May 27, 2026 - 7:30pm
(doors open 6:45pm)
Clara & Maria Becker
"Becker-Twins" (piano duo)
Clara & Maria Becker
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The twin sisters Clara and Marie Becker are among the distinguished piano duos of their generation. Their repertoire spans works for one and two pianos from Bach to the present day, combining stylistic breadth with a remarkable sense of unity in sound.
Their concert engagements have taken them across Europe and to the United States. They are regular guests at renowned festivals such as the Dresden Music Festival, Pianoscope, and ClassicheFORME in Lecce, appearing both in recitals and with orchestra.
A defining aspect of their artistry is their refined approach to tone color, structural clarity, and the shaping of musical lines – qualities that characterize their playing as a duo.
Their work has been documented in radio and television productions and featured in international media. Audiences and critics alike praise the precision, tonal cohesion, and expressive depth of their performances.
program:
This program spans from Johann Sebastian Bach to Franz Schubert, showcasing the unique sonic world of the piano duo in all its facets.
It begins with Bach’s chorales in finely crafted arrangements that create a serene, almost contemplative atmosphere.
From there, the journey leads via Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Fanny Hensel into the Romantic musical language, before new, dazzling colors unfold with Claude Debussy. The 20th century is also represented—for example, by György Ligeti, whose music combines rhythmic conciseness with subtle irony.
The highlight is Franz Schubert’s great Fantasy in F minor: a work of extraordinary intensity in which the expressive possibilities of four-hand piano playing are impressively concentrated. The result is a program that brings the familiar and the unfamiliar into a vibrant relationship—carried by the perfectly coordinated duo and the unique unity of two souls.