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.
Current events
TABEA ZIMMERMANN - 60 - AN DIE MUSIK
Participants
- Daniel Sepec violin
- Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
- Brian Isaacs viola
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Maya Sloane Singing
- Yuval Shallon-Sloane Double Bass and Electric Bass
- Jonathan Shallon-Sloane Piano and Harpsichord
- Yaron Heilbrunn Drums
- Tabea Zimmermann Viola and Artistic Direction
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”.
Subject to change
CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF - 60 - AUS DER MITTE
Participants
- Orchestra comprising members of the Kronberg Academy and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
- 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
Subject to change
ANTJE WEITHAAS - 60 - AUS DEM INNERSTEN
Participants
- Seiji Okamoto violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Orchestra comprising friends, colleagues and students of Antje Weithaas and the Kronberg Academy
- Antje Weithaas director
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”
Subject to change