CONCERT INTRODUCTION K13
At the beginning of the concert in the Great Hall with Eckart von Hirschhausen

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Concert on the Theme of Healing with Moderation

John Cage (1912–1992)
In a Landscape (Arr. J. Messina)

Evan Ziporyn (*1959)
From „Qi“: II. Garden

Reena Esmail (*1983)
Zeher (Poison)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
From String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132: „Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der Lydischen Tonart“

Caroline Shaw (*1982)
Schisma

Philip Glass (*1937)
String Quartet No. 4 „Buczak“

Concert on the theme of healing with commentary
Want to let your mind wander while listening to music? You can do just that on 28 September at the Casals Forum in Kronberg: minimal music by the Brooklyn Rider string quartet will transport you to infinite expanses. The works performed also revolve around healing and health: in his 15th string quartet, Ludwig van Beethoven sets to music the ‘sacred song of thanksgiving of a convalescent to the deity’, while Evan Zyporin embarks on a search for the energy of qi in his quartet piece. Presentations between the pieces promise meditative contemplation.
Let yourself be healed by the superpower of music!

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Music, Humor, and Madness – a spectacular show in which Igudesman & Joo look back on their career before saying farewell to the stage at the end of 2025.

6:30 PM, Casals Forum, Great Hall
CONCERT INTRODUCTION K15
What the Music Does to You!
With Prof. Stefan Kölsch

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Surprise Program featuring works by well-known and yet-to-be-discovered composers.

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Eckart von Hirschhausen: Music Makes You Happy! An Evening of Punchlines, Piano, and Cello

Doctor, science journalist, and bestselling author Eckart von Hirschhausen combines humor with purpose, science with zest for life – and asks: How can we live well – with ourselves, with each other, and on this planet? What does a coral reef sound like? And what brings us into resonance?

Together with pianist Christoph Reuter and cellist Tanja Tetzlaff, you’ll experience classical music and cabaret, goosebumps and song, plenty of improvisation and surprising “aha” moments: how music shapes us even before birth, how it makes us happy – and how it can even help save the world a little.

The program for this world premiere has been created especially for Kronberg. It also marks the first joint performance of Eckart von Hirschhausen with the renowned cellist Tanja Tetzlaff – and young soloists from the Kronberg Academy will join them on stage.

A doctor’s appointment for physical, mental, and planetary health. Covered by all insurance plans.

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