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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 Klavier Solo
BEATRICE RANA - MASKEN UND FIGUREN
Rana

Participants

  • Beatrice Rana piano

Programme

Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto in the Italian Style in F major, BWV 971

Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 50

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Carnaval in A-flat major for solo piano, Op. 9

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Cello Samba Trio
THE CELLO SAMBA TRIO
Morelenbaum, Barata, Galvão

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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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Beethoven im Duo
BEETHOVEN IM DUO „SAITENWEISE CELLO & KLAVIER II“
Hecker, Helmchen

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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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Lied im Casals Forum
CHRISTIAN GERHAHER - ABENDRÖTHE
Gerhaher, Huber

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)

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Jazz@Casals
COHEN & AVISHAI
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.

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Concerti Brillanti
Concerti Brillanti: STURM UND GLANZ
Kahrer, Carmeli, European Orchestra Academy

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

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Bach im Fluss
BACH UND WOHLTEMPERIERTES KLAVIER
Chang, Hewitt

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

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Lied im Casals Forum
LEA DESANDRE - IDYLLE
Desandre, Dunford

Participants

  • Lea Desandre mezzo soprano
  • Thomas Dunford Lute

Programme

Selected chansons by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Claude Debussy, Reynaldo Hahn, Jacques Offenbach, Françoise Hardy, Barbara, Sébastien Le Camus, and others.

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Chor im Casals Forum
ORA SINGERS - SPIRIT OF SHAKESPEARE
ORA Singers, Suzi Digby

Participants

  • ORA Singers
  • Suzi Digby director

Programme

Selected songs by Jonathan Dove, Bob Chilcott, Richard Allain, Michael Cavendish, Thomas Morley, Orlando Gibbons, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, and others. 

 

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
IDENTIGRATION
Bridges Kammerorchester – The composing orchestra, Dahlhoff

Participants

  • Bridges Kammerorchester – The composing orchestra
  • Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff director

Programme

Atefeh Einali (*1990)
I am from Nowhere

Peter Klohmann (*1986)
Identigration?

Walid Khatba (*1982)
Mosaik am Main

Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff (*1982)
Concertino for Chamber Orchestra

Andrés Rosales (*1988)
Recuentos

 

Further works will be announced at a later date. The works have been composed or arranged by members of the orchestra.

Tickets plus fees available from www.frankfurtticket.de

 

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