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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026
Blüten der Erinnerung
Kremer, Weithaas, Zimmermann, Petersons & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin
  • Antje Weithaas violin
  • Tabea Zimmermann viola
  • Kristaps Petersons double bass
  • Kremerata Baltica

Programme

Kristaps Pētersons (1982– )
“De profundis” in memory of Alexei Navalny

Victor Kissine (1953– )
Hommage à Alfred Schnittke

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Quintet in F major, op. 88

Intermission

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Octet in E flat major, op. 20
 

Concert introduction at 5.15 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

 

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K3
Passion
Kremer & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
"The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross" for string quartet Hob. XX/1:B

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
String Quartet no. 8 in C minor op. 110

 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K4
Muss es sein?
Goode, Zimmermann & Juniors

Participants

  • Richard Goode piano
  • Tabea Zimmermann viola

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio in E flat major no. 2, op. 70

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
3rd movement from String Quartet in F major, op. 135

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
String Quartet no. 6
 

Concert introduction with Dr Norbert Gertsch (G. Henle Verlag) and Tabea Zimmermann
at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall


Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K5
Verwandlungen
Goode, Hoffmann, Tetzlaff & Juniors

Participants

  • Christian Tetzlaff violin
  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Richard Goode piano

Programme

Anton Webern (1883–1945)
5 Movements for String Quartet, op. 5

Antonín Dvorák (1841–1904)
String Sextet in A major, op. 48

Intermission

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, op. 45
 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K6
Glühende Saiten
Tetzlaff, Zimmermann & Juniors

Programme

Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915)
Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 30

Intermission

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K7
Innere Gärten
Hoffman, Isserlis, Goode & Juniors

Participants

  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Steven Isserlis cello
  • Richard Goode piano

Programme

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Quartet Movement in C minor, D 703

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
String Quartet in E minor, op. 121

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87
 

Concert introduction at 6.15 p.m. in the Great Hall


Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K8
Im Zeichen der Freundschaft
Tetzlaff, Hoffman, Isserlis & Juniors

Participants

  • Christian Tetzlaff violin
  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Steven Isserlis cello

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
 String Quintet in D major, K. 593

Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
String Quartet no. 2 in D major

Intermission

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
 

Concert introduction at 5.15 p.m. in the Great Hall
 

The concert is part of „Ein Tag für die Musik“ / Musikland Hessen

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Klavier Solo
Piano Solo - Alexandra Dovgan
Dovgan

Participants

  • Alexandra Dovgan piano

Programme

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) 
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

César Franck (1822–1895)
Prélude
Choral et Fugue FWV 21

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14

 

CONCERT PACKAGE AT A SPECIAL PRICE
3-concert package “Piano Solo” 180 / 132 / 84 €

 

Subject to change.

Tickets
35 / 55 / 75 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
The Sandman (marking the 250th anniversary of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s birth) - Philipp Schupelius
Kaihara, P. Schupelius, G. Schupelius

Participants

  • Philipp Schupelius cello

Programme


1. The Sandman — in music and words by Philipp Schupelius
Featuring works by Bach, Britten, and Vasks 

List of works. Please note that some arrangements or improvisations cannot be listed here. 
- Peteris Vasks, Gramata Cellam (Excerpts)
- Benjamin Britten, Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87, 1st and 2nd movements
- J.S. Bach, Suite for Solo Cello No. 1, BWV 1007, Sarabande and Courante
- Benjamin Britten, Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87, 4th and 5th movements
- J.S. Bach, Suite for Solo Cello No. 1, BWV 1007, Prelude
- Benjamin Britten, Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87, 8th movement
- J.S. Bach, Suite for Solo Cello No. 1, BWV 1007, Minuets 1 and 2
- Benjamin Britten, Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87, 7th and 8th movements
- Peteris Vasks, Gramata Cellam (excerpts)

2. Gian Carlo Menotti, Suite for Two Cellos and Piano

Additional performers:
Georg Schupelius, cello
Yukino Kaihara, piano

 

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

 

Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96. 

Book concert package

 

Subject to change

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
MittwochsKonzert - Noga Shaham
The lineup and program are organized by the students themselves and announced shortly before the concert.

Participants

  • Noga Shaham viola

Programme

The lineup and program are organized by the students themselves and announced shortly before the concert.

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

 

Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96. 

Book concert package

 

Subject to change

Tickets
24 €