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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!
Current event
JANOSKA ENSEMBLE: ON FIRE!
Participants
- Janoska Ensemble
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Hungarian Dance No. 1 WoO 1
František Janosek (*1986)
Souvenir pour Elise (based on Beethoven's "Für Elise")
Roman Janoska (*1989)
¡Buenos días, Marco!
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Romanian Folk Dances “in Janoska style”
Dave Brubeck (1920–2012)
Blue Rondo à la Turk
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Oblivion
Pablo Ziegler (*1944)
Rojotango
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto for two violins and orchestra in D minor BWV 1043
Subject to change.
HR-BIGBAND: PORGY & BESS
Participants
- hr-Bigband
- Axel Schlosser trumpet
Programme
George Gershwin (1898–1937)
Porgy and Bess (Arr. Miles Davis & Gil Evans)
Subject to change.
NOTFALLKONZERT
Participants
- Streichquartett des Orchesters im Treppenhaus
Programme
The orchestra in the stairwell responds musically to emergencies of all kinds. In YOUR PERSONAL EMERGENCY CONCERT, every listener can have their own minor or major emergencies treated individually by the staircase string quartet with a classical infusion - or simply take part in this touching concert experience in the audience.
Subject to change.
STURM UND DRANG
Participants
- La Stagione Frankfurt
- Michael Schneider
- Daniel Sepec violin
- Nils Mönkemeyer viola
- Anastasia Kobekina cello
Programme
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Double concerto in A minor for recorder and viola TWV 52:a1
Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703–1771)
Violin concerto in A major
intermission
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Cello concerto in g minor RV 416
Viola concerto in d minor RV 243
Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809)
Symphony in d minor op. 3 No. 5
17.00 Concert introduction
Subject to change.
FREIBURGER BAROCKORCHESTER: FORTEPIANO!
Participants
- Freiburger Barockorchester
- Gottfried von der Goltz
- Kristian Bezuidenhout piano
Programme
Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
Symphony in g minor op. 6 No. 6
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano concerto No. 17 in G major KV 453
intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 1 in E flat major KV 16
Piano concerto No. 9 E flat major KV 271 „Jenamy“
18.30 Concert introduction
Subject to change.
CELLO DUELLO
Participants
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
Programme
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Duet in G major for two barytones Hob XII:1
François Servais (1807–1866)
Caprice sur des motifs de l’opéra „Le comte Ory“ op. 3
Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)
Duo in E major for two cellos op. 54 No. 2
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Passacaglia from the Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432
(Arr. W. E. Schmidt after J. Halvorsen)
Subject to change.
SCHWUNG!
Participants
- Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra
- István Várdai cello
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Hana Chang violin
- Wassili Wohlgemuth viola
- Dominik Wagner double bass
- Pablo Barragán
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major KV 239 „Serenata notturna“
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Cello concerto No. 1 in C major Hob VIIb:1
intermission
Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1905–1963)
Chamber concerto for clarinet, string quartet and string orchestra
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Romanian folk dances Sz 56 BB 68
18.30 concert introduction
Subject to change.
WIEN, WIEN!
Participants
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Ilya Gringolts violin
- Maria Ioudenitch violin
- Haesue Lee viola
- Ivan Skanavi cello
- Christoph Schmidt double bass
- Kirill Gerstein piano
- Julia Hamos piano
Programme
Alban Berg (1885–1935)
Chamber concerto for piano, violin and 13 wind instruments
intermission
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano quintet in A major, D 667 op. posth. 114 “Forellenquintett“
Johann Strauss (1825–1899)
Schatz-Walzer op. 418
(Arr. Webern for string quartet, piano and harmonium)
18.30 Concert introduction
Subject to change.
BRASILIANISCHES FEUER
Participants
- Ilumina Ensemble
- Jennifer Stumm viola
- Rachel Ellen Wong violin
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
„Der Doppelgänger“ from „Schwanengesang D 957“
(Arr. Bruno Lima)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959)
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687)
Marche pour la cérémonie des Turcs
Richard Wagner (1813–1883)
Prelude to „Tristan und Isolde“ (Arr. S. Gürtler)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Violin concerto in e minor RV 278
intermission
Brazilian Traditional Aboio
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131: VII. Allegro
Francesco Saverio Geminiani (1687–1762)
Concerto grosso in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12 H. 143 “La Follia”
Subject to change.
ROMANTISCHE GLUT
Participants
- Itamar Zorman violin
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman
- Pauline Sachse viola
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Martin Helmchen piano
Programme
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Adagio and Allegro Op. 70
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Seven Romances on Poems by Alexander Blok, Op. 127
intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano quintet in f minor, Op. 34
Subject to change.