Kopatchinskaja - Ahonen

Would even a fearless violinist like Patricia Kopatchinskaja have turned away when Joonas Ahonen smashed a violin on stage during a performance by Nam June Paik? Otherwise, the two get along excellently, united by their great love for new works for their instruments. When the Finnish pianist isn’t playing in a dark cow shed or destroying a violin, he collaborates with Patricia Kopatchinskaja on exciting projects, such as the recent "Pierrot Lunaire," where the Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violinist travels the world as a clown. She inspires everyone around her with her enthusiasm as an author, experimental musician, composer, or humanitarian ambassador. Of course, Kopatchinskaja's concert carousel is dizzyingly spinning across continents, especially leading up to the Salzburg Festival this summer. And right in the middle of it all: Theatrical works by Beethoven and Stravinsky at the OÖ. Stiftskonzerte in a guaranteed thrilling duo evening!