, the first half, featuring Gabriel Fauré's Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 15, offered all the nuances of a relationship—including the unpleasant ones.
“Fauré put a lot into this music,” said Julian Schad, adding: “Her name was Mathilde.” The relationship between Mathilde and Gabriel was apparently marked by ups and downs.
Schad on violin, François Thirault on cello, Christian Atanasiu on viola, and the enchanting Anjulie Chen on piano gave themselves over to these feelings expressed in musical notes. The Klassik 2.0 Quartet presented the drama, even to the point of despair, just as convincingly as the lovely passages characterized by infatuation.
It wasn't necessarily light fare, and Schad was well aware of that. He actually launched the Klassik 2.0 series with the aim of making classical music more popular. Nevertheless, he was convinced of the evening's program:
“The second half will be even more catchy,” he promised.
