Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodríguez Duo

Richard Bona & Alfredo Rodríguez Duo

In cooperation with the Zig Zag Jazzclub, Konzerthaus Berlin is delighted to welcome Richard Bona and Alfredo Rodríguez - two giants of the jazz world! Originally from Cameroon, Bona is one of the world's leading electric bassists and has played with some of the biggest names in jazz and fusion, including Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, in a career spanning over 30 years. He received a Grammy in 2002. Trained at the renowned conservatories of Havannah, Rodríguez, who has lived in the USA since 2006, draws on the traditions of his Afro-Cuban roots as well as those of jazz and classical music. Brought together by producer Quincy Jones, the two have enjoyed a long artistic friendship. Their different musical backgrounds merge in concert to create a uniquely melodic, captivating sound.

Lux Nova Duo

The Lux Nova Duo, with its distinctive combination of accordion and guitar, combines classical and folkloristic music from Latin America and Europe in an extraordinary concert experience. The pulsating rhythms of Cuban music, the mystical atmosphere of the Andes, the passion of Argentinian tango and the innovative interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach’s masterpieces combine to create a unique musical experience. As a special highlight, new pieces inspired by Pablo Picasso’s painting Guernica will be performed.

Richard Bona Metropole Orkest

Richard Bona and the Metropole Orkest reunite for a performance of orchestral arrangements of Bona's original music. Bona, a bassist, guitarist, and singer from Cameroon, blends jazz, world music, and pop. A special children's program is available during the first half of the concert.

Richard Bona & Brussels Jazz Orchestra

It goes without saying that The Concertgebouw and jazz & pop music make a perfect combination. The stages of both the Main Hall and the Recital Hall have borne witness to nearly the whole of jazz history. Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald have both performed here, as have Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong. Famous pop stars and bands that have graced the stage of the Main Hall include Frank Zappa, the Doors and the Eagles, to name but a few. Legendary concerts, in the present as well as the past.

Duo Ruut

In the Finnish national epic »Kalevala«, the magical singer Väinämöinen makes a stringed plucked instrument from the jaws of a giant pike and a second one from birch wood. As he plays, all the animals of the forest come to him and even the people stop their work to listen to this Nordic Orpheus. The sounds of the so-called »kantele« – a box zither that is not only common in Finland, but also in Estonia and north-west Russia – enchant listeners to this day.

Duo Kravos

RELOCATED: John Beasley & Magnus Lindgren Duo

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Piano//Duo EnsariSchuch

He loves her musical spontaneity and she appreciates his flair for special programmes: The Piano//Duo EnsariSchuch! Making music together as a piano duo requires not only musical skills, but also almost »blind« trust in each other. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that Gülru Ensari and Herbert Schuch also have a private connection: Both have been a married couple for nine years and have a daughter together. The two are an ideal constellation because they combine the advantages of different worlds: Herbert’s childhood in Romania, as well as Gülru’s Turkish roots – and can therefore come up with a wide range of musical colours. In their programme »Eternity«, the two shed light on the theme of eternity in music and seek answers to many questions: How does infinity explain itself? Which pieces make you forget space and time? Is redemption or nothingness waiting behind death? They approach these essential questions through the works of Brahms, Schubert, Ravel and Beethoven.

Duo Jazzical Class

It begins with the baroque Jean-Philippe Rameau and is far from over with George Gershwin's furious »I got rhythm«. »Jazzical Class« is Peter Fleckenstein, principal timpanist in the Gürzenich Orchestra, and clarinettist Žilvinas Brazauskas. As a duo, they have been cultivating the joyful clash of the most diverse genres since 2013. Connected by an entertaining moderation, their programme moves from classical music to tango to jazz, from »Little Green Cactus« to original compositions such as »Wartesaal« and back again with sophisticated arrangements and breakneck improvisations. The joy of playing and the humour with which they use their instruments is unmistakable: in addition to Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, vibraphone, xylophone, djembe and snare drum, they also use piano, voices and bodies. The audience can look forward to a rousing mix of classical, jazz and world music!

Richard Wagner: Siegfried

Jetzt zieht er in die Welt: Der freie Held Siegfried soll wieder richten, was Wotan, der Göttervater, zu Beginn der Geschichte vermasselt hat. Endlich ist Teil drei von Wagners »Ring des Nibelungen« im Originalklang-Projekt von Kent Nagano zu erleben.Im Rahmen dieses Projekts (das ursprünglich unter der Überschrift »Wagner-Lesarten« bekannt wurde und in dem überhaupt die Idee zu einem Originalklang-Ring entstand und realisiert werden konnte und zwar mit großzügiger Unterstützung des Landes NRW und der Kunststiftung nrw) erkundet der entdeckungsfreudige Maestro gemeinsam mit Concerto Köln, dem Dresdner Festspielorchester und einer exquisiten Sängerschar fortgesetzt die historisch informierten Dimensionen der Tetralogie. Musikalisch beredt erzählen sie nun davon, wie Siegfried im Wald aufwächst, das Schwert Nothung neu schmiedet, den Drachen Fafner tötet, von diesem arglos den »Ring des Nibelungen« gewinnt, Wotans Speer zerschlägt und liebend die Walküre Brünnhilde erweckt.The Wagner CyclesEin Projekt der Dresdner Musikfestspiele Gefördert vom Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.