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LÖWENHERZ - Erzähl mir von Courage
Participants
- Oliver Herbert cello
- Michael Rotschopf
Programme
Michael Rotschopf reads. Oliver Herbert plays the cello. Together, they conjure an hour of words and music about the courage to be oneself.
Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Mann, Natalia Ginzburg, Dawn Avery, Iannis Xenakis and Pablo Casals – their voices, along with others, come together in an unusual literary and musical collage.
It is about rebellion and freedom, temptation and resistance – and about the question of when courage changes our lives. And whether sometimes we first have to go looking for it, only to discover that it has been there all along.
An afternoon for everyone who loves great writing and music, and who is open to bold and daring ideas.
Michael Rotschopf is an actor – and an exceptional interpreter of the spoken word. Trained at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, he was engaged by Vienna’s Burgtheater while still a student. He has worked with directors such as Peter Stein, appeared at the Berliner Ensemble, the Salzburg Festival and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, and is also well known from film and television. For many years, Michael Rotschopf has also been in demand as a narrator and speaker in concerts, radio plays and audiobooks. Among other appearances, he performed at Carnegie Hall in Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Requiem for a Young Poet.
Oliver Herbert is a cellist who has recently completed his studies at the Kronberg Academy. The American musician is a recipient of the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has a particular interest in contemporary music and in bringing familiar works into dialogue with newer, lesser-known repertoire.
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ILLUMINATION
Participants
- Anna Prohaska soprano
- Noah Bendix-Balgley violin
- Ensemble Resonanz
- Riccardo Minasi director
Programme
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)
Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
Elegy
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
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SCHICKSAL
Participants
- Nicolas Altstaedt cello
- Ensemble Resonanz
- Riccardo Minasi director
Programme
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
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PREISTRÄGERKONZERT
Participants
- Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
- Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Programme
Excerpts from:
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb 1 and No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb 2
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)
Concerto No. 3 in D major, G 476
INTERMISSION
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Kol Nidrei in D minor, Op. 47
Prizewinners’ Concert of the Cello Masterclasses
Presentation of the awards:
As part of the concert, the Landgraf von Hessen Prize and the Frans Helmerson Förderpreis will be presented.
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ENTDECKUNGEN
Participants
- Teilnehmende der Cello Meisterkurse
- Korrepetitoren
Programme
Final Concert of the Cello Masterclasses
The programme will be announced at a later date.
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DAVID GERINGAS ZUM 80STEN
Participants
- Dr. Jan Brachmann Reading
- David Geringas cello
- Jens Peter Maintz cello
- Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt cello
- Tatjana Geringas piano
Programme
David Geringas (*1946)
Excerpts from “Sag das niemandem: Lebenserinnerungen eines Cellisten”
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Widmung No. 1, Op. 25
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Minnelied No. 5, Op. 71
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Pièces en concert arranged for three violoncellos by David Geringas
Kronberg Academy honours the great cellist and pedagogue on his milestone birthday with a special event featuring music and recitation.
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MENDELSSOHN SCHUMANN I
Participants
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Sir András Schiff conducting & piano
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Overture, Op. 26 “The Hebrides”
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
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MENDELSSOHN SCHUMANN II
Participants
- Miklós Perényi cello
- Chamber Orchestra of Europe
- Sir András Schiff director
Programme
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
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PODIUMSGESPRÄCH "CASOURAGE"
Participants
- Sir András Schiff piano
- Paul Lendvai
- Cosima Soulez Larivière violin
- Noga Shaham viola
- Maximilian Maier
Programme
To this day, cellist Pablo Casals stands for artistic truthfulness, moral integrity and civil courage.
How important is civil courage — also for artists? Sir András Schiff reflects on this question with publicist Paul Lendvai and young soloists from Kronberg Academy.
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SUPERMUSIK
Participants
- Khadim Seck Tama, djembe, Peul flute, and vocals
- Alireza Meghrazi Kamancheh and vocals
- Berivan Canbolat Bağlama and vocals
- Naina Doroshenko Bandura and vocals
- Nicola Vock double bass
- Dennis Merz Guitar
- Oliver Riedmüller Conzept
Programme
“What? You don’t know that song? Everyone knows it!” – Who hasn’t heard that before?
They exist everywhere: world hits that supposedly everyone knows. Dere Geliyor Dere, Scarborough Fair, Mastom Mastom or Danzi — melodies that linger in your ears for a long time. But when you listen more closely, you may discover that one or another of these world hits is surprisingly unfamiliar.
Six musicians from the Bridges Chamber Orchestra have reinterpreted their favourite pieces for an interactive family concert. Together with the audience, they journey through an impressive playlist of global-local world hits and explore what connects all this music — in other words, what makes music truly super.
On this journey through their playlist, there is not only plenty to listen to, but also moments to join in, sing along, and for some children even to change the music — because, after all, world hits belong to no one and to all of us at the same time!
Recommended age: 6–11 years
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