As much as Daniel Barenboim and we were looking forward to his return to the Ruhr Piano Festival in 2023, he and we are saddened that his 32nd appearance at the Ruhr Piano Festival since 1996 will unfortunately not be possible due to his current health condition. The concert will therefore undergo a line-up change in order to be able to save the idea of “Beethoven for All” with three young pianists who have been shaped by Daniel Barenboim in his master classes of the Barenboim-Saïd Academy.

Fabian Müller, who has been closely associated with the Ruhr Piano Festival since his debut in 2008, will play Beethoven’s Sonata in E major op. 109 at his 28th appearance. In their debuts, the young US-born pianist Julia Hamos will interpret Beethoven’s Sonata in A flat major op. 110 and the young Bochum-born Schaghajegh Nosrati will perform Beethoven’s last Sonata in C minor op. 111. The concert “Beethoven for All” will thus be a homage to Daniel Barenboim. It also represents decades of consistent support for young pianists at the Ruhr Piano Festival.

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