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Beethoven, you are the greatest. The composer as shown in cartoons and comics

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As every year the MBH sponsors organized a concert in honor of Beethoven's mother in the house's chamber music hall in 2024. Ms. Monika Contarino, a graduate of the Gdansk Music Academy, is not only an oboe teacher at the local music school but is also known for countless solo and orchestral performances in Western and Southern Germany. Mr. Maurizio Deiana, piano teacher at the local music school, completed his training in Cagliari, Paris and Weimar not only for piano but also as a répétiteur and conductor. Both artists are currently working on a joint program, a very interesting part we could listen to on the last Sunday of Advent 2024. The hall was packed and the atmoshere attentive and cheerful when Dr. Rott introduced the pair. The two started with the F major sonata by G.Donizetti, followed by the 3 Romances Op 94 by Robert Schumann, an original composition for oboe and piano. These works were performed with virtuosity and great vocalism. Mr. Deiana then played the C sharp minor Polonaise by Chopin which earned him much applause. The second half of the concert was dedicated to the late romantic oboe works by C. Saint-Saens, C. Nielsen and E. Bozza. Here too, the audience could hear the musical maturity of the two artists, their virtuosity and joy of playing. The long and enthusiastic applause was the reward for this concert and the encore by E. Morricone was the successful end to this pre-Christmas afternoon. As the sponsors had also invited everyone to a glass of wine and pastries afterwards, especially the listeners from the Italian cultural association ALCI, there was plenty of opportunity for conversation. We have come a step closer to the sponsors' intention of making such events a genuine "insider tip" in Koblenz.
Gabriele Rott, January 2025

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