
Intonations 2026
11. - 14. June
Intonations is the only chamber music festival of its kind in Berlin, and a glowing fixture of the city's vibrant musical calendar. Founded and curated by artistic director Elena Bashkirova, the festival brings together esteemed stars and celebrated young artists of the classical world in the intimate, unpretentious setting of the Kühlhaus Berlin once a year for a weekend that critics have hailed as a miraculous musical experience.
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Looking Back -- Intonations Festival 2026
KühlhausBerlin
The 2026 Intonations festival took place from the 11. - 14. of June at the Kühlhaus Berlin with a playful program celebrating the vibrance of chamber music. Martha Argerich, François Leleux, Emmanuel Pahud, Dorothea Röschmann, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Astrig Siranossian and more joined artistic director and pianist Elena Bashkirova in repertoire from Beethoven's violin sonatas to Mozart's Gran Partita to Messiaen's Le quatour pour la fin du temps, taking listeners through the theme of "From one to many" over the course of five concerts. Revisit the program below.
11. June, 19:30 - Opening Concert
Martha Argerich, Dorothea Röschmann, Astrig Siranossian & more
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio und Fuge c-Moll KV 546
Mohamed Hiber & Madeleine Carruzzo, Violine
Adrien La Marca, Viola
Claudio Bohórquez, Violoncello
Nabil Shehata, Kontrabass
Ludwig van Beethoven
Große Fuge B-Dur op. 134 für Klavier zu Vier Händen
Julia Hamos & Yael Kareth, Klavier
Benjamin Britten
Lachrymae, op. 48a
Adrien La Marca, Bratsche
Elena Bashkirova, Klavier
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violinsonate F-Dur, Nr. 5, op. 24: “Frühling”
Boris Brovtsyn, Violine
Martha Argerich, Klavier
PAUSE
Bearbeitung von Astrig Siranossian
Ausgewählte Armenische Volkslieder
Astrig Siranossian, Gesang & Violoncello
Ludwig van Beethoven
Septett Es-Dur, op. 20
Pablo Barragán, Klarinette
Bar Zemach, Horn
Daniele Damiano, Fagott
Mohamed Hiber, Violine
Joaquín Riquelme García, Bratsche
Astrig Siranossian, Violoncello
Nabil Shehata, Contrabass
12. June, 19:30
Martha Argerich, Elena Bashkirova, Emmanuel Pahud & more
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Quintett in B-Dur für Klavier und Bläser
Julia Hamos, Klavier
Emmanuel Pahud, Flöte
Pablo Barragán, Klarinette
Daniele Damiano, Fagott
Bar Zemach, Horn
Sergei Rachmaninov
Zwei Stücke für Klavier zu sechs Händen
Elena Bashkirova, Nathalia Milstein, Yael Kareth, Klavier
Robert Schumann
Dichterliebe, op. 48
Thomas Bauer, Baritone
Martha Argerich, Klavier
PAUSE
Claude Debussy
Prélude l’apré midi d’un faune
Emmanuel Pahud, Flöte
Nathalia Milstein, Klavier
Oliver Messiaen
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
Nathalia Milstein, Klavier
Pablo Barragán, Klarinette
Fedor Rudin, Violine
Astrig Siranossian, Violoncello
13. June, 17:00
Martha Argerich, Elena Bashkirova, Thomas Bauer, Emmanuel Pahud & more
Ludvig van Beethoven
Violinsonate Nr. 8 in G-Dur, op. 30 Nr. 3
Emmanuel Pahud, Flöte
Julia Hamos, Klavier
Richard Wagner
Wesendonk Lieder
Dorothea Röschmann, Sopran
Yael Kareth, Klavier
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violinsonate no. 3 in Es-Dur, op. 12 Nr. 3
Tatiana Samouil, Violine
Martha Argerich, Klavier
