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„Klangbrücken“ – Chinesisch-Deutsches Freundschaftskonzert

“Klangbrücken” (Bridges of Sound) brings together Chinese and German musical cultures, celebrating friendship, cultural exchange and mutual understanding. The Main Chamber Soloists Frankfurt will perform works by Grieg, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Mendelssohn, alongside Chinese classics such as the violin concerto Butterfly Lovers. The concert marks the 10th anniversary of Deutscher Musik- und Kunstpädagogen e.V.

Initiator and Overall Artistic Director: Weiran Zhang, Chairwoman of the Association.

Participants

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Programme

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
From Holberg’s Time – Suite in the Old Style, Op. 40

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Schwanengesang, D 957

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Mélodie, Op. 42, No. 3

He Zhanhao (b. 1933)
The Butterfly Lovers

Chen Gang (1935–2026)
(Arrangement for Solo Violin, String Orchestra and Piano)

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Serenade, Op. 20

Bao Yuankai (b. 1944)
Chinese Soundscapes

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66

 

Further information is available at friendship-concert.vereindmk.com.

 

Subject to change.

Organiser: Deutscher Musik- und Kunstpädagogen e.V.