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Current event
MUSIKALISCHE ZEITREISE
Participants
- Fabian Hanke Tuba and violin
- David Hanke recorder
- Lukas Hanke Viola and percussion
- Jonathan Hanke piano
- Christoph Reuter direction
Programme
Get in, buckle up, open your ears — we’re travelling through music history!
When four brothers let loose on recorder, tuba, violin, viola, and piano, no note stays in its place. The Hanke Brothers, winners of the Opus Klassik 2024, set off on a musical journey through time: from the Big Bang and Baroque sounds to the modern beats of New Classical Music — always full of wit, imagination, and infectious joy in performance.
Whether Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, or Hanke, here classical music comes alive: colourful, vivid, and surprisingly different. A concert that will delight children.
For children aged 6–12
Subject to change.
MUSIKALISCHE ZEITREISE
Participants
- Fabian Hanke Tuba and violin
- David Hanke recorder
- Lukas Hanke Viola and percussion
- Jonathan Hanke Piano
- Christoph Reuter direction
Programme
Get in, buckle up, open your ears — we’re travelling through music history!
When four brothers let loose on recorder, tuba, violin, viola, and piano, no note stays in its place. The Hanke Brothers, winners of the Opus Klassik 2024, set off on a musical journey through time: from the Big Bang and Baroque sounds to the modern beats of New Classical Music — always full of wit, imagination, and infectious joy in performance.
Whether Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, or Hanke, here classical music comes alive: colourful, vivid, and surprisingly different. A concert that will delight children.
For children aged 6–12
Subject to change.
BACH UND TRIOSONATEN
Participants
- Emmanuel Pahud flute
- Charlotte Spruit violin
- Luka Coetzee cello
- Benjamin Alard harpsichord
Programme
OVERTURE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Selection of Inventions
MAIN PART
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata No. 3 in G major, BWV 1038 for flute, violin and basso continuo
Trio Sonata No. 3 in D minor, BWV 527
Sonata in G major, BWV 1039 for two flutes and basso continuo
Trio Sonata in C minor from “The Musical Offering”, BWV 1079
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BEATRICE RANA - MASKEN UND FIGUREN
Participants
- Beatrice Rana Piano
Programme
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Études, Book I
INTERMISSION
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1
Nocturne in F-sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2
Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
Scherzo
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THE CELLO SAMBA TRIO
Participants
- Jaques Morelenbaum cello
- Rafael Barata percussion
- Lula Galvão Guitar
Programme
Brazilian cellist Jaques Morelenbaum and his trio trace a musical arc through the history of bossa nova — from its roots to the present day. Alongside works of their own, the programme features classics by Jobim, Gilberto, Veloso, and others, as well as music by a new generation of composers.
A tribute to Antônio Carlos Jobim, the founder of bossa nova, on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2027.
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BEETHOVEN IM DUO „SAITENWEISE CELLO & KLAVIER II“
Participants
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Martin Helmchen Piano
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2
Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 No. 1
Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102 No. 2
Conclusion of the complete Beethoven cycle
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CHRISTIAN GERHAHER - ABENDRÖTHE
Participants
- Christian Gerhaher Baritone
- Gerold Huber Piano
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Selected Songs
Manfred Trojahn (*1949)
Abendröthe (Eleven Songs on Texts by Friedrich Schlegel)
Subject to change
COHEN & AVISHAI
Participants
- Avishai Cohen trumpet
- Yonathan Avishai Piano
Programme
Avishai Cohen is regarded as a defining innovator of contemporary jazz. In duo with his childhood friend Yonathan Avishai, he continually reimagines jazz standards in a style that is intimate, free, and deeply expressive.
Subject to change
Concerti Brillanti: STURM UND GLANZ
Participants
- Alexandra Kahrer cello
- Itamar Carmeli Piano
- European Orchestra Academy
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Sinfonia in B minor, RV 169 “Al Santo Sepolcro”
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Subject to change
BACH UND WOHLTEMPERIERTES KLAVIER
Participants
- Hana Chang violin
- Angela Hewitt Piano
Programme
PRELUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Preludes and Fugues from “The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II”
INTERLUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001
POSTLUDE
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Subject to change