PAUSE
Johannes Brahms
Klarinettenquintett h-Moll, op. 115
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Klarinette
Fedor Rudin & Kathrin Rabus, Violine
Adrien La Marca, Bratsche
Andrei Ionita, Violoncello
PAUSE
Johannes Brahms
4 Ernste Gesänge
Thomas Bauer, Bariton
Elena Bashkirova, Klavier
Franz Schubert
Oktett in F-Dur, D. 803
Boris Brovtsyn & Mohamed Hiber, Violine
Adrien La Marca, Bratsche
Claudio Bohórquez, Violoncello
Nabil Shehata, Contrabass
Karl-Heinz Steffens, Klarinette
Daniele Damiano, Fagott
Ben Goldscheider, Horn
14. June, 11:30
Daniel Barenboim, Elena Bashkirova, François Leleux & more
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Oboenquartett F-Dur, K. 370/368b
François Leleux, Oboe
Tatiana Samouil, Violine
Joaquin Garcia Riquelme, Bratsche
Claudio Bohorquez, Violoncello
Alfred Schnittke
Moz-Art
Mohamed Hiber & Madeleine Carruzzo, Violine
Alfred Schnittke
Klavierquintett
Elena Bashkirova, Klavier
Marc Bouchkov & Lir Vaginsky, Violine
Yulia Deyneka, Bratsche
Tim Park, Violoncello
PAUSE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade für Bläser: “Gran Partita”
Daniel Barenboim, Dirigent
François Leleux & Nicholas Deustch, Oboe
Karl-Heinz Steffens & Pablo Barragán, Klarinette
Daniele Damiano & Hüma Beyza Ünal, Fagott
Andreas Lehnert & Alexandra Kehrle, Bassetthorn
Ben Goldscheider & Bar Zemach, Horn
Esko Laine, Contrabass
14. June, 19:30
Martha Argerich, Elena Bashkirova, Adrien La Marca, Tatiana Samouil & more
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violinsonate Nr. 7 in c-Moll, op. 30, Nr. 2
Boris Brovtsyn, Violine
Martha Argerich, Klavier
Kurt Weil
Ausgewählte Lieder
Dorothea Röschmann, Sopran
Yael Kareth, Klavier
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violinsonate Nr. 2 in A-Dur, op. 12, Nr. 2
Tatiana Samouil, Violine
Martha Argerich, Klavier
PAUSE
Bearbitung von Astrig Siranossian
Ausgewählte Armenische Volkslieder
Astrig Siranossian, Gesang & Violoncello
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Streichoktett in Es-Dur, op. 20
Marc Bouchkov, Kathrin Rabus, Lir Vaginsky, Madeleine Carruzzo, Violin
Adrien La Marca & Joaquin Riquelme García, Bratsche
Andrei Ionita & Tim Park, Violoncello
About the venue
KühlhausBerlin
Luckenwalder Straße 3
10963 Berlin
Once a cold storage facility, the landmark building KühlhausBerlin is now a vibrant space for cultural events and regularly hosts concerts, mounts art exhibitions, craft fairs, plant sales and more.
Its concert hall is known as the cube: floors one through three of the building were opened up, so that there is a stage and audience seating level on the first floor, and open galleries with a view onto the stage on the second and third.

How to get there:
We look forward to welcoming you to the intonations festival at KühlhausBerlin. Located in the heart of the city, the venue is easily accessible via public transport.
Public Transport:
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Gleisdreieck (U1, U2, U3): Just a 2-minute walk (140 m).
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Möckernbrücke (U1, U3, U7): A 5-minute walk (500 m).
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Anhalter Bahnhof (S1, S2, S25, S26): An 8-minute walk (500 m).
Tip: We recommend using public transport, as parking spaces in the immediate vicinity are limited.
