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Current event
ORATORIUM ELIAS FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Participants
- Nora Friedrichs soprano
- Lisa Kleberger soprano
- Karolina Makula
- Michael Porter tenor
- Sebastian Geyer Baritone
- speaker
- Der Chor der Johanniskirche
- Königskinder der Altkönigschule Kronberg
- Jugendchor St. Johann
- Bernhard Zosel conducting
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Elijah, Op. 70
This masterpiece of oratorio literature, whose genesis also reaches into the Taunus region, will be performed in Kronberg for the first time.
The oratorio will be preceded by an approximately five-minute prologue for narrator and orchestra, based on a text by Elie Wiesel about the prophet Elijah. Students from Altkönigschule Kronberg, Bischof-Neumann-Schule Königstein, and the Department of Art and Design at August-Bebel-Schule Offenbach will present their artistic interpretations of the prophet in the foyer of the Casals Forum.
Ticket price and advance booking start date will be announced at a later date.
Subject to change
Organizer: Ev. Kirchengemeinde St. Johann Kronberg
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
Shades of 20th-Century Polish Music - Antoni Wrona
Participants
- Antoni Wrona cello
Programme
Grażyna Bacewicz (1909–1969)
Polish Capriccio for Solo Violin (1949), arr. for Solo Cello by Andrzej Orkisz
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes for Violin and Piano, Op. 47 (1949), arr. for Cello and Piano by Antoni Wrona
Ludomir Różycki (1883–1953)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in A minor, Op. 10 (1906)
Andrzej Panufnik (1914–1991)
Piano Trio, Op. 1 (1934; reconstructed in 1945)
ADDITIONAL PARTICIPANTS
Michael Shaham violin
Isa Trotta piano
A drink on the evening of the concert is included in the ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts.
Subject to change.
THE FOUR SEASONS IN JANOKSA STYLE
Participants
- Janoska Ensemble
- Kronberg Young Soloists
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Spring – Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269
I. The Groovy Birds
II. Dreaming Soul
III. The Irish Wedding
Summer – Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315
I. Caribbean Vibes
II. Silence Before the Storm
III. Storm in Janoska Style
INTERMISSION
Autumn – Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293
I. 7/8 Balkan Journey
II. Blind Improvisation
III. The Hunter and the Jazzy Fox
Winter – Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297
I. Dancing in the Snow
II. Sweet Home
III. Peace and Love Forever
Janoska Ensemble
Kronberg Young Soloists
Subject to change.