Chamber
Music Connects
the World

Alumni & Friends May 9-18, 2025

For the big chamber music festival at Casals Forum, some of the world's most renowned young musicians will once again come together to Kronberg to make music together and celebrate what unites them: the joy of giving something to the world through music. Not only do the artists come from all over the world, so does the music: each of the concerts takes us to a different country. A musical journey through eight countries. Experience ten days full of enthusiasm and passionate skill - in public rehearsals and eight concerts!

Ticket sale starts on 24 March 2025.
Friends of Kronberg Academy can already book tickets now
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Location
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Oliver Herbert – Pressure / Druck

Herbert, Sant'Anna, Wells, Swensen, Wohlgemuth, Rokni

Participants

  • Oliver Herbert cello

Programme

Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 25, No. 3 (1923)

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
String Quartet No. 14 in F-sharp Major, Op. 142 (1973)

Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951)
Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (1942)

Further participants
Guido Sant'Anna - violin
Claire Wells - violin
Nicholas Swensen - viola/narrator
Wassili Wohlgemuth - viola
Arash Rokni - piano

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Haesue Lee – Harmónia

Lee, Sant'Anna, Aavik, Han, Moreau

Participants

  • Haesue Lee viola

Programme

Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967)
Adagio (for viola und piano)

György Ligeti (1923-2006)
Sonata for solo viola
VI. Chaconne Chromatique

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Piano Quintet no.1 c-minor

Further participants
Guido Sant'Anna - violin
Hans Christian Aavik - violin
Jaemin Han - cello
Jérémie Moreau - piano

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Sào Soulez Larivière – All that Jazz

Soulez Larivière, Aavik, Consonni, C. Soulez Larivière, Herbert

Participants

  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola

Programme

D. Milhaud (1892-1974)
La Création du Monde for piano quintet Op.81b
I.Prélude
II.Fugue
III.Romance
IV. scherzo
V. Final

J. Kosma arr. T. Takemitsu (1930-1996)
Les Feuilles Mortes (for string quartet)

E. Schulhoff (1894-1942)
Hot Sonata (arr. for viola & piano)
I. (M. M. Viertel = 66)
II. (M. M. Halbe = 112)
III. (M. M. Viertel = 80)
IV. (M. M. Halbe = 132)

D. Tabakova (*1980)
Suite in Jazz Style
I. Confident
II. Nocturnal
III. ♩ = 240

Further participants
Martina Consonni - piano
Hans Christian Aavik - violin
Cosima Soulez Larivière - violin
Oliver Herbert - cello

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Jérémie Moreau – Concert

The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Jérémie Moreau piano

Programme

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Natalie Loughran – Concert

The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Natalie Loughran viola

Programme

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Jaemin Han – Verklärte Nacht

Han, Yang, Sant’Anna, Swensen, Wohlgemuth, Kruithof

Participants

  • Jaemin Han cello

Programme

J. Cage (1912-1992)
4‘33“ 

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik  

A. Schönberg (1874-1951)
Verklärte Nacht

Further participants
Inmo Yang - violin
Guido Sant’Anna - violin
Nicholas Swensen - viola
Wassili Wohlgemuth - viola
Benjamin Kruithof - cello

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Anna Im – Irresistible

Im, Herbert, Moreau

Participants

  • Anna Im violin

Programme

Franz Schubert
Sonata in A major ‘Grande Duo’, D. 574
1. Allegro moderato
2. Scherzo. Presto – Trio
3. Andantino
4. Allegro vivace

Witold Lutosławski
Subito for Violin and Piano 

Anton Arensky
Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, Op. 32
1. Allegro moderato
2. Scherzo. Allegro molto
3. Elegia. Adagio
4. Finale. Allegro non troppo

Further participants
Oliver Herbert - cello
Jérémie Moreau - piano

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Itai Navon – Concert

The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Itai Navon piano

Programme

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Hayang Park – Concert

The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Hayang Park viola

Programme

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 (arr. for Viola and Piano by V.Borisovsky)
I. Introduction
II. The Street Awakens
III. Juliet the Young Girl

B. Britten (1913-1976)
Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
I. March
II. Waltz
III. Burlesque

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
V. Dance of the Knights

R. Gliere (1875-1956)
Eight Pieces for Violin and Cello, Op.39 (Arr. for Violin and Viola)
Prelude
Gavotte
Berceuse
Canzonetta
Intermezzo
Scherzo

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
VII. Balcony Scene

K. Gourzi (*1962)
The evening at the window, Op.75

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
XIII. Juliet’s Death

Further participants
Martina Consonni - piano
Stephen Kim - violin
Hana Chang - violin
Benjamin Kruithof - cello

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte

Bryan Cheng – Concert

The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Bryan Cheng cello

Programme

The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
 

MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.

Tickets
24 €
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