Current events
Mittwochskonzert Izak Nuri
Participants
- Izak Nuri cello
Programme
The programme is curated by the students themselves and will be announced at a later date.
The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
Subject to change.
CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF - 60 - AUS DER MITTE
Participants
- Orchestra comprising members of the Kronberg Academy and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts
- Christian Tetzlaff director
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Subject to change
ROMA-ROMANTIK VOL 4: SLAVONICA SYMPHONICA
Participants
- Antal Zalai violin
- Sinfoniekonzert mit den Roma und Sinti Philharmonikern
- Riccardo M. Sahiti director
Programme
The concert places Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the New World” — the Slavic composer’s most famous work — at the centre of the programme.
It also reveals, through Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s Concert Fantasy from The Golden Cockerel, Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane, and A. S. Spienelli’s Romano Dives, the many ways in which musical influences from Roma and Sinti culture have left their mark on the classical orchestral repertoire.
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
Concert Fantasy from “The Golden Cockerel” for violin and orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
“Tzigane” Rhapsody for violin and orchestra
Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Alexian Santino Spinelli (*1964)
“Romano Dives” for orchestra
Ticket price plus fees; available at the box office and in advance from Frankfurt Ticket.
Subject to change
Organizer: Philharmonischer Verein der Roma und Sinti e.V.
SOLOMON'S KNOT - SINGET BACH
Participants
- Solomon’s Knot
Programme
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Motet “Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir,” BWV 228
Motet “Komm, Jesu, komm,” BWV 229
Motet “Der Geist hilft unser Schwachheit auf,” BWV 226
Motet “Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied,” BWV 225
Motet “Lobet den Herrn,” BWV 230
Motet “Jesu, meine Freude,” BWV 227
Subject to change
Between Worlds
Participants
- Amira Abouzahra violin
Programme
Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Sándor Szokolay (1931–2013)
Capriccio for Two Violins
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS:
• Oliver Neubauer, violin
• Mariam Abouzahra, violin
• Brian Isaacs, viola
• István Várdai, cello
• Pablo Barragán, clarinet
The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
Subject to change.
ORATORIUM ELIAS FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Participants
- Nora Friedrichs soprano
- Lisa Kleberger soprano
- Karolina Makula
- Michael Porter tenor
- Sebastian Geyer Baritone
- speaker
- Der Chor der Johanniskirche
- Königskinder der Altkönigschule Kronberg
- Jugendchor St. Johann
- Bernhard Zosel conducting
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Elijah, Op. 70
This masterpiece of oratorio literature, whose genesis also reaches into the Taunus region, will be performed in Kronberg for the first time.
The oratorio will be preceded by an approximately five-minute prologue for narrator and orchestra, based on a text by Elie Wiesel about the prophet Elijah. Students from Altkönigschule Kronberg, Bischof-Neumann-Schule Königstein, and the Department of Art and Design at August-Bebel-Schule Offenbach will present their artistic interpretations of the prophet in the foyer of the Casals Forum.
Ticket price and advance booking start date will be announced at a later date.
Subject to change
Organizer: Ev. Kirchengemeinde St. Johann Kronberg
Mittwochskonzert Jacques Forestier
Participants
- Jacques Forestier violin
Programme
The programme is curated by the students themselves and will be announced at a later date.
The ticket price for the Wednesday Concerts includes one drink on the evening of the concert.
Subject to change.
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN - GLOCKEN & SCHATTEN
Participants
- Marc-André Hamelin piano
Programme
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 58
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
Georges Enescu (1881–1955)
Carillon nocturne from Suite No. 3, Op. 18
Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Selection from “Images”, Book 2
Earl Wild (1915–2010)
Seven Virtuoso Études on Gershwin Songs
Programme subject to change
ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT
Participants
- Robert Neumann piano
Programme
An artist of exceptional calibre, predicted to have a great future, with outstanding musical intelligence, the highest interpretative quality, and that rare charisma reminiscent of the ideal of musical genius.
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
4 Etudes, Op. 4
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
12 Etudes, Op. 25
Robert Neumann (b. 2001)
4 Etudes-Tableaux (Commentary by the composer)
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
“Après une lecture de Dante” (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.
Subject to change.
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt
NOMINEES IN CONCERT
Programme
Anyone who performs under such a prestigious title at a young age has already travelled a remarkable path of consistent work and artistic development. Whose artistic signature will ultimately be crowned with the International German Piano Award?
The programme will be announced at a later date.
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.ipf-frankfurt.com/tickets/ or via the ticket hotline +49 69 79 53 48 20.
Subject to change.
Organizer: International Piano Forum Frankfurt