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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

Year
Month
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ORATORIUM ELIAS FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Dentler, Der Chor der Johanniskirche, Friedrichs, Geyer, Kleberger, Königskinder der Altkönigschule Kronberg, Jugendchor St. Johann, Makula, Porter, Orchester, Zosel

Participants

  • Nora Friedrichs soprano
  • Lisa Kleberger soprano
  • Karolina Makula
  • Michael Porter tenor
  • Sebastian Geyer Baritone
  • speaker
  • Der Chor der Johanniskirche
  • Königskinder der Altkönigschule Kronberg
  • Jugendchor St. Johann
  • Bernhard Zosel conducting

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Elijah, Op. 70

This masterpiece of oratorio literature, whose genesis also reaches into the Taunus region, will be performed in Kronberg for the first time.

The oratorio will be preceded by an approximately five-minute prologue for narrator and orchestra, based on a text by Elie Wiesel about the prophet Elijah. Students from Altkönigschule Kronberg, Bischof-Neumann-Schule Königstein, and the Department of Art and Design at August-Bebel-Schule Offenbach will present their artistic interpretations of the prophet in the foyer of the Casals Forum.

 

Ticket price and advance booking start date will be announced at a later date. 

 

Subject to change

Organizer: Ev. Kirchengemeinde St. Johann Kronberg

TICKETS
35 / 45 / 60 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzert Jacques Forestier
Forestier

Participants

  • Jacques Forestier violin

Programme

The programme is curated by the students themselves and will be announced at a later date.

The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.

 

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Klavier Solo
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN - GLOCKEN & SCHATTEN
Hamelin

Participants

  • Marc-André Hamelin piano

Programme

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35

Georges Enescu (1881–1955)
Carillon nocturne from Suite No. 3, Op. 18

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Selection from “Images”, Book 2

Earl Wild (1915–2010)
Seven Virtuoso Études on Gershwin Songs

 

Programme subject to change

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

Participants

  • Robert Neumann piano

Programme

An artist of exceptional calibre, predicted to have a great future, with outstanding musical intelligence, the highest interpretative quality, and that rare charisma reminiscent of the ideal of musical genius.

Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937) 
4 Etudes, Op. 4

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) 
12 Etudes, Op. 25

Robert Neumann (b. 2001) 
4 Etudes-Tableaux (Commentary by the composer)

Franz Liszt (1811–1886) 
“Après une lecture de Dante” (Fantasia quasi Sonata)

 

Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.

 

Subject to change.

Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt

Tickets
45.25 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
NOMINEES IN CONCERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

Programme

Anyone who performs under such a prestigious title at a young age has already travelled a remarkable path of consistent work and artistic development. Whose artistic signature will ultimately be crowned with the International German Piano Award?

The programme will be announced at a later date.

Tickets plus fees available from July at www.ipf-frankfurt.com/tickets/ or via the ticket hotline +49 69 79 53 48 20.

 

Subject to change.

Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt

Tickets
15 / 35 / 40 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
FINALISTS IN CONCERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

Programme

 

The award ceremony is drawing noticeably closer. In 45-minute piano recitals, the two finalists each offer a focused insight into their artistic signature and interpretative depth. In this decisive phase, personality, maturity, and vision come into sharper focus — another step on the path towards the presentation of the International German Piano Award.

The programme will be announced at a later date.

Tickets plus fees available from July at www.ipf-frankfurt.com/tickets/ or via the ticket hotline +49 69 79 53 48 20.

 

Subject to change.

Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt

Tickets
15 / 30 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
GRAND­PRIX­KONZERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Alternatively:

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23

 

Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.

Subject to change

Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt

Tickets
30 / 45 / 55 / 65 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzert Antoni Wrona
Wrona

Participants

  • Antoni Wrona cello

Programme

The programme is curated by the students themselves and will be announced at a later date.

The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.

 

Subject to change. 

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 FSS Janoska Ensemble
THE FOUR SEASONS IN JÁNOŠKA STYLE
Jánoška Ensemble, Kronberg Young Soloists

Participants

  • Jánoška Ensemble
  • Kronberg Young Soloists

Programme

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been one of the best-known works in music history for more than 300 years. The Jánoška Ensemble has brought this work into the 21st century with newly composed passages, joining forces with the young string players of the Kronberg Academy to combine Baroque splendour with improvisation, rhythmic freedom, and virtuoso joy in performance.

The result is a fresh and lively interpretation that approaches the original with respect while being full of energy, spontaneity, and surprising moments.

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 FSS Janoska Ensemble
JÁNOŠKA: VIRTUOSOS
Jánoška Ensemble

Participants

  • Jánoška Ensemble

Programme

Virtuoso masterpieces for violin and piano are at the heart of this programme. The Jánoška Ensemble presents works by Paganini, Kreisler, Liszt, Waxman, and other composers in its own distinctive voice — the Jánoška Style.

Technical brilliance, improvisational freedom, and profound musicality merge in an interpretation that is spontaneous, passionate, and marked by the highest virtuosity.

 

Subject to change