Music Educates - Schubert and More

Artistic director and pianist Catalin Serban conceived the series together with the ensemble Spielende Insel, which he founded with cellist Andrei Ioniță. This time, the focus is on a dialogue between Franz Schubert and the French-influenced music of the late Romantic period.

Together with guests Anna Im (violin) and Nilay Özdemir (viola), a program is taking shape in which different musical languages meet—united by a central element: melody.

Schubert’s music is characterized in a special way by an inexhaustible melodic inventiveness. His lines often seem like singing—immediate, expansive, and of great inner clarity. This quality finds a surprising resonance in the French-influenced music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In works by George Enescu and Eugène Ysaÿe, a similar focus on the melodic line is evident—combined with tonal sophistication and individual expressiveness. In Gabriel Fauré’s music, too, the melody becomes the vehicle for a delicate, often ethereal musical language.

Program

Franz Schubert

String Trio in B-flat Major, D 471

George Enescu

Concert Piece for Cello and Piano

Franz Schubert

Impromptu in A-flat major, Op. 90 No. 4 (D 899)

Eugène Ysaÿe

Valse-Caprice, Op. 52, for Violin and Piano

Franz Schubert

Notturno in E-flat major, D 897

for piano trio

Gabriel Fauré

Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15

Performers:

Andrei Ioniță — cello; Anna Im — violin; Nilay Özdemir — viola; Catalin Serban — piano

Time & Location

• June 22, 2026, 7:00 PM
• Harnack Haus - Goethe Hall, Ihnestraße 16-20, 14195 Berlin, Germany

About the concert

Konzertleben e.V. is dedicated to promoting young musicians and provides performance opportunities as well as structural support in the concert industry.

Spielende Insel is a chamber music project and ensemble that brings together internationally sought-after artists and is distinguished by curated programs as well as the interplay of music, space, and artistic perspectives.

You can also look forward to the particularly elegant setting of the Harnack House in Dahlem and enjoy not only the music but also a break in the grounds’ spacious park.