Current events
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
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Oratorium Elias, Felix Mendelssohn
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.
Ticket price and advance booking start date will be announced at a later date.
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.
The programme will be announced at a later date.
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.
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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.
ANTJE WEITHAAS - 60 - AUS DEM INNERSTEN
Participants
- Antje Weithaas director
- Seiji Okamoto violin
- Sào Soulez Larivière viola
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker cello
- Orchester aus Mitgliedern der Kronberg Academy und der Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 131
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Symphony No. 7 in B minor, D 759 “Unfinished”
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FINALISTS IN CONCERT
Programme
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The award ceremony is drawing noticeably closer. In 45-minute piano recitals, the two finalists each offer a focused insight into their artistic signature and interpretative depth. In this decisive phase, personality, maturity, and vision come into sharper focus — another step on the path towards the presentation of 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.
GRANDPRIXKONZERT
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
This work calls for a finely nuanced touch, stylistic clarity and a sense of balance between formal rigour and inner drama. With musical maturity and attentive interplay, Beethoven’s sound world unfolds with compelling presence.
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
This composition demands tonal breadth, sweeping arcs of tension and the ability to combine virtuosity with deep emotion. In radiant sonority and lyrical intensity, his music unfolds with moving expressive power.
The Grand Moment:
Announcement of the prizewinner.
Tickets plus fees available from July at www.frankfurtticket.de or via the ticket hotline +49 69 13 30 400.
Programme subject to change
THE FOUR SEASONS IN JANOSKA STYLE
Participants
- Janoska Ensemble
- Kronberg Young Soloists
Programme
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons has been one of the best-known works in music history for more than 300 years. The Janoska Ensemble has brought this work into the 21st century with newly composed passages, joining forces with the young string players of the Kronberg Academy to combine Baroque splendour with improvisation, rhythmic freedom, and virtuoso joy in performance.
The result is a fresh and lively interpretation that approaches the original with respect while being full of energy, spontaneity, and surprising moments.
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JANOSKA: VIRTUOSOS
Participants
- Janoska Ensemble
Programme
Virtuoso masterpieces for violin and piano are at the heart of this programme. The Janoska Ensemble presents works by Paganini, Kreisler, Liszt, Waxman, and other composers in its own distinctive voice — the Janoska Style.
Technical brilliance, improvisational freedom, and profound musicality merge in an interpretation that is spontaneous, passionate, and marked by the highest virtuosity.
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