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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K1
Aus der Tiefe wächst Licht
Isserlis, Kremer, Weithaas & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin
  • Antje Weithaas violin
  • Steven Isserlis cello
  • Juniors

Programme

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Miniatures for 2 violins and viola in G minor, Op. 75a

Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949)
Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 12

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132
 

Concert introduction at 6:15 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026
Blüten der Erinnerung
Kremer, Weithaas, Zimmermann & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin
  • Antje Weithaas violin
  • Tabea Zimmermann viola

Programme

Kristaps Pētersons (1982– )
“De profundis” in memory of Alexei Navalny

Victor Kissine (1953– )
Hommage à Alfred Schnittke

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
String Quintet in F major, op. 88

Intermission

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Octet in E flat major, op. 20
 

Concert introduction at 5.15 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

 

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K3
Passion
Kremer & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin

Programme

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
"The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour on the Cross" for string quartet Hob. XX/1:B

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
String Quartet no. 8 in C minor op. 110

 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K4
Muss es sein?
Goode, Zimmermann & Juniors

Participants

  • Richard Goode piano
  • Tabea Zimmermann viola

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio in E flat major no. 2, op. 70

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
3rd movement from String Quartet in F major, op. 135

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
String Quartet no. 6
 

Concert introduction with Dr Norbert Gertsch (G. Henle Verlag) and Tabea Zimmermann
at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall


Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K5
Verwandlungen
Goode, Hoffmann, Tetzlaff & Juniors

Participants

  • Christian Tetzlaff violin
  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Richard Goode piano

Programme

Anton Webern (1883–1945)
5 Movements for String Quartet, op. 5

Antonín Dvorák (1841–1904)
String Sextet in A major, op. 48

Intermission

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, op. 45
 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K6
Glühende Saiten
Tetzlaff, Zimmermann & Juniors

Programme

Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915)
Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 30

Intermission

Peter Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
 

Concert introduction at 6.45 p.m. in the Great Hall

Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K7
Innere Gärten
Hoffman, Isserlis, Goode & Juniors

Participants

  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Steven Isserlis cello
  • Richard Goode piano

Programme

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Quartet Movement in C minor, D 703

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
String Quartet in E minor, op. 121

Intermission

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano Trio no. 2 in C major, op. 87
 

Concert introduction at 6.15 p.m. in the Great Hall


Subject to change.

Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Chamber Music Festival 2026 - K8
Im Zeichen der Freundschaft
Tetzlaff, Hoffman, Isserlis & Juniors

Participants

  • Christian Tetzlaff violin
  • Gary Hoffman cello
  • Steven Isserlis cello

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
 String Quintet in D major, K. 593

Alexander Borodin (1833–1887)
String Quartet no. 2 in D major

Intermission

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
 

Concert introduction at 5.15 p.m. in the Great Hall
 

The concert is part of „Ein Tag für die Musik“ / Musikland Hessen

Subject to change.