Experience Petar Pejčić and Karolina Aavik: Homesickness concert in Bielefeld
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Homesickness in four sound pictures: Petar Pejčić and Karolina Aavik live in Bielefeld
On Thursday, November 12, 2026, two outstanding young musicians come together in the Small Hall of the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle: the cellist Petar Pejčić and the pianist Karolina Aavik. Their chamber music evening as part of the Schoneberg Neue Namen series combines romantic depth, French timbres, and a modern musical narrative stance.
A concert between longing and virtuosic precision
Under the title Homesickness, the program features four works that showcase the cello in its many expressions. Frédéric Chopin's Sonata in G minor op. 65 opens an evening full of dramatic tensions, lyrical lines, and finely tuned dialogues between cello and piano. The orchestration in small format arises from the close synchronization of two equal voices.
French elegance and intense timbres
Gabriel Fauré's Élégie op. 24 brings a concentrated, almost ethereal atmosphere into the hall. Claude Debussy's Sonata in D minor expands the sound spectrum with impressionistic colors, rhythmic agility, and a precise balance between transparency and emotional density. The acoustics of the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle provide the ideal space for this: every bow stroke, every note, and every dynamic nuance is clearly defined.
A musical discovery from Serbia
With La Légende de Yephimie by Vasilije Mokranjac, or the piece mentioned in the event program by Milojević, the duo sets a special accent beyond the classical core repertoire. The composition adds a narrative perspective to the evening and underscores the series' intention to introduce new names and independent musical personalities.
Petar Pejčić: Rising star of the cello
Petar Pejčić began playing the cello at the age of four, studied in Leipzig with Peter Bruns, and continues his education at the Kronberg Academy with Frans Helmerson. As the winner of the ECHO Rising Stars 2026–27, he performs on renowned European stages. The French newspaper Le Soir praised him as a wonderful musician with an impressive sense of storytelling.
A chamber music evening with great stage effect
Together with Karolina Aavik, Pejčić creates a concert experience that thrives on attentive direction in a figurative sense: glances, pauses for breath, and subtle movements connect both instruments in a shared stage performance. The audience can expect an approximately two-hour evening, including a break, characterized by focused sound, intense audience atmosphere, and musical closeness.
Conclusion: Petar Pejčić and Karolina Aavik promise an extraordinary chamber music evening in Bielefeld between Chopin, Fauré, Debussy, and Southeast European sound poetry. Anyone wishing to experience the new generation of classical musicians up close should discover this concert live in the Small Hall of the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle.
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