History of the Festival
List of Participating Artists 2023 + Program: Intonations 2023: List of Participating Artists 2023: Participating Artists 10th of June, 2023 Banos, George – Violin Barragán, Pablo – Clarinet Bashkirova, Elena – Piano Bouchkov, Marc – Violin Carruzzo, Madeleine – Violin Karizna, Ivan – Cello Kremer, Gidon – Violin La Marca, Adrien – Viola Mershon, Masha – Viola Milstein, Nathalia – Piano Osokins, Georgijs – Piano Pahud, Emmanuel – Flute Park, Tim – Cello Rabus, Kathrin – Violin Röschmann, Dorothea – Soprano Tishchenko, Diana – Violin Program: Gustav Mahler – Klavierquartett Georgijs Osokins, Kathrin Rabus, Madeleine Carruzzo, Tim Park Robert Schumann – Frauenliebe und -leben, op. 42 Dorothea Röschmann, Elena Bashkirova Clara Schumann – Romances für Flöte und Klavier Emmanuel Pahud, Nathalia Milstein Erwin Schulhoff – Duo für Violine und Violoncello Diana Tishchenko, Tim Park Gustav Mahler – Lieder Dorothea Röschmann, Elena Bashkirova Robert Schumann – Klavierquintett Es-Dur, op. 44 Elena Bashkirova, Marc Bouchkov, Kathrin Rabus, Adrien La Marca, Ivan Karizna Dmitri Schostakowitsch – 2 Stücke für Streichoktett Marc Bouchkov, Kathrin Rabus, George Banos, Mascha Mershon, Adrien La Marca, Madeleine Carruzzo, Ivan Karizna, Tim Park Elliott Carter – Esprit rude / Esprit doux Emmanuel Pahud, Pablo Barragan Franz Schubert – Arpeggione Emmanuel Pahud, Elena Bashkirova Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Variationen für Violoncello und Klavier Nathalia Milstein, Ivan Karizna Mieczysław Weinberg – Sonate Nr. 4 für Violine und Klavier Gidon Kremer, Georgijs Osokins Béla Bartók – Contrasts Nathalia Milstein, Diana Tishchenko, Pablo Barragan Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Oktett Es-Dur, op. 20 Marc Bouchkov, Kathrin Rabus, George Banos, Mascha Mershon, Adrien La Marca, Madeleine Carruzzo, Ivan Karizna, Tim Park
List of Participating Artists 2024 + Program: Participating Artists 2024 Avdeeva, Yulianna – Piano Barenboim, Michael – Violin Bashkirova, Elena – Piano Bauer, Thomas – Baritone Barragán, Pablo – Clarinet Carmeli, Itamar – Piano Carruzzo, Madeleine – Violin Caussé, Gérard – Viola Dohr, Stefan – Horn Ferrández, Sara – Viola Foster, Lawrence – Conductor Helmerson, Frans – Cello Hiber, Mohamed – Violin Ioniță, Andrei – Cello Kang, Clara-Jumi – Violin Kashimoto, Daishin – Violin Kozhukhin, Denis – Piano Leonskaja, Elisabeth – Piano Levit, Igor – Piano Martin, Mihaela – Violin Mohamed, Sindy – Viola Pahud, Emmanuel – Flute Pape, René – Bass Park, Tim – Cello Rabus, Katrin – Violin Röschmann, Dorothea – Soprano Siranossian, Astrig – Cello Strongin, David – Violin Festival Program Friday, June 7 – 7:30 PM Antonín Dvořák – Slavonic Dances for Piano Four Hands, Op. 46 Performers: Elena Bashkirova, Denis Kozhukhin Hans Krása – Dance Performers: Mihaela Martin, Sara Ferrández, Tim Park Arnold Schoenberg – Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 Performers: Lawrence Foster (Conductor), Dietrich Henschel, Yulianna Avdeeva, Katrin Rabus, Madeleine Carruzzo, Gérard Caussé, Astrig Siranossian Antonín Dvořák – Biblical Songs, Op. 99 Performers: René Pape, Elena Bashkirova Arnold Schoenberg – Transfigured Night, Op. 4 Performers: Michael Barenboim, Mohamed Hiber, David Strongin, Sara Ferrández, Astrig Siranossian, Tim Park Saturday, June 8 – 2:00 PM George Enescu – Wind Decet, Op. 14 Performers: Lawrence Foster (Conductor), Students of the Barenboim-Said Academy Bohuslav Martinů – Duo for Violin and Cello Performers: Michael Barenboim, Astrig Siranossian Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 Performers: Elena Bashkirova, Pablo Barragán, Andrei Ioniță Ludwig