The opening concert of the Beethoven 200 festival brings pianist Gilbert Martinez to Timotheuskirken to perform three early sonatas, Op. 2, written by the young Ludwig van Beethoven and dedicated to his teacher Joseph Haydn.
Martinez plays on a hammerklavier, the kind of piano Beethoven himself knew, which gives the music a sound closer to the composer's own. He is an internationally recognised specialist in historical keyboard instruments, performing as soloist, chamber musician and researcher across Europe, North America and Asia.
