Abel Selaocoe: Christmas From Around the World

Abel Selaocoe

Abel Selaocoe muss in jeder Hinsicht nur Erstaunen hervorrufen. Nicht genug, dass der Südafrikaner als Cellist und Komponist internationales Renommee genießt, er vermag auf der Bühne auch mit seinen Gesangskünsten zu überzeugen.Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo – wer kennt sie nicht, diese Topstars unter den südafrikanischen Vokalisten. Doch was Abel Selaocoe in diesem Genre bietet, stellt alles bis dahin Bekannte weit in den Schatten: Neben dem virtuosen, gleichwohl unorthodoxen Spiel auf dem Cello stellt sein Gesang einen festen Bestandteil seiner Performance dar – die Beteiligung des Publikums ist dabei ausdrücklich erwünscht! So gerät das Konzert unter dem Titel »Voices« zu einem beispiellosen Gemeinschaftserlebnis, zu einem gefeierten Miteinander. Gefördert vom Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.

Abel Selaocoe solo

Abel Selaocoe & Manchester Collective

Abel Selaocoe, a South African musician, transcends traditional cello playing by blending genres and incorporating sounds of his homeland. His album "Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae)" earned him the OPUS Klassik award. With Manchester Collective, he creatively combines Bach's cello suites with his own unique musical influences, showcasing both his cello and vocal skills. Supported by Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V. and JTI.

Abel Selaocoe & Aurora Orchestra

Cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe returns, showcasing his genre-bending talent with his composition "Four Spirits," a tribute to his South African roots featuring unique overtone singing. The performance also includes Beethoven's 7th Symphony, performed from memory by the Aurora Orchestra.

From the New World

The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!

Ensemble Resonanz / Abel Selaocoe / Saerom Park

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe redefines the parameters of the cello and combines virtuoso skills with improvisation, singing and body percussion. He has found an ideal ally in Ensemble Resonanz, which also enthusiastically explores innovative and new paths in its concerts, sometimes as the Ensemble in Residence of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and sometimes in the chamber music club it founded itself in the Hamburg district of St Pauli. Together they move through worlds, genres and eras – until they arrive together in the future. In »Silent Woods« by Antonín Dvořák, the leaves rustle in the wind with four celli. »When We Were Trees« by Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima takes us through the seasons in a true sound adventure with a mix of different styles – sometimes classical, sometimes folkloristic, sometimes percussive, sometimes meditative. Kate Moore contributes a new composition for cello and Selaocoe’s voice.

Ensemble Resonanz / Abel Selaocoe / Saerom Park

South African cellist Abel Selaocoe redefines the parameters of the cello and combines virtuoso skills with improvisation, singing and body percussion. He has found an ideal ally in Ensemble Resonanz, which also enthusiastically explores innovative and new paths in its concerts, sometimes as the Ensemble in Residence of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and sometimes in the chamber music club it founded itself in the Hamburg district of St Pauli. Together they move through worlds, genres and eras – until they arrive together in the future. In »Silent Woods« by Antonín Dvořák, the leaves rustle in the wind with four celli. »When We Were Trees« by Italian cellist and composer Giovanni Sollima takes us through the seasons in a true sound adventure with a mix of different styles – sometimes classical, sometimes folkloristic, sometimes percussive, sometimes meditative. Kate Moore contributes a new composition for cello and Selaocoe’s voice.

Christmas all over the World

Weihnachtliche Musik in herrlichen Stimmungen. Aus vielen Ländern der Welt ist bekannte Musik zu genießen. Märchenhaft verträumt wie Tschaikowskys »Nussknacker« und Prokofjews »Cinderella« und in strahlenden Klängen wie dem feierlichen Trompetenkonzert von Hertel. Geleitet wird »Christmas all over the World« diesmal von dem jungen Dirigenten Elias Grandy und begleitet wieder von hr3-Morningshow-Moderator Tobi Kämmerer. Das internationale Weihnachtskonzert des hr-Sinfonieorchesters für die ganze Familie, bei dem am Ende auch noch gemeinsam gesungen wird.Konzertdauer: ca. 90 Minuten – keine Pause!

Christmas all over the World

Weihnachtliche Musik in herrlichen Stimmungen. Aus vielen Ländern ist wieder bekannte Musik zu genießen: märchenhaft verträumt und in virtuosem Gewand. Mit Peer Gynt, Hänsel und Gretel und natürlich dem Nussknacker – und einem Posaunenkonzert von Mozart-Vater Leopold. Musikalisch geleitet von Vassilis Christopoulos, wird »Christmas all over the World« wieder von hr3-Morningshow-Moderator Tobi Kämmerer begleitet. Das internationale Weihnachtskonzert des hr-Sinfonieorchesters für die ganze Familie, bei dem am Ende auch noch gemeinsam gesungen wird.Konzertdauer: ca. 75 Minuten – keine Pause!

Mahler Chamber Orchestra: Music from the New World

Antonello Manacorda and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra open our International Chamber Orchestra series with music from the “New World”. Anton Dvorak’s Ninth Symphony, written in New York, clearly expresses the influences of both indigenous and African American melodies – although the work is also unmistakably Bohemian in colour. 2024 marks the 150th birthday of the brilliant Charles Ives, the first American composer to gain truly global recognition. Anna Prohaska sings selected songs by Ives, juxtaposed with songs by Gustav Mahler, his European contemporary.