Photo: Tommaso Tuzj
Dear music lovers,
It is a great honour for us to introduce the wonderful musicians Franziska Pietsch (violin) and Maki Hayashida!
Franziska Pietsch
Fono Forum describes her as one of the most exciting artistic personalities of her generation; her interpretations captivate with their “raw expression” and “special intimacy” (Gramophone). Her playing is shaped by an eventful life, which is reflected in her musical depth and expressiveness.
Born in East Berlin, she made her debut as a soloist at the Komische Oper Berlin at the age of eleven and won first prize at the Leipzig Bach Competition at twelve. Following her father’s escape, she faced reprisals in the GDR until she was able to continue her career in the West. After winning the “Maria Canals” competition in Barcelona, she studied at the Juilliard School in New York with Dorothy DeLay and attended masterclasses with, among others, Wanda Wilkomirska, Ulf Hoelscher, Herman Krebbers and Ruggiero Ricci.
Her career has taken her from solo virtuosity – early recordings of Paganini and Sarasate – to the role of principal concertmaster with, among others, the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, and on to chamber music, her great passion. For over a decade she played in the Trio Testore, with whom she recorded all of Brahms’s piano trios, and in 2014 she founded the Trio Lirico. She has performed with renowned orchestras such as the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Budapest Philharmonic and the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, and has worked with conductors including Antoni Wit, Horst Stein, Julia Jones and Christian Macelaru. Her multi-award-winning CDs, including the Prokofiev Violin Concertos and “Fantasque” (ICMA 2021), have received international acclaim.
Through her project “musikMachtpoesie”, she combines music and language, and in 2024 she founded the “WinterKlassik” festival. Her concert career has taken her to prestigious venues such as the Elbphilharmonie, the Palais des Beaux-Arts, the Berlin Philharmonie and the Konzerthaus Berlin. She plays a violin by Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan 1751.
You can find more information about the musician here.
Maki Hayashida
Maki Hayashida studied with Bernard Ringeissen (CNR de Rueil-Malmaison) and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (Hanover) and made her debut in 1995 with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 at the Alte Oper Frankfurt. She has won, amongst other awards, first prize at the prestigious “V. C. Righetti” competition and is a sought-after chamber music partner and song accompanist.
Her interest in the repertoire for violin and piano led to an intensive collaboration with the violinist Michael Jelden, resulting in numerous radio, TV and CD recordings, as well as extensive concert tours across Europe, extending as far as Dubai and Cairo. Since 2018, she has been performing intensively with Franziska Pietsch once again. Their joint albums featuring works by Bartók (2021) and Dohnányi (2023) were released on the Odradec label and received outstanding reviews.
In 2025, she toured Israel as a piano quartet with the Trio Lirico. She also maintains a close working relationship with the Pina Bausch Dance Theatre and the Wuppertaler Bühnen, with whom she performs in various productions both in Germany and abroad. In addition to her concert activities, she teaches as a lecturer at the Robert Schumann University of Music in Düsseldorf. Maki Hayashida has received several awards from the Japanese Ministry of Culture for her artistic achievements.
You can find more information about the musician hier.
Saturday, 17 October 2026
17:00 h
at
Musikstudio & Galerie: Gabriele Paqué
Blücherstraße 14
53115 Bonn
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Admission: 30,- €
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Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Violin Sonata No. 28 in E minor, K. 304
Allegro
Tempo di Menuetto
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Vivace ma non troppo
Adagio
Allegro molto moderato
INTERMISSION
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
Allegro moderato. Patetico
Andantino dolce e tranquillo – Scherzando – Thema I
Allegro molto quasi presto
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dances for Violin and Piano
We’re looking forward to your visit!
Sincerely
Gabriele Paqué
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