We are honoured to invite you to the 29th Platformconcert during the exhibition of ‘Here Comes the Sun’ on Sunday June 5 at 10.45 am.
An inspiring setting, live music and an introduction to several artworks featuring in the June auction by Peter Bernaerts, a passionate art lover, followed by an optional visit to the auction exhibition on display in the Bernaerts building. That is what we have to offer for a terrific Sunday morning!

As usual, our programmers Ellen De Cock (piano) and Wim De Cock (viola) will close the season of the Platformconcerts.
They reached out to musical personalities in their professional circle for whom they cherish great admiration to bring together a sublime ensemble of five musicians.
Before, Wim has played in duo with Hans De Vos and regularly in quartet with Michiel Dutré. During their studio (recordings) and in chamber orchestra they also collaborated with Lode Leire.
All musicians are working in the educational sector besides their concerts. Lode Leire is a professor at the conservatory, Ellen, Hans, Wim and Michiel each have their own class in part-time art education. Ellen and Wim also share their passion in the Viola School Altelier.

Musicians
Piano: Ellen De Cock
Violin: Hans De Vos
Viola: Wim De Cock
Cello: Michiel Dutré
Double bass: Lode Leire

Program:
Piano Quintet ‘The Trout’, F. Schubert
Piano quartet n°1, J. Brahms

Schubert’s Piano Quintet ‘The Trout’ is a brilliant work from the happiest period in the composer’s life.
Franz Schubert wrote this Quintet when he was staying with friends in the mountains during the summer. He was 21 and had just decided to devote his life exclusively to composing. The unusual instrumentation is violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, probably made for the musicians who were friends and were also staying in the village at the time. The youthfulness and fun is evident, but the work certainly has depth as well.
The ‘Piano Quintet ‘The Trout’ from 1819, which contains a series of variations on his own song ‘The Trout’, became one of the most popular chamber music works. The combination of humor, seriousness and loveliness make this piece of music typical of Franz Schubert.

There is also Brahms’ 1st piano quartet.
In 1861, Johannes Brahms completed this first piano quartet. Throughout the 20th century, his popularity continued to grow as the listening public began to recognize Brahms as perhaps the ultimate master of romantic chamber music. His first quartet for piano, violin, viola and cello harks back to the music of Schubert, one of Brahms’ favorite composers.
While his contemporaries wrote music that represented a clear break with the past, Brahms wrote in the old forms, which hung together with a pleasing and deceptive looseness, much like Schubert’s works.
The Andante third movement has a dreamy grandeur, which is normally an effect reserved for orchestral forces. The Hungarian Rondo finale is pure fire, blasting through rousing themes with concerted force.
“With Brahms, one musician is never subordinate to another. He was far too democratic for that, far too enthralled with writing as ‘rich’ as possible for everyone.”

Appointment June 5 at 10.45 am
Venue Platform
Verlatstraat 18
2000 Antwerp

Tickets €18 (students €12)
reservation required via concerten@bernaerts.be