van Beethoven – To the Distant Beloved, Op. 96 Performers: Thomas Bauer, Yulianna Avdeeva George Enescu – Octet in C Major, Op. 7 Performers: Mihaela Martin, Mohamed Hiber, Katrin Rabus, David Strongin, Sindy Mohamed, Sara Ferrández, Frans Helmerson, Andrei Ioniță Saturday, June 8 – 7:30 PM Igor Stravinsky – Suite from The Soldier’s Tale Performers: Pablo Barragán, Mohamed Hiber, Yulianna Avdeeva Ernest Bloch – Nigun from Baal Shem Performers: Clara-Jumi Kang, Itamar Carmeli Gustav Mahler – Five Songs on Poems by Friedrich Rückert Performers: Thomas Bauer, Elena Bashkirova Ernest Bloch – Hebrew Meditation Performers: Astrig Siranossian, Itamar Carmeli Johannes Brahms – Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26 Performers: Igor Levit, Clara-Jumi Kang, Gérard Caussé, Andrei Ioniță Sunday, June 9 – 2:00 PM Hanns Eisler – Duo for Violin and Cello Performers: Mihaela Martin, Frans Helmerson Arnold Schoenberg – Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 Performers: Michael Barenboim, Itamar Carmeli Johannes Brahms – Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 40 Performers: Sunwook Kim, Daishin Kashimoto, Stefan Dohr Arnold Schoenberg – Brettl Songs Performers: Dorothea Röschmann, Denis Kozhukhin Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Piano Quintet in E Major, Op. 15 Performers: Denis Kozhukhin, Clara-Jumi Kang, Madeleine Carruzzo, Gérard Caussé, Astrig Siranossian Sunday, June 9 – 7:30 PM Sergei Prokofiev – Overture on Hebrew Themes Performers: Elena Bashkirova, Mihaela Martin, Pablo Barragán, Mohamed Hiber, Gérard Caussé, Tim Park Ludwig van Beethoven – Serenade in D Major, Op. 25 Performers: Emmanuel Pahud, Daishin Kashimoto, Mohamed Hiber Franz Schubert – Piano Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898 Performers: Elisabeth Leonskaja, Michael Barenboim, Andrei Ioniță Sergei Prokofiev – Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 94 Performers: Emmanuel Pahud, Denis Kozhukhin Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 Performers: Mohamed Hiber, Katrin Rabus, Madeleine Carruzzo, David Strongin, Gérard Caussé, Sara Ferrández, Frans Helmerson, Tim Park
List of Participating Artists 2025 + Program: Participating Artists 2025 Barenboim, Michael – Violin Bashkirova, Elena – Piano Bauer, Thomas – Baritone Bendix-Balgley, Noah – Violin Biron, Mor – Bassoon Brazauskas, Žilvinas – Clarinet Carruzzo, Madeleine – Violin Careddu, Silvia – Flute Damiano, Daniele – Bassoon Gedeck, Martina – Speaker / Actress Goldscheider, Ben – Horn Gomez, Cristina – Oboe Haasch, Anne – Piano Hiber, Mohamed – Violin Ioniță, Andrei – Cello Karizna, Ivan – Cello La Marca, Adrien – Viola Leleux, François – Oboe Malofeev, Alexander – Piano Mangova, Plamena – Piano Margulis, Alissa – Violin Martin, Mihaela – Violin Milstein, Nathalia – Piano Müller, Fabian – Piano Mohamed, Sindy – Viola Nikolovska, Ema – Mezzo-soprano Park, Tim – Cello Popovici, Razvan – Viola Prégardien, Julian – Tenor Rabus, Kathrin – Violin Riquelme García, Joaquín – Viola Röschmann, Dorothea – Soprano Rudin, Fedor – Violin Samouil, Tatiana – Violin Shehata, Nabil – Double Bass Siranossian, Astrig – Cello Soltani, Kian – Cello Tishchenko, Diana – Violin Program 12 – 15 June 2025 Thursday, June 12 7:30 PM – Opening Concert W.A. Mozart – Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica Performers: Silvia Careddu, Cristina Gomez, Razvan Popovici, Kian Soltani, Elena Bashkirova Paul Hindemith – Kleine Kammermusik Performers: Silvia Careddu, Cristina Gomez, Žilvinas Brazauskas, Mor Biron, Ben Goldscheider W.A. Mozart – Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452 Performers: Elena Bashkirova, Cristina