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Current event
SOLOMON'S KNOT - SINGET BACH
Participants
- Solomon’s Knot
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Motette „Komm, Jesu, komm“ BWV 229
Motette „Jesu, meine Freude“ BWV 227
Motette „Lobet den Herrn“ BWV 230
Intermission
Motette „Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf“ BWV 226
Motette „Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir“ BWV 228
Motette „Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied“ BWV 225
Subject to change
Between Worlds - Amira Abouzahra
Participants
- Amira Abouzahra violin
Programme
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Sándor Szokolay (1931–2013)
Capriccio for Two Violins
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Oliver Neubauer violin
Mariam Abouzahra violin
Brian Isaacs viola
István Várdai cello
Pablo Barragán clarinet
Isa Trotta piano
The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
Subject to change.
„Klangbrücken“ – Chinesisch-Deutsches Freundschaftskonzert
Participants
- hr-Sinfonieorchester
- Weiran Zhang
- Rimma Benyumova
- Sha Katsouris
Programme
Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
From Holberg’s Time – Suite in the Old Style, Op. 40
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Schwanengesang, D 957
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Mélodie, Op. 42, No. 3
He Zhanhao (b. 1933)
The Butterfly Lovers
Chen Gang (1935–2026)
(Arrangement for Solo Violin, String Orchestra and Piano)
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Serenade, Op. 20
Bao Yuankai (b. 1944)
Chinese Soundscapes
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66
Further information is available at friendship-concert.vereindmk.com.
Subject to change.
Organiser: Deutscher Musik- und Kunstpädagogen e.V.
From Dreams to Dance - Jacques Forestier
Participants
- Jacques Forestier violin
Programme
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Terzetto in C major, Op. 74
Introduzione: Allegro ma non troppo
Larghetto
Scherzo: Vivace – Trio: Poco meno mosso
Tema con Variazioni
Chris Rogerson (*1988)
Lullaby: no bad dreams
Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Sonata for Violin and Piano in E-flat major, Op. 18
Allegro, ma non troppo
Improvisation: Andante cantabile
Finale: Andante – Allegro
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Jake Shim violin
Sam Rosenthal viola
Avery Gagliano piano
A drink on the evening of the concert is included in the ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts.
Subject to change.
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN - GLOCKEN & SCHATTEN
Participants
- Marc-André Hamelin piano
Programme
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
INTERMISSION
Georges Enescu (1881–1955)
Carillon nocturne from Suite No. 3, Op. 18
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Selection from “Images”, Book 2
Earl Wild (1915–2010)
Seven Virtuoso Études on Gershwin Songs
Estimated end time: 9:45 p.m.
Subject to change
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
Participants
- Robert Neumann piano
Programme
An artist of exceptional calibre, predicted to have a great future, with outstanding musical intelligence, the highest interpretative quality, and that rare charisma reminiscent of the ideal of musical genius.
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
4 Etudes, Op. 4
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
12 Etudes, Op. 25
Robert Neumann (b. 2001)
4 Etudes-Tableaux (Commentary by the composer)
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
“Après une lecture de Dante” (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.
Subject to change.
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt
NOMINEES IN CONCERT
Programme
Anyone who performs under such a prestigious title at a young age has already travelled a remarkable path of consistent work and artistic development. Whose artistic signature will ultimately be crowned with the International German Piano Award?
The programme will be announced at a later date.
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.ipf-frankfurt.com/tickets/ or via the ticket hotline +49 69 79 53 48 20.
Subject to change.
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt
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
FINALISTS IN CONCERT
Programme
The award ceremony is drawing noticeably closer. In 45-minute piano recitals, the two finalists each offer a focused insight into their artistic signature and interpretative depth. In this decisive phase, personality, maturity, and vision come into sharper focus — another step on the path towards the presentation of the International German Piano Award.
The programme will be announced at a later date.
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.ipf-frankfurt.com/tickets/ or via the ticket hotline +49 69 79 53 48 20.
Subject to change.
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt
GRANDPRIXKONZERT
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Alternatively:
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.
Subject to change
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt