Geburtstagskonzerte
Four great artists with especially close ties to the Kronberg Academy celebrate milestone birthdays in 2026: Gidon Kremer, Tabea Zimmermann, Antje Weithaas, and Christian Tetzlaff.
We — and above all our Kronberg Young Soloists — are giving them concerts shaped entirely according to their wishes. The stage thus becomes a festive space for making music together: inspired across generations and filled with the spirit of the Kronberg Academy.
The three birthday concerts celebrating Gidon Kremer can be found under FreundschaftsSpiele.
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Current events
TABEA ZIMMERMANN - 60 - AN DIE MUSIK
Participants
- Maya Sloane speaker
- Daniel Sepec violin
- Brian Isaacs viola
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
- Yuval Shallon-Sloane Drums, Electric Bass, Double Bass
- Jonathan Shallon-Sloane Piano and Harpsichord
- Tabea Zimmermann director
Programme
Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)
O virtus sapientie, O quam mirabilis est, Karitas habundat in omnia
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sinfonia from the cantata “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt”, BWV 18
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Suite No. 1, Op. 131d
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
String Trio No. 1, Op. 34
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
An die Musik, D 547 No. 4, Op. 88
Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909)
Tango No. 2, Op. 165
Tabea Zimmermann will celebrate her 60th birthday at the Casals Forum on 17 October 2026. Look forward to a surprise concert featuring works from Hildegard von Bingen to jazz. A narrated homage “An die Musik”.
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CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF - 60 - AUS DER MITTE
Participants
- Orchester aus Mitgliedern der Kronberg Academy und der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
- Christian Tetzlaff director
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
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ANTJE WEITHAAS - 60 - AUS DEM INNERSTEN
Participants
- Antje Weithaas director
- Seiji Okamoto violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Orchester aus Mitgliedern der Kronberg Academy und der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”
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