Keywords: Symphony Concert
| Festivalorchester | Orchestra |
| Anna Rakitina | Conductor |
| Gautier Capuçon | Cello |
| 2. Konzert für Violoncello und Orchester op. 126 | Dmitri Shostakovich |
| 5. Sinfonie d-Moll op. 47 | Dmitri Shostakovich |
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Sie möchte am liebsten »Bilder auf dem Flügel malen«. Dafür lässt sie ihr Instrument in den obersten Tonlagen schillern und schimmern, mal kristallrein, mal sanft und milde. Anna Vinnitskaya liebt es, Geschichten in Tönen zu erzählen.Manche Dinge ergeben sich glücklicherweise wie von selbst. Die Eltern beide Pianisten, der Großvater Dirigent, ein Onkel Geiger: »Ich habe mir nie die Frage gestellt, ob ich Pianistin werden möchte.« Ein ganz natürlicher Weg, der in der Feststellung mündet, dass ein Leben ohne Konzerte für sie einfach nicht denkbar sei. Die Wahlhamburgerin Anna Vinnitskaya schwärmt gern von den vielen Möglichkeiten ihres Instruments. Mit den Klangfarben des Klaviers verführt sie uns zum genauen Hinhören.
After »König:in« is before »Mut zur Liebe«: AnNa R. continues her musical journey from October 2025 with familiar and new songs flanked by her first-class band. The »König:in-Tour« 2023/2024 was a glittering celebration of togetherness between audience and stage performers. Listeners were finally able to welcome their AnNa R. back live. For the chanteuse and songwriter, on the other hand, the desire for direct dialogue with her fans was fulfilled with extraordinary intensity. Admirers came in droves to experience the first solo live outings of the singer, who previously gave Rosenstolz, Gleis 8 and Silly an unmistakable voice. Now the singer-songwriter with the distinctive timbre is embarking on her next tour: »Mut zur Liebe«.
Anna Vinnitskaya, acclaimed for her Schumann interpretations, performs his piano concerto with the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich under Paavo Järvi at the Philharmonie Essen. The program also features Schumann's "Rhenish" Symphony and Ligeti's "Concert Românesc." A special children's introduction is offered during the first half.
The Essen Philharmonic commemorates Dmitri Shostakovich's 50th death anniversary with four evenings this season. His works, often reflecting the somber Soviet reality, possess profound beauty. His second piano concerto, however, stands out as cheerful, brilliant, blissful, and spirited. Pianist Anna Vinnitskaya considers its second movement among the most beautiful music she knows. Equally stunning is Sergei Prokofiev's fifth symphony, composed in 1944, a "song to free and happy people." Elim Chan conducts the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, who, along with Vinnitskaya, prepare chamber music surprises. The concert has no intermission and includes a "Close-up" at 5:45 PM and a "Late Night" at 9 PM. A child-friendly introduction is also offered.
This concert evening offers a unique opportunity to experience the depth and variety of Beethoven and Mozart’s music in C minor. Each work reveals positive approaches and perspectives that the audience will listen to with joy and admiration. The Kammersinfonie Hamburg invites you to enjoy this musical journey and presents the masterpieces of these two musical giants.
From the awakening of spring to the intensity of summer and the darkness of winter - ‘ANNO’ evokes the course of a year with Vivaldi's ‘Four Seasons’ and turns this extremely well-known music into something new once again. Combined with electro-acoustic compositions by Anna Meredith and a light show, the result is a one-hour concert performance that brings together electronic and baroque, complex and catchy. Anna Meredith is a composer, performer and producer. Her music moves between contemporary music, pop, electro and experimental rock. The B'Rock Orchestra from Ghent describes itself as a ‘forward-thinking period orchestra’ - an unusual baroque ensemble that performs on historical instruments with a view to the present and future. They characterise their style as ‘intuitive, ambitious and accessible’ and are always on the lookout for artists with whom they can realise visionary projects. Perfect for our festival and as a partner for Anna Meredith!
Anna Depenbusch, the charismatic singer-songwriter and one of the most fascinating voices on the German music scene, is returning in 2025 with a new album and an exclusive tour, accompanied by the renowned neoclassical ensemble Kaiser Quartett. The multi-award-winning Hamburg artist is known for her unique fusion of poetry, pop and chanson. Anna Depenbusch not only promises her audience the usual musical profundity, but also takes her upcoming programme to a completely new level: during a creative break since her last album, the Hamburg-based artist has discovered fresh musical inspiration, developed artistically, gathered energy for bold paths and incorporated this into her writing and composition process.
The NDR describes her as the »new star in the pianist sky« and in fact Anna Geniushene has already been attracting attention for several years. The long-standing American magazine »Musical America« selected her as the Young Artist of the Month in July 2022 and was particularly impressed by her »powerful sound« and her »musical personality«. Also, the young Russian landed in first place in major competitions, such as the Leeds Piano Competition, Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Competition and the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition. The pianist is now a guest in the »Pianomania« series for the first time – with a varied programme fully in line with the theme of »Transcriptions«, which ranges from early Handel right up to the 20th century. In addition to two opera adaptations by Franz Liszt, you can also look forward to Fritz Kreisler’s bittersweet melodies »Liebesleid« and »Liebesfreud«, which none other than Sergei Rachmaninoff transposed from the violin to the piano. The six extremely solemn choral preludes from the quill of Johannes Brahms, which the Italian Ferruccio Busoni – perhaps the most ingenious arranger of the early modern period – arranged for the piano are in a completely different mood. Igor Stravinsky’s ballet fairy tale »The Firebird«, for which Italian pianist Guido Agosti created an extremely virtuoso piano arrangement from its flamboyant orchestral setting, is ultimately the brilliant conclusion.
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