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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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FANTASIE & MUT
Participants
- Gabriela Montero piano
- hr-Sinfonieorchester
- Francois Leleux director
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Symphony No. 2 “Symphonic Fantasy”
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IRONIE & ILLUSION
Participants
- Edgar Moreau cello
- hr-Sinfonieorchester
- Francois Leleux director
Programme
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical Symphony”
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C WIE COURAGE
Participants
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Martin Helmchen piano
Programme
Sarvenaz Safari (*1984)
“C wie …”
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Sonata, Op. 28
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 99
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata in C major, Op. 119
The concert is dedicated to Emanuel Feuermann, Jacqueline du Pré and Mstislav Rostropovich.
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STRAHLKRAFT
Participants
- Johannes Moser cello
- Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
- Oksana Lyniv director
Programme
Édouard Lalo (1823–1892)
Concerto in D minor
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
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WUNDER & WEGE
Participants
- Thomas Hampson Baritone
- Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
- Oksana Lyniv director
Programme
Yuri Laniuk (*1957)
Elegy for Large Orchestra (Message to A. G.) (world premiere)
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Songs from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Peer Gynt Suites No. 1, Op. 46 and No. 2, Op. 55
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VERSPIELT
Participants
- Ji Young Lim violin
- István Várdai cello
- Korean Chamber Orchestra
- Min Kim director
Programme
Jisoo Lee (*1969)
Jindo Arirang (Theme on Traditional Korean Folk Music)
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, Op. 62
Christoph W. Gluck (1714–1787) & Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Melody from “Orfeo ed Euridice”
Franz Waxman (1906–1967)
Carmen Fantasy
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Serenade in E major, Op. 22
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FÜR CASALS
Participants
- Anna Im violin
- Michael Shaham violin
- Noga Shaham viola
- Nicholas Swensen viola
- Gary Hoffman cello
- Chloe Jiyeong Mun Piano
Programme
Ernest Bloch (1880–1959)
From Jewish Life, B 54
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 58
Pablo Casals (1876–1973)
Rêverie
Gaspar Cassadó (1897–1966)
Requiebros
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
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HERZBLUT
Participants
- Sheku Kanneh-Mason cello
- Plínio Fernandes Guitar
Programme
Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988)
Sonata
Leo Brouwer (*1939)
Sonata “The Magic Space”
Rafael M. Arcaro
Élegie à une mémoire oubliée
Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Siete canciones populares españolas
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ZEITSPRUNG
Participants
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
- Avi Avital mandolin
- Kremerata Baltica
- Christian Jost director
Programme
Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)
Battalia
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (version for mandolin and strings)
Christian Jost (*1963)
“Seasons” for violoncello and string orchestra (world premiere)
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SERENADE & SARKASMUS
Participants
- Sergei Nakariakov trumpet
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Martin Helmchen Piano
- Gidon Kremer conducting & violin
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Alisson Krussmaa
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