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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

Year
Month
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chor im Casals Forum
SOLOMON'S KNOT - SINGET BACH
Solomon’s Knot

Participants

  • Solomon’s Knot

Programme

Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Motet “Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir,” BWV 228

Motet “Komm, Jesu, komm,” BWV 229

Motet “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf,” BWV 226

Motet “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied,” BWV 225

Motet “Lobet den Herrn,” BWV 230

Motet “Jesu, meine Freude,” BWV 227

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ORATORIUM ELIAS FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Der Chor der Johanniskirche, Geyer, Orchester, Zosel

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.

 

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

 

Subject to change

Organizer: Ev. Kirchengemeinde St. Johann Kronberg

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

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
15th International German Piano Award 2026

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.

The programme will be announced at a later date.

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

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
NOMINEES IN CONCERT
15th International German Piano Award 2026

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

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Geburtstage
ANTJE WEITHAAS - 60 - AUS DEM INNERSTEN
Hecker, Larivière, Okamoto, Orchestra comprising friends, colleagues and students of Antje Weithaas and the Kronberg Academy, conducted by Weithaas

Participants

  • Seiji Okamoto violin
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
  • Orchestra comprising friends, colleagues and students of Antje Weithaas and the Kronberg Academy, conducted by Weithaas
  • Antje Weithaas director

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”

 

Subject to change

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
FINALISTS IN CONCERT
15th International German Piano Award 2026

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

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
GRAND­PRIX­KONZERT
15th International German Piano Award 2026

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

This work calls for a finely nuanced touch, stylistic clarity and a sense of balance between formal rigour and inner drama. With musical maturity and attentive interplay, Beethoven’s sound world unfolds with compelling presence.

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

This composition demands tonal breadth, sweeping arcs of tension and the ability to combine virtuosity with deep emotion. In radiant sonority and lyrical intensity, his music unfolds with moving expressive power.

The Grand Moment:
Announcement of the prizewinner.

 

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

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.

 

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