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21. September –3.
Oktober 2023

Casals Forum

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Kronberg Academy

KRONBERG FESTIVAL
“Human first”

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We celebrate 30 years of Kronberg Academy with 26 concerts and much more: a festival for Pablo Casals on the 50th anniversary of his death.

Information on the full concert program can be found here.

24 September -2 October 2023

Casals Forum

Kronberg Academy

VIOLIN & VIOLA MASTER CLASSES

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More than “just” a festival: when great violinists are guests in Kronberg, there is of course also teaching – master training for young talents, enriched by key musical experiences in concert. All this can be experienced at the public violin master classes embedded in the Kronberg Festival.

September 30, 2023

15.00
Casals Forum

SOLD OUT

For children from 5 years

Kronberg Academy

CLASSIC FOR KIDS

Träume, Vögel und Forellen

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Music by Pablo Casals, Franz Schubert (Forellenquintett) and other musician-inventor.

Musicians of the HessenClassicPlayers
Christoph Gotthardt, music education and piano

October 27-29, 2023

Casals Forum, Carl Bechstein Hall

Kronberg Academy

MIT MUSIK – MITEINANDER

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Public rehearsals and a workshop concert with young professionals and young talents.

Sun 5 November 2023

14.00
Casals Forum

10 / 20 €

For children from 5 years

Kronberg Academy

CLASSIC FOR KIDS

Musical excursion: “Alla Turca” – an oriental musical fairy tale

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The musical fairy tale is told by actors and the Pindakaas Saxophone Quartet. Alla Turca” is about the encounter of the famous musician Franz von Stock with the lively genie Flitzmed and, of course, a lot of classical music on the theme of the Orient.

Sun 5 November 2023

16.00
Casals Forum

10 / 20 €

For children from 5 years

Kronberg Academy

CLASSIC FOR KIDS

Musical excursion: “Alla Turca” – an oriental musical fairy tale

Further information

The musical fairy tale is told by actors and the Pindakaas Saxophone Quartet. Alla Turca” is about the encounter of the famous musician Franz von Stock with the lively genie Flitzmed and, of course, a lot of classical music on the theme of the Orient.

Fri 10 November 2023

15.00
Casals Forum

15 €

Kronberg Academy

Tour around Casals Forum

Further information

The Casals Forum is: a transparent, open concert hall building and a study center “turned in on itself”. What does the interior of a building look like, whose architecture is completely at the service of music and the listening experience in every corner? At the Casals Forum you can see it and discover much more than music.

The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. It can be attended by 20-25 people. Meeting point for all tours: Beethovenplatz 1

Fri 10 November 2023

17.00
Casals Forum

15 €

Kronberg Academy

Tour around Casals Forum

Further information

The Casals Forum is: a transparent, open concert hall building and a study center “turned in on itself”. What does the interior of a building look like, whose architecture is completely at the service of music and the listening experience in every corner? At the Casals Forum you can see it and discover much more than music.

The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. It can be attended by 20-25 people. Meeting point for all tours: Beethovenplatz 1

Fri 24 November 2023

15.00
Casals Forum

15 €

Kronberg Academy

Tour around Casals Forum

Further information

The Casals Forum is: a transparent, open concert hall building and a study center “turned in on itself”. What does the interior of a building look like, whose architecture is completely at the service of music and the listening experience in every corner? At the Casals Forum you can see it and discover much more than music.

The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. It can be attended by 20-25 people. Meeting point for all tours: Beethovenplatz 1

Fri 24 November 2023

17.00
Casals Forum

15 €

Kronberg Academy

Tour around Casals Forum

Further information

The Casals Forum is: a transparent, open concert hall building and a study center “turned in on itself”. What does the interior of a building look like, whose architecture is completely at the service of music and the listening experience in every corner? At the Casals Forum you can see it and discover much more than music.

The tour lasts about 1.5 hours. It can be attended by 20-25 people. Meeting point for all tours: Beethovenplatz 1

Sat 16 December

19.45
Casals Forum, Großer Saal

TICKETS

Kronberg Academy

Weihnachtskonzert with Freiburger Barockorchester

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Festive cantatas and motets by J. S. Bach and M. Praetorius with the Zürcher Sing-Akademie and the Freiburger Barockorchester

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)
Orchestersuite No. 4 in D major BWV 1069
Kantate BWV 91 – Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ

MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (1571 – 1621)
Ecce Dominus veniet
Angelus ad pastores ait

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)
Kantate BWV 110 – Unser Mund sei voll Lachens

Subject to change.

