Come and hear!

Concerts & projcets

In Kronberg stars of today make music with stars of tomorrow; leading contemporary artists give performances with outstanding next-generation musicians. The concerts, public tuition sessions and public rehearsals all provide opportunities for audiences to become stakeholders in these great musical moments. Get close to music and the artists!

Current event

Year
Month
Dagmar Westberg Foyer, Casals Forum
Free Entry
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Connects the World
CENTRAL (ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT). FOKUS DEUTSCHLAND
Lee, Sitkovetsky, Errera, Lipman, Wohlgemuth, Choi, Hecker, Helmchen

Participants

  • Christel Lee violin
  • Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
  • Karolina Errera viola
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Wassili Wohlgemuth viola
  • Hayoung Choi cello
  • Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
  • Martin Helmchen piano

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Duet with two obbligato eyeglasses in E flat major for viola and violoncello WoO 32

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor op. 66

intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Sextet No. 1 in B flat major op. 18

Concert introduction at 5.15 pm in Großer Saal with Prof. Dr. Friedemann Eichhorn.

Subject to change.

Tickets
25 / 35 / 45 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Kleiner Vorspielraum, Casals Forum
Public rehearsals:
May 12
Chang, Hagen, Han, Lee, Errera, Rosenthal, Shaham, Herbert, Kułakowski, Moreau, Rushdie Momen, Flender, Weissteiner

Participants

  • Hana Chang violin
  • William Hagen violin
  • Soojin Han violin
  • Christel Lee violin
  • Karolina Errera viola
  • Samuel Rosenthal viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Oliver Herbert cello
  • Maciej Kułakowski cello
  • Edgar Moreau cello
  • Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
  • Thomas Flender horn
  • Josef Weissteiner horn

Programme

11.45 - 13.30, Carl Bechstein Saal

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Musical fun “Dorfmusikantensextett” KV522

Soojin Han, Hana Chang, Karolina Errera, Oliver Herbert, Thomas Flender, Josef Weissteiner
 

15.00 - 17.00, Carl Bechstein Saal

Anton Webern (1883–1945)
Five movements for string quartet op. 5

Hana Chang, Christel Lee, Samuel Rosenthal, Maciej Kułakowski
 

17.15 - 19.15, Carl Bechstein Saal

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major op. 99 D 898

William Hagen, Edgar Moreau, Mishka Rushdie Momen
 

17.15 - 19.15, Kleiner Vorspielraum

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet No. 30 in G minor op. 74 No. 3 Hob III:74 “Rider Quartet”

Christel Lee, Hana Chang, Noga Shaham, Maciej Kułakowski

Subject to change.

Tickets
18 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Kleiner Vorspielraum, Casals Forum
Public rehearsals:
May 13
Chang, Chen, Hagen, Han, Kadesha, Lee, Lipman, Shaham, Cho, Choi, Kułakowski, Moreau, Consonni, Rushdie Momen

Participants

  • Hana Chang violin
  • Stella Chen violin
  • William Hagen violin
  • Soojin Han violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Christel Lee violin
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Brannon Cho cello
  • Hayoung Choi cello
  • Maciej Kułakowski cello
  • Edgar Moreau cello
  • Martina Consonni piano
  • Mishka Rushdie Momen piano

Programme

9.30 - 11.30, Carl Bechstein Saal

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major op. 99 D 898

William Hagen, Edgar Moreau, Mishka Rushdie Momen
 

11.45 - 13.45, Kleiner Vorspielraum

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet No. 30 in G minor op. 74 No. 3 Hob III:74 “Rider Quartet”

Christel Lee, Hana Chang, Noga Shaham, Maciej Kułakowski
 

11.45 - 13.45, Carl Bechstein Saal

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Piano Quintet in A minor op. 84

Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Soojin Han, Matthew Lipman, Hayoung Choi, Martina Consonni
 

15.00 - 17.00, Carl Bechstein Saal

Andreia Pinto Correia (*1971)
Streichtrio (UA) 

Stella Chen, Matthew Lipman, Brannon Cho

Subject to change.

Tickets
18 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Connects the World
SOUTHEAST. FOKUS ÖSTERREICH
Chang, Hagen, Han, Lee, Errera, Rosenthal, Herbert, Kułakowski, Moreau, Rushdie Momen, Flender, Weissteiner

Participants

  • Hana Chang violin
  • William Hagen violin
  • Soojin Han violin
  • Christel Lee violin
  • Karolina Errera viola
  • Samuel Rosenthal viola
  • Oliver Herbert cello
  • Maciej Kułakowski cello
  • Edgar Moreau cello
  • Mishka Rushdie Momen piano
  • Thomas Flender horn
  • Josef Weissteiner horn

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Musical fun “Dorfmusikantensextett” KV522

Anton Webern (1883–1945)
Five movements for string quartet op. 5

intermission

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major op. 99 D 898

Subject to change.

