The Lieder by Fanny Hensel are among the outstanding compositions of their time. This concert presents them in  dialogue with works by artists close to her. Particularly charming: the use of the Romantic guitar, a typical accompanying instrument of the time mainly played by women.

Maria Ladurner is an internationally sought-after soprano, a distinguished specialist in Early Music and historically informed performance practice. Her CD recordings have been awarded numerous prizes, including the Opus Klassik (2021) and the Diapason d’or. She has performed at the Potsdam Sanssouci Music Festival, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Berlin Philharmonic, at the Salzburg Mozart Week and the Göttingen Handel Festival. Her duo partner, Elias Conrad, has won numerous competitions, both nationally and internationally, and has performed with renowned conductors such as René Jacobs, Andrea Marcon and Raphaël Pichon.