Sun 7 January 2024

18.15
Casals Forum, Großer Saal

Tickets can be booked here:
Tel. +49 6173 783377 or karten(at)kronbergacademy.de

Kronberg Academy

Künstlerfreundschaften – ein Abend für András Schiff

Exclusively for friends of the Kronberg Academy

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For 20 years, the pianist András Schiff has been accompanying the Kronberg Academy as an artist, a teacher, the initiator of the Sir András Schiff Performance Programme for Young Pianists, an artistic advisor, and as a friend. He has just celebrated his 70th birthday. However, this is just one reason to celebrate this artistic friendship with a concert evening for András Schiff together with our young soloists and with you! According to his wishes. The proceeds will benefit the Sir András Schiff Fund for the promotion of young pianists.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
String quintet No. 4 in g minor KV 516

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Piano quintet op. 44

… and a musical surprise from Sir András Schiff himself.

Following Alumni will be performing:

Stephen Waarts, Violin
Mairéad Hickey, Violin
Diyang Mei, Viola,
Georgy Kovalev, Viola
Ivan Karizna, Violoncello

aswell as other young soloists, who are currently studying at the Kronberg Academy, and Sir András Schiff (Piano)

Subject to change.

Fri 19 January 2024

19.15
Casals Forum, Carl Bechstein Saal

Tickets can be booked here:
Tel. +49 6173 783377 or karten(at)kronbergacademy.de

Kronberg Academy

Eine barockige „Masterclass in Concert“ mit Reinhard Goebel

Exclusively for friends of the Kronberg Academy

Further information

Several times a month, renowned artists come to the Casals Forum to work with our students in “internal masterclasses.” Reinhard Goebel, the legendary founder of Musica Antiqua Köln and Harnoncourt’s successor as professor of historical performance practice at the Salzburg Mozarteum, immerses our students in the world of Baroque music for three days. An orchestra is even formed during this time. We want to hear the results! – and we can, as this concert serves as the culmination.

PIETRO LOCATELLI (1695–1764)
Concerto grosso in F major for four violins and strings op. 4, No. 12

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681–1767)
Concerto in G major for two violas TWV 52:G3

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Concerto in d minor for two violins BWV 1043

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678–1741)
Concerto in C major for violin and two celli RV 561

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
Brandenburg concerto No. 3 in G major BWV 1048

Subject to change.

Sat 27 January 2024

18.15
Casals Forum, Carl Bechstein Saal

Tickets can be booked here:
Tel. +49 6173 783377 or karten(at)kronbergacademy.de

Kronberg Academy

Kronberg zuerst: Das Carnegie Hall-Konzert mit Tabea Zimmermann

Exclusively for friends of the Kronberg Academy

Further information

Just a few days before the first lockdown in New York in 2020, the Kronberg Academy was “on tour” in Carnegie Hall for the first time with its students. Now, it’s finally happening again! Violist and professor Tabea Zimmermann has prepared a program with five of our students and alumni that they will perform together in February. But before the New York audience, our friends in Kronberg will be the first to hear it!

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Trio for clarinette, cello and piano in A major op. 114
(Alternative Version for viola, cello and piano)

Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)
String quartet No. 4 op. 22

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)
Piano quintet in E major op. 15

Subject to change.

Fri 2 February 2024

19.15
Casals Forum, Großer Saal

Tickets can be booked here:
Tel. +49 6173 783377 or karten(at)kronbergacademy.de

Kronberg Academy

In Residence: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Exklusiv für Freunde der Kronberg Academy

Further information

As Orchestra in Residence at the Casals Forum, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe rehearses in the Great Hall before heading out for its concerts. Also in February, with soloist Kirill Gerstein. Then it wants to show our friends how everything fits: a sonorous concert with masters of classical music!

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756 – 1791)
Overture from Così fan tutte KV 588

ANTONIO SALIERI (1750 – 1825)
26 Variations on “La folia di Spagna” for orchestra

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827)
Piano concerto No. 2 in B flat op. 19

Subject to change.

9 - 19 May

Casals Forum

Kronberg Academy

Chamber Music Connects the World

(Public) rehearsals and concerts

Further information

In May, chamber music again connects the world – when “Seniors” and “Juniors” rehearse, play, and perform together in front of an audience for ten days.

14 - 16 June 2024

Casals Forum, Carls Bechstein Saal

Kronberg Academy

Masters in Performance

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Thus, even exam concerts become a fest(ival) with a lot of excitement on all sides: Our young soloists of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programs present themselves in small concerts at the end of the academic year.

20 September - 3 October

Kronberg

Kronberg Academy

Kronberg Festival 2024

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In the fall, the festival in Kronberg blazes again! World-renowned musicians, top young talents and exceptional orchestras and ensembles show how musicians fuel each other and what they can do to make the spark fly over and ignite their audience for them.

25 - 30 September 2024

Stadthalle Kronberg

Kronberg Academy

VioViva Kronberg – International Violin Fair

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For the second time, the international violin making fair VioViva provides an insight into the fascinating world of instrument making. During the Kronberg Festival at the Stadthalle Kronberg.