The concert program brings together the voice of Lisa Cristiani, an inspiring female figure in the history of the cello, with the music of four female composers spanning different eras and traditions: Fanny Mendelssohn, Nadia Boulanger, Henriëtte Bosmans, and Tímea Dragony.
Through music composed for cello and piano, the program explores a landscape of lyrical depth, sonic refinement, and personal strength. Mendelssohn’s romantic melodiousness meets Boulanger’s clear lines and subtle harmonies, while Bosmans’ expressive modernism adds drama. Dragony’s music reflects contemporary sensibilities, where tradition and innovation merge into a vibrant musical language.
Taken together, the works form a dialogue about artistic identity, resilience, and creative freedom, conveyed through an intimate and powerful interplay.
Program
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Lied ohne Worte, Op. 109 (1845)
Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Fantasy in G minor (1829)
Nadia Boulanger: Trois pièces pour violoncelle et piano (1914)
Henriëtte Bosmans: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1919)
Tímea Dragony: Pearl Fantasy ( 2014)
Cordula Hacke – piano
Cordula Hacke has had an extensive career as both a performing musician and an educator. Her chamber music partners have included orchestral musicians from the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Philharmonic, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Chapel in Copenhagen, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and most German radio orchestras.
She has taught piano and chamber music for 13 years at the Düsseldorf University of the Arts and has held master classes at institutions such as the Salzburg Summer Academy and the Gnessin Music School in Moscow. Since 2017, she has been a professor at the University of Agder. She is also regularly invited to serve on juries at international competitions and is recognized for her work as a musical director of musical theater productions.
Krisztina Eikeset – cello
Krisztina Eikeset works as a freelance musician with, among others, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Stockholm, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, and the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music is a central part of her career, and she regularly performs in various ensembles.
In 2026, she will appear in the BACHmaraton concert series in Cluj-Napoca with a solo program, perform piano trio concerts with Trio Felix, and participate in the project “60 Minutes with Stig Nordhagen,” supported by the Crescendo grant awarded to KSO violinist Sigmund Eikeset.
Krisztina Eikeset is Hungarian, born and raised in Transylvania, Romania. She has studied at the Academy of Music in Cluj-Napoca, at the University of Music and Drama in Gothenburg, and at the University of Stavanger.
