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
- Tabea Zimmermann Viola and Artistic Direction
- Brian Isaacs viola
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Belcea Quartett
- Maya Sloane Singing
- Yuval Shallon-Sloane Double Bass and Electric Bass
- Jonathan Shallon-Sloane Piano and Harpsichord
- Yaron Heilbrunn Drums
Programme
Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)
O virtus sapientie
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Sinfonia from the cantata “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt”, BWV 18
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
String Quintet in C major, K. 515, III. Andante
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Suite No. 1, Op. 131d
Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)
O quam mirabilis est
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
String Trio No. 1, Op. 34
I. Toccata. Fast half notes
III. Moderato, fast quarter notes
IV. Fugue. Very lively half notes
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
An die Musik, D 547, No. 4, Op. 88
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat major, II. Andante, ma moderato
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”.
The concert will take place without an intermission.
Concert expected to end at approximately 9:00 p.m.!
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 of friends, colleagues and students of Antje Weithaas, as well as members of the Kronberg Academy and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
- Antje Weithaas director
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
INTERMISSION
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”
Concert expected to end at approximately 9:15 p.m.!
Subject to change