Tickets
25 / 35 / 45 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Kleiner Vorspielraum, Casals Forum
Public rehearsals:
May 14
Bouchkov, Chang, Chen, Kadesha, Lee, Lipman, Shaham, Cho, Karizna, Kułakowski, Shadrin, Carmeli, Hamos

Participants

  • Marc Bouchkov violin
  • Hana Chang violin
  • Stella Chen violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Christel Lee violin
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Brannon Cho cello
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Maciej Kułakowski cello
  • Aleksey Shadrin cello
  • Itamar Carmeli piano
  • Julia Hamos piano

Programme

9.30 - 11.30, Carl Bechstein Saal

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet No. 30 in G minor op. 74 No. 3 Hob III:74 “Rider Quartet”

Christel Lee, Hana Chang, Noga Shaham, Maciej Kułakowski
 

11.45 - 13.45, Kleiner Vorspielraum

Andreia Pinto Correia (*1971)
Streichtrio (UA) 

Stella Chen, Matthew Lipman, Brannon Cho
 

11.45 - 13.45, Carl Bechstein Saal

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
String Quintet in C major op. 30 no. 6 G 324 “La Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid”

Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Marc Bouchkov, Noga Shaham, Ivan Karizna, Aleksey Shadrin
 

15.00 - 17.00, Carl Bechstein Saal

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Rhapsodie espagnole M 54

Julia Hamos, Itamar Carmeli

Subject to change.

Tickets
18 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Connects the World
NORTHWEST. FOKUS ENGLAND
Hulett, Chang, Hagen, Han, Kadesha, Lee, van der Rest, Lipman, Rosenthal, Shaham, Choi, Kułakowski, Moreau, Consonni, Rushdie Momen

Participants

  • Benjamin Hulett tenor
  • Hana Chang violin
  • William Hagen violin
  • Soojin Han violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Christel Lee violin
  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Samuel Rosenthal viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Hayoung Choi cello
  • Maciej Kułakowski cello
  • Edgar Moreau cello
  • Martina Consonni piano
  • Mishka Rushdie Momen piano

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String Quartet No. 30 in G minor op. 74 No. 3 Hob III:74 “Rider Quartet”

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
On Wenlock Edge

intermission

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Piano Quintet in A minor op. 84

Concert introduction at 6.45 pm in Großer Saal with Chloë Herteleer.

Subject to change.

Tickets
25 / 35 / 45 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Public rehearsals:
May 15
Johanns, Bouchkov, Han, Kadesha, Kim, Errera, Cho, Karizna, Asal, Hamos, Navon

Participants

  • Thorsten Johanns clarinet
  • Marc Bouchkov violin
  • Soojin Han violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Dami Kim violin
  • Karolina Errera viola
  • Brannon Cho cello
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Julius Asal piano
  • Julia Hamos piano
  • Itai Navon piano

Programme

9.30 - 11.30, Carl Bechstein Saal

César Franck (1822–1890)
Piano Quintet in A minor op. 84

Dami Kim, Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Karolina Errera, Ivan Karizna, Julia Hamos
 

11.45 - 13.45, Carl Bechstein Saal

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
La muse et le poète op. 132

Marc Bouchkov, Brannon Cho, Julius Asal
 

15.00 - 17.00, Carl Bechstein Saal

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Suite for clarinet, violin and piano op. 157b

Thorsten Johanns, Soojin Han, Itai Navon

Subject to change.

Tickets
18 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Connects the World
SOUTHWEST. FOKUS SPANIEN/PORTUGAL
Ribas, Bouchkov, Chen, Kadesha, Lipman, Shaham, Cañón Valencia, Cho, Karizna, Shadrin, Asal, Consonni, Hamos, Carmeli

Participants

  • Cláudia Ribas mezzo soprano
  • Marc Bouchkov violin
  • Stella Chen violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Santiago Cañón Valencia cello
  • Brannon Cho cello
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Aleksey Shadrin cello
  • Julius Asal piano
  • Martina Consonni piano
  • Julia Hamos piano
  • Itamar Carmeli piano

Programme

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Rhapsodie espagnole M 54

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
String Quintet in C major op. 30 no. 6 G 324 “La Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid”

intermission

Andreia Pinto Correia (*1971)
Streichtrio (UA)

Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)
Siete canciones populares españolas

Concert introduction at 6.45 pm in Großer Saal with Chloë Herteleer.

Subject to change.

Tickets
25 / 35 / 45 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Public rehearsals:
May 16
Chen, Fu, Kadesha, Kim, Errera, Lipman, Brantelid, Karizna, Shadrin, Abdelmoula, Hamos

Participants

  • Stella Chen violin
  • Leonard Fu violin
  • Jonian Ilias Kadesha violin
  • Dami Kim violin
  • Karolina Errera viola
  • Matthew Lipman viola
  • Andreas Brantelid cello
  • Ivan Karizna cello
  • Aleksey Shadrin cello
  • Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula piano
  • Julia Hamos piano

Programme

9.30 - 11.30, Carl Bechstein Saal

César Franck (1822–1890)
Piano Quintet in F minor

Dami Kim, Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Karolina Errera, Ivan Karizna, Julia Hamos
 

11.45 - 13.45, Carl Bechstein Saal

Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
String Quartet in E minor

Dami Kim, Stella Chen, Karolina Errera, Aleksey Shadrin
 

17.15 - 19.15, Carl Bechstein Saal

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Piano Quintet in A major op. 81

Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula, Stella Chen, Leonard Fu, Matthew Lipman, Andreas Brantelid

Subject to change.

Tickets
18 €