Music in the old vicarage in Vellern

Terwey's daughters inspire with baroque and tango

The two young, extraordinary talents Berenice and Philomena Terwey took the guests of the chamber music series "Musik im Alten Pfarrhaus" into extraordinary worlds of sound last Thursday.

14 April 2025
The two musicians in front of the grand piano in the old vicarage
  • Philomena and Berenice Terwey delight the audience in Vellern.

The duo opened the concert evening with the Sonata in D major, op. 9 by French composer Jean-Marie Leclair. Leclair was considered one of the most famous violinists of his time, the Baroque era.

Thanks to the captivating playing of the two musicians, the transition to contemporary chamber music was seamless. The sisters' poetic musicality came to the fore particularly brilliantly in their interpretation of Fazil Say's ballad "Kumru".

Terwey's Daughters bid farewell to the interval with Maurice Ravel's Sonata in G. The duo succeeded in bringing the musical language of jazz to life in Ravel's composition in a highly unconventional yet captivating way.

After the interval, the concert guests were enchanted by the Sonata No. 2 in A major by the Romantic composer Johannes Brahms. Berenice Terwey elicited almost heavenly tones from her Stradivarius, which were superbly complemented by the grand piano playing of her sister Philomela.

The official concert evening ended with two compositions by Astor Piazzolla, the founder of Tango Nuevo. Piazzolla's idea of presenting the characteristic elements of tango in a new light was realised by the duo at the highest level.

The two musicians were only able to leave the stage after three encores. One concertgoer aptly summarised the evening: "Simply wonderful."

Music in the Old Rectory