Current events
AN DIE MUSIK
Participants
- Janine Jansen violin
- Pauline van der Rest violin
- Noga Shaham viola
- Daniel Blendulf cello
- Torleif Thedéen cello
Programme
Anton Arensky (1861–1906)
Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 35
Jeffrey Ching (*1965)
“An die Musik” (commissioned by Kronberg Academy for the 80th anniversary of UNESCO)
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
String Quintet in C major, Op. posth. 163, D 956
Programme subject to change
STEGREIF freeEROICA
Participants
- Stegreif – The Improvising Symphony Orchestra
Programme
With freeEroica, Stegreif transforms Beethoven’s Third Symphony into a thrilling journey through revolutions and new beginnings.
Without sheet music, conductor, or chairs — but with improvisation, recomposition, and ever-changing formations throughout the space — the Eroica becomes a surprisingly new experience.
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HARMONIC JOURNEYS
Participants
- Jerusalem Quartet
Programme
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
String Quartet No. 17 in B-flat major, K. 458 “The Hunt”
Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
String Quartet No. 6, Sz. 114
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
String Quartet in F major
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FROM ISTANBUL WITH LOVE
Participants
- Fazil Say piano
- Les Essences
- Önder Baloglu conducting & violin
Programme
Önder Baloglu (*1975)
İstanbul Sarmanı (The Golden Tomcat of Istanbul)
Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899)
Intermezzo from “A Thousand and One Nights”, Op. 346
Fazil Say (*1970)
Chamber Symphony, Op. 62
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BAROCK GALA CELLO STRAVAGANZA
Participants
- Kronberg Young Soloists
- Reinhard Goebel conducting & moderation
Programme
Giovanni Mossi (1680–1742)
Concerto No. 12 in G minor, Op. 4
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto in B-flat major, RV 531 and Concerto in D major, RV 564
Giuseppe Valentini (1681–1753)
Concerto grosso No. 11 in A minor, Op. 7
Carl Philipp E. Bach (1714–1788)
Concerto in B-flat major, Wq. 171
Johann Gottfried Müthel (1728–1788)
Concerto in E-flat major
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Führung durch das Casals Forum
Programme
The guided tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours. Each tour can accommodate 20–25 participants.
Meeting point for all guided tours: Beethovenplatz 1.
Subject to change.
Führung durch das Casals Forum
Programme
The guided tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours. Each tour can accommodate 20–25 participants.
Meeting point for all guided tours: Beethovenplatz 1.
Subject to change.
MOZART DIE LETZTEN SINFONIEN
Participants
- Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
- Sasha Scolnik-Brower conductor
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
Tickets plus fees available from www.philharmonie-merck.de & www.ztix.de
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Organizer: Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
KATHARINA KONRADI - WASSER, WINTER, WUNDER
Participants
- Katharina Konradi soprano
- Joseph Middleton piano
Programme
Selected songs by Franz Schubert, Gustav Mahler, Franz Liszt, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, and Enrique Granados.
Subject to change.
TABEA ZIMMERMANN - 60 - AN DIE MUSIK
Participants
- Maya Sloane speaker
- Daniel Sepec violin
- Brian Isaacs viola
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Haesue Lee viola
- Jean-Guihen Queyras cello
- Yuval Shallon-Sloane Double Bass, Drums, Electric Bass
- Jonathan Shallon-Sloane Piano and Harpsichord
- Tabea Zimmermann director
Programme
Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179)
O virtus sapientie, O quam mirabilis est, Karitas habundat in omnia
Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Sinfonia from the cantata “Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt”, BWV 18
Max Reger (1873–1916)
Suite No. 1, Op. 131d
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963)
String Trio No. 1, Op. 34
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
An die Musik, D 547 No. 4, Op. 88
Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909)
Tango No. 2, Op. 165
Tabea Zimmermann will celebrate her 60th birthday at the Casals Forum on 17 October 2026. Look forward to a surprise concert featuring works from Hildegard von Bingen to jazz. A narrated homage “An die Musik”.
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