Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonate pour clarinette et piano n° 1 en fa mineur, op. 120

Jörg Widmann (1973-)
Fünf Bruchstücke

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestücke pour clarinette et piano, op. 73

Helmut Eisel (1955-)/Sebastian Manz (1986-)
Israeli-Suite Medley

Lyuta Kobayashi, clarinette
Julian Emanuel Becker, piano

This year, GENUIN and the German Music Council, together with Deutschlandfunk Kultur, are once again presenting a prizewinner of the German Music Competition: clarinetist Lyuta Kobayashi. Not only has he been successful in this competition, he has already won several prizes despite his young age. In his program of works by Johannes Brahms, Jörg Widmann, Robert Schumann, and the klezmer clarinetist Helmut Eisel, he will be accompanied by the no less talented pianist Julian Emanuel Becker, who this year was the youngest participant to win a prize at the 32nd St Albans International Organ Competition (UK).