»Vocal Soundscapes«

Soundscapes

Brahms is known for being serious, but his Symphony No. 2 sounds relaxed and natural. However, he found its melancholy unbearable. This deceptive idyll, typical of Brahms, always hints at doubt and mystery. In contrast, Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor is a purely romantic soundscape of his Norwegian homeland, with a touch of bearable melancholy. Even the coolest Northerner knows how to melt hearts.

Vocal Night

Students of the Berlin Jazz Institute present their semester's work.

Free Lunchtime Concert: International Vocal Competition

For many years now, Lunchtime Concerts have been held in the Main Hall and the Recital Hall. The concerts range from public rehearsals by the Concertgebouworkest, to chamber music performances by young up-and-coming artists.For Lunchtime Concerts you will require a free ticket, which you can buy online. Doors to the concert hall open about 30 minutes before the Lunchtime Concert starts.We offer a broad range of music: the majority of concerts include classical music, but you can sometimes hear more modern repertoire. The concert programme is announced one week in advance on our website. The concerts last thirty minutes and are free of charge. Visitors are advised that these concerts are suitable for children from six years old.

Romantic soundscapes: Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Raphaël Pichon

Diverse tonal colours, intense emotions: These qualities characterise the music of the Romantic period. This concert with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra shows just how broad an expressive spectrum could be encompassed by works from this period. Franz Schubert is featured, with his lyrical and intriguing “Unfinished” Symphony and melancholy “Lacrimoso son io”; also on the programme are Mendelssohn's liltingly lively “Scottish”’ Symphony and Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll: a tender declaration of love to his wife Cosima. Raphaël Pichon, best-known for his refreshing approach to early music, conducts.

Izabella Effenberg / Bugge Wesseltoft »Soundscapes« & Hildegard lernt fliegen

Bugge Wesseltoft is a brilliant researcher. In his lab, he mixes and stirs jazz, folk, and electronics. He once started alongside Jan Garbarek and became an important representative of so-called NuJazz with his own label. Izabella Effenberg is a multi-award-winning percussionist and runs her own festival, »Vibraphonissimo«, in Nuremberg. For their NDR concerts, the two join forces again for a special evening full of spontaneous improvisations. The programme includes lyrical and experimental pieces, as well as jazz classics – all pure, handmade, and without effects. In March 2024, Andreas Schaerer from Hildegard Lernt Fliegen received the »Prix du Musicien européen« from the French Académie du Jazz. A great honour for the singer born in 1976 in Emmental, Switzerland, who – by his own admission – has not closed his mouth since his first cry. A unique, charismatic vocal acrobat, he can growl, whisper, click, and beatbox as artfully as no one else. Of all his captivating projects, Schaerer’s sextet is perhaps the most unpredictable.

Izabella Effenberg / Bugge Wesseltoft »Soundscapes« & Hildegard lernt fliegen

Bugge Wesseltoft is a brilliant researcher. In his lab, he mixes and stirs jazz, folk, and electronics. He once started alongside Jan Garbarek and became an important representative of so-called NuJazz with his own label. Izabella Effenberg is a multi-award-winning percussionist and runs her own festival, »Vibraphonissimo«, in Nuremberg. For their NDR concerts, the two join forces again for a special evening full of spontaneous improvisations. The programme includes lyrical and experimental pieces, as well as jazz classics – all pure, handmade, and without effects. In March 2024, Andreas Schaerer from Hildegard Lernt Fliegen received the »Prix du Musicien européen« from the French Académie du Jazz. A great honour for the singer born in 1976 in Emmental, Switzerland, who – by his own admission – has not closed his mouth since his first cry. A unique, charismatic vocal acrobat, he can growl, whisper, click, and beatbox as artfully as no one else. Of all his captivating projects, Schaerer’s sextet is perhaps the most unpredictable.

Vocal Heroes’ Annual Concert “Voices of the Future”

Together with the Berliner Philharmoniker, the Vokalhelden invite you to their annual concert 2025. What does our world look like today? What kind of world do we want to live in tomorrow? These are the questions the young singers will be addressing. They tell us about their wishes and hopes and call on us to protect our planet and work towards a future worth living.The Vokalhelden were founded by the Berliner Philharmoniker in 2013 and have been a non-profit organisation since 2021. Vokalhelden offers children and young people aged six to eighteen in various Berlin neighbourhoods the opportunity to discover the world of music. In addition to regular rehearsals and concerts, the programme includes workshops and sing-along concerts that bring singing into the city’s classrooms and schools.

FEL!X. B'Rock Vocal Consort | B'Rock | Andreas Küppers

B'Rock and B'Rock Vocal Consort trace Claudio Monteverdi's journey to Flanders, highlighting the intersection of Italian and Franco-Flemish musical styles. This concert explores Monteverdi's influence and celebrates the rich tradition of polyphonic singing, bridging cultures and nations through music.

Guest performance Soundscapes of Film Music: Orchestra and Saxophone Quartet