Gomez, Žilvinas Brazauskas, Mor Biron, Ben Goldscheider Ottorino Respighi – Il Tramonto Performers: Dorothea Röschmann, Fedor Rudin, Madeleine Carruzzo, Joaquín Riquelme García, Kian Soltani Johannes Brahms – Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 Performers: Fabian Müller, Fedor Rudin, Kathrin Rabus, Adrian La Marca, Kian Soltani Friday, June 13 6:00 PM – Intonations Extra Hour Richard Strauss – Enoch Arden – Melodrama, Op. 38 Performers: Martina Gedeck, Elena Bashkirova 7:30 PM – Concert II Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – "oder soll es Tod bedeuten?" (arr. Reimann) Performers: Ema Nikolovska, Kathrin Rabus, Alissa Margulis, Joaquín Riquelme García, Tim Park W.A. Mozart – String Quintet in G Minor, K. 516 Performers: Mohamed Hiber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Adrien La Marca, Joaquín Riquelme García, Ivan Karizna Johannes Brahms – Two Songs, Op. 91 Gestillte Sehnsucht Geistliches Wiegenlied Performers: Dorothea Röschmann, Adrien La Marca, Alexander Malofeev Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – String Quintet No. 2, Op. 87 Performers: Mihaela Martin, Diana Tishchenko, Adrien La Marca, Razvan Popovici, Andrei Ioniță Saturday, June 14 12:00 PM – Concert III (Matinee) Sergei Prokofiev – Quintet in G Minor, Op. 39 Performers: François Leleux, Pablo Barragán, Kathrin Rabus, Sindy Mohamed, Nabil Shehata César Franck – Piano Quintet in F Minor Performers: Plamena Mangova, Mohamed Hiber, Diana Tishchenko, Razvan Popovici, Tim Park Francis Poulenc – Tel Jour, telle Nuit Performers: Ema Nikolovska, Nathalia Milstein Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 47 Performers: Alexander Malofeev, Alissa Margulis, Diana Tishchenko, Joaquín Riquelme García, Ivan Karizna 6:00 PM – Intonations Extra Hour Franz Schubert – Selected Songs Performers: Julian Prégardien, Anne Haasch 7:30 PM – Concert IV Antonín Dvořák – String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77 Performers: Diana Tishchenko, Mohamed Hiber, Sindy Mohamed, Ivan Karizna, Nabil Shehata Béla Bartók – Piano Quintet in C Major Performers: Plamena Mangova, Mihaela Martin, Alissa Margulis, Razvan Popovici, Ivan Karizna György Ligeti – Öt Arany-dal Performers: Thomas Bauer, Alexander Malofeev Franz Schubert – String Quintet in C Major, D. 956 Performers: Mohamed Hiber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Adrien La Marca, Astrig Siranossian, Andrei Ioniță Sunday, June 15 11:00 AM – Concert V (Matinee) Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet for Piano and Winds, Op. 16 Performers: Fabian Müller, François Leleux, Pablo Barragán, Daniele Damiano, Ben Goldscheider Arnold Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony, Op. 9 (Webern Version) Performers: Nathalia Milstein, Tatiana Samouil, Pablo Barragán, Silvia Careddu, Astrig Siranossian Franz Liszt – Selected Songs Performers: Thomas Bauer, Elena Bashkirova Anton Bruckner – String Quintet in F Major Performers: Noah Bendix-Balgley, Kathrin Rabus, Adrien La Marca, Sindy Mohamed, Andrei Ioniță 7:30 PM – Closing Concert Noam Sheriff – String Quintet Performers: Tatiana Samouil, Kathrin Rabus, Joaquín Riquelme García, Sindy Mohamed, Tim Park Franz Schubert – The Trout Quintet Performers: Elena Bashkirova, Michael Barenboim, Sindy Mohamed, Astrig Siranossian, Nabil Shehata Franz Schubert – Selected Songs Performers: Ema Nikolovska, Fabian Müller Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 Performers: Noah Bendix-Balgley, Tatiana Samouil, Madeleine Carruzzo, Alissa Margulis, Joaquín Riquelme García, Razvan Popovici, Ivan Karizna, Tim Park
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