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Year
Month
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ORATORIUM ELIAS FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Dentler, Der Chor der Johanniskirche, Friedrichs, Geyer, Kleberger, Königskinder der Altkönigschule Kronberg, Jugendchor St. Johann, Makula, Porter, Orchester, Zosel

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

TICKETS
35 / 45 / 60 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Mittwochskonzerte
From Dreams to Dance - Jacques Forestier
Forestier, Gagliano, Oguchi, Rosenthal, Shim

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.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Klavier Solo
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN - GLOCKEN & SCHATTEN
Hamelin

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

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

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

Tickets
30 / 40 / 45 / 50 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
NOMINEES IN CONCERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

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

Tickets
15 / 35 / 40 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Geburtstage
ANTJE WEITHAAS - 60 - AUS DEM INNERSTEN
Hecker, Larivière, Okamoto, 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

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

Tickets
30 / 45 / 60 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
FINALISTS IN CONCERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

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

Tickets
15 / 30 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
GRAND­PRIX­KONZERT
XV German Piano Award – International Piano Masters

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

Tickets
30 / 45 / 55 / 65 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Mittwochskonzerte
Shades of 20th-Century Polish Music - Antoni Wrona
Shaham, Trotta, 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. 

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 FSS Janoska Ensemble
THE FOUR SEASONS IN JANOKSA STYLE
Janoska Ensemble, Kronberg Young Soloists

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.