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Month
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
Among Friends - Folk Serenades - Noga Shaham
M. Shaham, N. Shaham, Udovychenko, Warenberg

Participants

  • Noga Shaham viola

Programme

Georgii Moroz (*2001)
Serenade for violin and viola ( 2026 world premiere)

Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
Serenade, Op. 12, for two violins and viola (1920)

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Serenade for String Trio in C major, Op. 10 (1902)

Hugo Wolf (1860–1903)
Italian Serenade in G major (1887)

Additional performers:
Michael Shaham, violin
Dmytro Udovychenko, violin
Alexander Warenberg, cello

The ticket price for Wednesday concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.

 

Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96. 

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Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
Roots - Hans Christian Aavik
H. Aavik, K. Aavik, Isaacs, Pejčić, Talas

Participants

  • Hans Christian Aavik violin

Programme

Danish traditional – “Sonderho Bridal Trilogy Pt. III”, German traditional – “Now found is the fairest of Roses”, Artur Kapp (1878–1952) – “Estonian Dance”

Australian traditional – “Waltzing Matilda” (Arr. Koncz)

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Sz. 87

Danish traditional – “Minuet No. 60”, Fredrik Sjölin (1982*) – “Intermezzo”, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (1982*) – “Shine you no more”

William Walton (1902–1983)
String Quartet in A minor
IV. Allegro molto – Poco a poco più animato

Jaan Rääts (1932–2020)

Concerto for Chamber Orchestra, op. 16 (Arranged for piano quintett)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro
IV. Grave
V. Allegro

 

Additional performers:
Ruslan Talas, violin
Brian Isaacs, viola
Petar Pejčić, cello
Karolina Aavik, piano

The ticket price for Wednesday concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.

 

Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96. 

Book concert package

 

Subject to change

Tickets
24 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Bach im Fluss
Bach and Akkordeon: Richard Galliano
Carmeli, Diagilev, Friedensburg, Galliano, Neubauer, van der Rest, Wohlgemuth

Participants

  • Richard Galliano accordion
  • Oliver Neubauer violin
  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Wassili Wohlgemuth viola
  • Clara Yuna Friedensburg cello
  • Itamar Carmeli harpsichord

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Prelude from: Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) (arr. R. Galliano)
Sicilienne from: Sonata in E-flat major for solo flute, BWV 1031 

Passion Galliano: Musette waltzes, jazz, tango, improvisations on classical music

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) (arr. R. Galliano)
Largo from: Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041

Richard Galliano
Aria et Variation

In cooperation with Frankfurter Bachkonzerte e. V.

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Tickets
35 / 45 / 55 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
Dancing at the Edge - Anna Im
Im, Kruithof, Moreau

Participants

  • Anna Im violin

Programme

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Major, D. 384, Op. 137 No. 1

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)
Sonata for Violin and Piano FP 119

John Novacek (b. 1964)
Four Rags (composed in 1999)
Intoxication
4th Street Drags
Cockles
Full Stride Ahead

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8

 

Additional performers:
Benjamin Kruithof, cello
Jérémie Moreau, piano
 

The ticket price for Wednesday concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
Enjoy five Wednesday concerts at a special price of €96. 

Book concert package

 

Subject to change

Tickets
24 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Kosmos Beethoven
Kosmos Beethoven: die Klavierkonzerte I
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Kirill Gerstein

Participants

  • Kirill Gerstein piano
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concertos in E-flat major, WoO 4
No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Concert introduction at 6:45 p.m. by Dr. Julia Ronge, Curator of Collections | Beethoven-Haus Bonn.

CONCERT PACKAGE AT A SPECIAL PRICE
“Cosmos Beethoven” 180 / 132 / 84 €


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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Kosmos Beethoven
Kosmos Beethoven: die Klavierkonzerte II
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Kirill Gerstein

Participants

  • Kirill Gerstein piano
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concertos No. 1 in C major op. 15
No. 5 in E flat major op. 73 ‘Emperor’



CONCERT PACKAGE AT A SPECIAL PRICE
“Cosmos Beethoven” 180 / 132 / 84 €

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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Kosmos Beethoven
Kosmos Beethoven: die Klavierkonzerte III
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Kirill Gerstein

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concertos No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19, and No. 4 in G major, Op. 58


Änderungen vorbehalten.

Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte
MittwochsKonzert - Petar Pejčić
The lineup and program are organized by the students themselves and announced shortly before the concert.

Participants

  • Petar Pejčić cello

Programme

Die Besetzung und das Programm werden durch die Studierenden selbst gestaltet und kurzfristig bekannt gegeben.

Im Ticketpreis der Mittwochskonzerte ist ein Getränk am Konzertabend inbegriffen.

 

Genießen Sie fünf MittwochsKonzerte zum Vorteilspreis von 96€
Konzertpaket buchen

 

Änderungen vorbehalten

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Masters in Performance
Luka Coetzee, Violoncello
Final recitals by Bachelor’s and Master’s students

Participants

  • Luka Coetzee cello
  • Anna Naretto piano

Programme

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Sonata in C major for cello and piano, Op. 65

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, Op. 19

Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908)
Gypsy Airs for chamber orchestra, Op. 20
 

Day ticket Saturday
50€

Day ticket Sunday
50€


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Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Masters in Performance
Wassili Wohlgemuth, Viola
Final recitals by Bachelor’s and Master’s students

Participants

  • Wassili Wohlgemuth viola
  • Anna Naretto piano

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Suite No. 5 in C minor for cello, BWV 1011

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Märchenbilder for viola and piano, Op. 113

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Lachrymae for viola and piano, Op. 48
 

Day ticket Saturday
50€

Day ticket Sunday
50€


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