Kids@Casals
MUSIC FOR LITTLE EARS & WIDE EYES
For our youngest listeners, Kids@Casals opens the door to the world of classical music in all its colour and vibrancy – and at very close quarters. Here, children come into contact with great musicians, instruments, sounds and stories from the concert hall, all in a playful, creative and age-appropriate format. Questions, laughter, pricked ears and wonderment are all welcome here. This is a musical experience for the whole family, full of heart, imagination and a sprinkling of festival magic!
New events
SUPERMUSIK
Participants
- Khadim Seck Tama, djembe, Peul flute, and vocals
- Alireza Meghrazi Kamancheh and vocals
- Berivan Canbolat Bağlama and vocals
- Naina Doroshenko Bandura and vocals
- Nicola Vock double bass
- Dennis Merz Guitar
- Oliver Riedmüller Conzept
Programme
“What? You don’t know that song? Everyone knows it!” – Who hasn’t heard that before?
They exist everywhere: world hits that supposedly everyone knows. Dere Geliyor Dere, Scarborough Fair, Mastom Mastom or Danzi — melodies that linger in your ears for a long time. But when you listen more closely, you may discover that one or another of these world hits is surprisingly unfamiliar.
Six musicians from the Bridges Chamber Orchestra have reinterpreted their favourite pieces for an interactive family concert. Together with the audience, they journey through an impressive playlist of global-local world hits and explore what connects all this music — in other words, what makes music truly super.
On this journey through their playlist, there is not only plenty to listen to, but also moments to join in, sing along, and for some children even to change the music — because, after all, world hits belong to no one and to all of us at the same time!
Recommended age: 6–11 years
Subject to change.
MUSIKALISCHE ZEITREISE
Participants
- Fabian Hanke Tuba and violin
- David Hanke recorder
- Lukas Hanke Viola and percussion
- Jonathan Hanke piano
- Christoph Reuter direction
Programme
Get in, buckle up, open your ears — we’re travelling through music history!
When four brothers let loose on recorder, tuba, violin, viola, and piano, no note stays in its place. The Hanke Brothers, winners of the Opus Klassik 2024, set off on a musical journey through time: from the Big Bang and Baroque sounds to the modern beats of New Classical Music — always full of wit, imagination, and infectious joy in performance.
Whether Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, or Hanke, here classical music comes alive: colourful, vivid, and surprisingly different. A concert that will delight children.
For children aged 6–12
Subject to change.
MUSIKALISCHE ZEITREISE
Participants
- Fabian Hanke Tuba and violin
- David Hanke recorder
- Lukas Hanke Viola and percussion
- Jonathan Hanke Piano
- Christoph Reuter direction
Programme
Get in, buckle up, open your ears — we’re travelling through music history!
When four brothers let loose on recorder, tuba, violin, viola, and piano, no note stays in its place. The Hanke Brothers, winners of the Opus Klassik 2024, set off on a musical journey through time: from the Big Bang and Baroque sounds to the modern beats of New Classical Music — always full of wit, imagination, and infectious joy in performance.
Whether Bach, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, or Hanke, here classical music comes alive: colourful, vivid, and surprisingly different. A concert that will delight children.
For children aged 6–12
Subject to change.
TINY BRIDGES
Participants
- Berivan Canbolat Bağlama and vocals
- Dennis Merz Guitar
- Naina Doroshenko Bandura and vocals
- Alireza Meghrazi Kamancheh and vocals
- Nicola Vock double bass
- Khadim Seck percussion
- Oliver Riedmüller Conzept
Programme
Music is like a body – it needs a heartbeat, a breath; it likes being together with others, and sometimes prefers to be alone. With every melody that sounds, a small bridge can be built to another person.
The musicians of the Bridges Chamber Orchestra have learned to make music in many different ways. As an ensemble, they are constantly building bridges between styles and, together with their audience, exploring what it takes to cross them.
Tiny Bridges brings together beautiful melodies from different corners of the world and gives young audiences the opportunity to experience the music actively — and even to change it from time to time.
For children aged 3–9
A production of the Bridges Chamber Orchestra
Subject to change.
TINY BRIDGES
Participants
- Berivan Canbolat Bağlama and vocals
- Dennis Merz Guitar
- Naina Doroshenko Bandura and vocals
- Alireza Meghrazi Kamancheh and vocals
- Nicola Vock double bass
- Khadim Seck percussion
- Oliver Riedmüller Conzept
Programme
Music is like a body – it needs a heartbeat, a breath; it likes being together with others, and sometimes prefers to be alone. With every melody that sounds, a small bridge can be built to another person.
The musicians of the Bridges Chamber Orchestra have learned to make music in many different ways. As an ensemble, they are constantly building bridges between styles and, together with their audience, exploring what it takes to cross them.
Tiny Bridges brings together beautiful melodies from different corners of the world and gives young audiences the opportunity to experience the music actively — and even to change it from time to time.
For children aged 3–9
A production of Bridges Chamber Orchestra
Subject to change.
DER TEUFEL MIT DEN GOLDENEN LÖCKCHEN
Participants
- Jörg Schade
- Christiane Schoon
- Ensemble Prisma
Programme
The musicians of the Bridges Chamber Orchestra learned to make music in very different ways. As an ensemble, they are therefore constantly building bridges between styles and discovering together with their audience what it takes to cross them.
Tiny Bridges brings together beautiful melodies from different corners of the world and gives young audiences the opportunity to experience the music actively — and even to change it themselves from time to time.
For children aged 3–9
A production of the Alte Oper in collaboration with the Bridges Chamber Orchestra
Subject to change.
DER TEUFEL MIT DEN GOLDENEN LÖCKCHEN
Participants
- Jörg Schade
- Christiane Schoon
- Ensemble Prisma
Programme
The musicians of the Bridges Chamber Orchestra learned to make music in very different ways. As an ensemble, they are therefore constantly building bridges between styles and discovering together with their audience what it takes to cross them.
Tiny Bridges brings together beautiful melodies from different corners of the world and gives young audiences the opportunity to experience the music actively — and even to change it themselves from time to time.
For children aged 3–9
A production of the Alte Oper in collaboration with the Bridges Chamber Orchestra
Subject to change.
