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Year
Month
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
KLASSISCHES VERGNÜGEN
Katzenberger, Nietert, Rhein-Main-Philharmoniker Frankfurt am Main

Participants

  • Kristian Katzenberger horn
  • Rhein-Main-Philharmoniker Frankfurt am Main
  • Reinhard Nietert director

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Symphony No. 60 in C major “Il distratto”

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425 “Linz Symphony”

 

 

Tickets plus fees available at the box office and in advance at www.frankfurtticket.de

 

Subject to change

Organizer: RhMPhil Music UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Kronberg im Taunus

Tickets
40 / 50 / 60 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
Duoabend für Violoncello & Klavier
Lingens, Wang

Participants

  • Moky Lingens cello
  • Pei-Yao Wang piano

Programme

Moky Lingens (cello) and Pei-Yao Wang (piano) present a duo recital featuring three major works from the cello and piano repertoire: Beethoven’s Sonata Op. 5 No. 2, Debussy’s Sonata in D minor, and Rachmaninoff’s Sonata Op. 19. Two internationally experienced musicians, who have performed in renowned concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, the Berlin Philharmonie, and Lincoln Center, come together for an evening of rich sonorities and intense chamber music.

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor

INTERMISSION

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Sonata in G minor, Op. 19

 

Tickets are available, plus applicable fees, at the box office and in advance at www.frankfurtticket.de.

 

Program subject to change.

Organizer: Impromptu 142

Tickets
18 / 32 / 45 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Emanuel Feuermann Konservatorium -
Jahreskonzert
Young string players from the Emanuel Feuermann Conservatory

Programme

Young string players from the Emanuel Feuermann Conservatory present works from various musical eras, including pieces by Vivaldi, Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Elgar, Grieg, and Shostakovich.

Solo performances, chamber music, and the Kronberg Youth String Orchestra.

Admission €15, free admission for school students

 

Subject to change.

Tickets
15 €
2026/2027 Führungen
Guided Tour of the Casals Forum

Programme

The tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours. 20–25 people can take part.

Meeting point for all tours: Beethovenplatz 1

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K1
FANTASIE & MUT
hr-Sinfonieorchester, Leleux, Montero

Participants

  • Gabriela Montero piano
  • François Leleux director
  • hr-Sinfonieorchester

Programme

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491

Kurt Weill (1900–1950)
Symphony No. 2 “Symphonic Fantasy”

 

Subject to change

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K2
IRONIE & ILLUSION
hr-Sinfonieorchester, Leleux, Montero

Participants

  • Edgar Moreau cello
  • François Leleux director
  • hr-Sinfonieorchester

Programme

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 “Classical Symphony”

 

Subject to change

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K3
C WIE COURAGE
Carmeli, Maintz, Szabó

Participants

  • Ildikó Szabó cello
  • Jens Peter Maintz cello
  • Itamar Carmeli piano

Programme

Sarvenaz Safari (*1984)
“C wie …”

Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

György Ligeti (1923–2006)
Sonata for solo cello

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op.38

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata in C major, Op. 119

 

The concert is dedicated to Emanuel Feuermann, Jacqueline du Pré and Mstislav Rostropovich.

 

In a change from the originally announced line-up, Ildikó Szabó and Itamar Carmeli will performe in place of Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Martin Helmchen and Frans Helmerson.

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K4
STRAHLKRAFT
Lyniv, Moser, Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Participants

  • Johannes Moser cello
  • Oksana Lyniv director
  • Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Programme

Édouard Lalo (1823–1892)
Concerto in D minor

Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K5
WUNDER & WEGE
Hampson, Lyniv, Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

Participants

  • Thomas Hampson Baritone
  • Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
  • Oksana Lyniv director

Programme

Yuri Laniuk (*1957)
Elegy for Large Orchestra (Message to A. G.) (world premiere)

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Songs from “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”

Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)
Peer Gynt Suites No. 1, Op. 46 and No. 2, Op. 55

 

Subject to change

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2026/2027 Kronberg Festival - K6
VERSPIELT
Kim, Korean Chamber Orchestra, Lim, Várdai

Participants

  • Ji Young Lim violin
  • István Várdai cello
  • Min Kim director
  • Korean Chamber Orchestra

Programme

Jisoo Lee (*1981)
Jindo Arirang (Theme on Traditional Korean Folk Music)

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, G 482

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Pezzo capriccioso in B minor, Op. 62

INTERMISSION

Christoph W. Gluck (1714–1787) & Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Melody from “Orfeo ed Euridice”

Franz Waxman (1906–1967)
Carmen Fantasy

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Serenade in E major, Op. 22

 

Concert introduction at 6:45 p.m. with Prof. Friedemann Eichhorn

Subject to change

Tickets
35 / 45 / 65 €