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Großer Saal, Casals Forum
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Opening Gala - The 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Programme

Chopin: Rondo for Two Pianos in C Major, Op. posth. 73 (Kevin Chen and Yukine Kuroki)

Mozart: Rondo K.511 (Yukine Kuroki)

Debussy: Prélude (from "Pour le piano", No. 1) (Yukine Kuroki)

Chopin (Yukine Kuroki):

• Nocturne Op. 9, No. 3 in B 

• Nocturne, Op. 15, No.2 in F-sharp Major 

• Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 in C-sharp Minor 

Intermission

Debussy: La plus que lente – Valse (Kevin Chen)

Mendelssohn: Spinnerlied (from Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67) (Kevin Chen)

Chopin (Kevin Chen):

• Étude, Op. 25, No.5 in E minor 

• Étude, Op. 10, No.4 in C-sharp minor 

• Waltz, Op. 64, No.2 in C-sharp minor 

• Polonaise in A-flat major 'Heroic', Op. 53 

• Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

• Rachmaninov: Suite for two pianos, Op. 5 (Kevin Chen and Yukine Kuroki)

Tichekts
35 / 45 / 55 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
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The 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Stages 1 of the 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition will be held this year from 28 April to 4 May 2026. Three times per day open for public (see ticketlink)

Programme

The Ballot, which determines the competitors’ order of appearance, will take place on 27 April. Only then will we know which pianists will perform in each session, and the results will be

 

28 April - 1 May  

Stage I Recitals Kronberg Academy, Kronberg
All Competitors, 35 - 40 minutes recitals

Schedule Stage 1

Tickets
30 / 40 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
2025/2026 Mittwochskonzerte

“From night to light” - Dmytro Udovychenko

Chang, Shaham, Choi, Udovychenko, Shadrin, Herbert, Han

Participants

  • Dmytro Udovychenko violin

Programme

Evhen Stankovych (1942*)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2017)

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20
I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggerissimo
IV. Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
From String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132:
3. "Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an der Gottheit, in der Lydian mode"

Additional performers:
Hana Chang, violin
Michael Shaham, violin
Elli Choi, violin
Noga Shaham, viola
Ivan Udovychenko, viola
Oleksii Shadrin, violoncello
Oliver Herbert, violoncello
Anna Han, piano

 

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

Book concert package

 

Subject to change

Tickets
24 €
A guest at the Casals Forum

The 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

Stage 2 of the 18th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition will be held this year from 28 April to 4 May 2026. Three times per day open for public (see ticketlink)

Programme

The Ballot, which determines the competitors’ order of appearance, will take place on 27 April. Only then will we know which pianists will perform in each session, and the results will be

 

2 - 4 May

Stage II Recitals Kronberg Academy, Kronberg

16 Competitors, 50 - 60 minutes recitals

Schedule Stage 2 

Tickets
30 / 40 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum

Ein außergewöhnliches Konzert. Meisterwerke von Schostakowitsch bis Williams

Sinfonisches Akkordeon-Orchester Hessen, Bauer

Programme

Pieces by Jean Sibelius, Dmitri Schostakowitsch, Engelbert Humperdinck, John Williams u. a.

Participants:
Sinfonisches Akkordeon-Orchester Hessen
Conductor: Thomas Bauer

Subject to change.

Organizer: Landes-Akkordeon-Orchester Hessen e.V. (LAOH e.V.)

Tickets
15 / 25 / 30 €
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, Petersons & Juniors

Participants

  • Gidon Kremer violin
  • Antje Weithaas violin
  • Tabea Zimmermann viola
  • Kristaps Petersons double bass
  • Kremerata Baltica

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.