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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!

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K12
GRENZGÄNGER
hr-Bigband, Partyka, Philippe

Participants

  • Bruno Philippe cello
  • hr-Bigband
  • Ed Partyka director

Programme

Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Selected Works

Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
Concerto for Violoncello and Wind Orchestra

 

Subject to change

Tickets
30 / 40 / 50 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K13
NEW WORLD
Berlin Academy of American Music, Fenyő, Keast, Martin

Participants

  • Mihaela Martin violin
  • László Fenyö cello
  • Berlin Academy of American Music
  • Garrett Keast director

Programme

Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
An Outdoor Overture

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”

Anna Clyne (*1980)
Shorthand

George Gershwin (1898–1937)
An American in Paris

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Overture to the operetta “Candide”

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 / 65 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K14
ERZÄHLUNGEN
Duval, Genisson, Han, Isserlis, Shih, Soulez-Lariviére

Participants

  • Pierre Genisson clarinet
  • Irène Duval violin
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Steven Isserlis cello
  • Anna Han piano
  • Connie Shih piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio, Op. 11 “Gassenhauer Trio”, Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Three Romances, Op. 94, Fairy Tales, Op. 132

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Trio in D minor, Op. 120

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 / 65 €
Großen Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K15
ILLUMINATION
Bendix-Balgley, Ensemble Resonanz, Minasi, Prohaska

Participants

  • Anna Prohaska soprano
  • Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
  • Ensemble Resonanz
  • Riccardo Minasi director

Programme

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Les Illuminations, Op. 18

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Elegy

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K17
PREISTRÄGERKONZERT
Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Participants

  • Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
  • Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb 1 and No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb 2

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 3 in G major, G 476

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47

Prizewinners’ Concert of the Cello Masterclasses

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 / 65 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K18
ENTDECKUNGEN
Korrepetitoren, Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse

Participants

  • Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
  • Korrepetitoren

Programme

Final Concert of the Cello Masterclasses

The programme will be announced at a later date.

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K19
DAVID GERINGAS ZUM 80STEN
Brachmann, D. Geringas, T. Geringas, Maintz, Schmidt

Participants

  • Dr. Jan Brachmann Reading
  • David Geringas cello
  • Jens Peter Maintz cello
  • Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
  • Tatjana Geringas piano

Programme

David Geringas (*1946)
Excerpts from “Sag das niemandem: Lebenserinnerungen eines Cellisten”

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Widmung No. 1, Op. 25

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Minnelied No. 5, Op. 71

François Couperin (1668–1733)
Pièces en concert arranged for three violoncellos by David Geringas

 

Kronberg Academy honours the great cellist and pedagogue on his milestone birthday with a special event featuring music and recitation.

 

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K20
MENDELSSOHN SCHUMANN I
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Sir András Schiff

Participants

  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • Sir András Schiff conducting & piano

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Overture, Op. 26 “The Hebrides”

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K21
MENDELSSOHN SCHUMANN II
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Perényi, Sir András Schiff

Participants

  • Miklós Perényi cello
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • Sir András Schiff director

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129

 

Programme subject to change

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K22
SUPERMUSIK
Canbolat, Doroshenko, Meghrazi, Merz, Riedmüller, Seck, Vock

Participants

  • Khadim Seck Tama, djembe, Peul flute, and vocals
  • Alireza Meghrazi Kamancheh and vocals
  • Berivan Canbolat Bağlama and vocals
  • Naina Doroshenko Bandura and vocals
  • Nicola Vock double bass
  • Dennis Merz Guitar
  • Oliver Riedmüller Conzept

Programme

“What? You don’t know that song? Everyone knows it!”

Who hasn’t heard that before? But which melodies does everyone really know? Six musicians from the Bridges Chamber Orchestra take the audience on an interactive journey through hits from around the world — surprising, captivating, and full of discoveries.

A family concert for listening, singing along, and taking part.

Recommended age: 6–11 years

 

Subject to change.

Tickets
30 €