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Concerts & projcets

In Kronberg stars of today make music with stars of tomorrow; leading contemporary artists give performances with outstanding next-generation musicians. The concerts, public tuition sessions and public rehearsals all provide opportunities for audiences to become stakeholders in these great musical moments. Get close to music and the artists!

Current event

Feldbergsaal, City hall
WIE KANN ICH MEIN INSTRUMENT OPTIMIEREN?
Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg

Participants

  • Dr. Ing. Thomas Zwieg

Programme

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Zwieg, Chief Developer at the string manufacturer Larsen Strings A/S, offers insights into the interaction between instrument, strings, bow and bowing technique — and into what musicians can do themselves to influence the response, articulation, volume and timbre of their string instrument.

 

The lecture will be held in English and is intended for participants in the Cello Masterclasses as well as interested visitors.

 

Subject to change.

Tickets
Free Entry
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
LÖWENHERZ - Erzähl mir von Courage
Reading with actor Michael Rotschopf

Programme

Actor Michael Rotschopf reads about the courage that comes from the heart: an inspiring encounter with fear, trust and the quiet strength to grow beyond oneself — with an open heart and a true lionheart.

 

Subject to change.

Tickets
10 €
Großen Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K15
ILLUMINATION
Bendix-Balgley, Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi, Prohaska

Participants

  • Anna Prohaska soprano
  • Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
  • Ensemble Resonanz
  • Riccardo Minasi director

Programme

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Elegy

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Kronberg Festival
SCHICKSAL
Altstaedt, Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi

Participants

  • Nicolas Altstaedt cello
  • Ensemble Resonanz
  • Riccardo Minasi director

Programme

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K17
PREISTRÄGERKONZERT
Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Participants

  • Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
  • Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb 1 and No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb 2

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 3 in G major, G 476

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47

Prizewinners’ Concert of the Cello Masterclasses

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 / 65 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K18
ENTDECKUNGEN
Korrepetitoren, Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse

Participants

  • Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
  • Korrepetitoren

Programme

Final Concert of the Cello Masterclasses

The programme will be announced at a later date.

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 €