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Tabakquartier, Halle 1 (Bremen)
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The Konzerthausorchester invites families to the Great Hall on Sundays at 11.00 - croissants and hot chocolate included! A musician always leads through the program. They reveal secrets from everyday life in the orchestra and invite you to join in. Meanwhile, younger siblings between the ages of 3 and 6 are very welcome at the “Musical childcare”.
Entrance is free, donations are welcome.
One... two... and one, two, three, four! FeNek has given the signal for the start of the carnival fun at the Warsaw Philharmonic. Dance tunes, big band sounds, rhythms that set absolutely everything and everyone in motion – you’ll be able to see, feel and hear these and many other amazing things during the concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic. And for undecided music lovers, FeNek has prepared something special: musical seven-mile shoes, thanks to which we’ll be able to visit the farthest corners of the world in search of carnival music! Join in the fun and bring along a paper trumpet. Bring to the concert… a paper trumpet
Kołysz się i tocz! Do you know such a dance? Its funny name sounds like an instruction, and the whole world knows it – it’s rock and roll. This lively dance was born in North America. During our concert, we’ll talk about the energetic music and about the great friendship and passion that unites two friends. They danced rock and roll from an early age, devoting all their free time to practising. Each tournament brought them closer to realising their dream of making their favourite dance their main occupation and the purpose of their life. Are you curious how this story ended?
The chief conductor has traditionally led the orchestra in the Christmas Matinee – and now its future chief conductor, Klaus Mäkelä, assumes that role, leading the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a programme based on the theme of love. Wagner surprised his wife Cosima with the Siegfried-Idyll on Christmas Day, 1870. Marital love also inspired Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, which he dedicated to the Concertgebouw Orchestra: the lifeblood of this autobiographical work is a lovely violin solo representing the hero’s life partner.Unsuk Chin’s subito con forza is a declaration of love for the music of Beethoven. It was with this same work that Klaus Mäkelä opened the programme he conducted on his Concertgebouw Orchestra debut in September 2020, when sparks between maestro and orchestra first flew. The performance took place during the coronavirus pandemic in the presence of a small audience. Now it’s time to perform the work again and to share their mutual affection with the entire world, thanks to radio and television.
The programme that contrabassist Igor Prokopets has put together with four string colleagues for our matinee two days before Christmas ranges from unusual duos to orchestral symbiosis in a quintet. Each piece combines the eight strings of two string instruments differently: sometimes very high with very low in the “sophisticated Piazzolla arrangement, in which the double bass also becomes a percussionist and the violin literally celebrates the tango” (Prokopets). Sometimes as a neighborly encounter between violin and viola, which instead of the original piano trace a short piece from Bartók's great Hungarian journey in 1905 in “Seven Romanian Dances”. Or with violin and cello, who take on the famous Passacaglia from Handel's G minor suite for harpsichord. Igor Prokopets could tell a lot about Giovanni Bottesini, whose “Gran Quintetto” forms the finale: As a musician, the Italian found his way to the lowest string instrument at an early age and wrote numerous pieces to suit it, including three concertos that are still popular today. He later became a conductor and even conducted the world premiere of Verdi's “Aida” in Cairo - but his heart definitely belonged to the double bass!
What goes on in Santa's Factory just before Christmas? Hustle and bustle, ribbons and wrapping paper flying through the air. Everyone is scrambling to get the presents ready in time for the most magical night of the year. Children all over the world know that Santa wouldn’t have time to prepare all the presents himself, so he’s helped by the most hardworking creatures – the elves! They read the children’s letters, make the toys, wrap the presents, feed the reindeer and, despite all these chores, still sing merrily. With a song on their lips, the hard work at once becomes easier, and some of the elves also play instruments. What instruments? Come to the concert at the Philharmonic and see for yourself! The elves know Christmas songs and carols from all over the world, and they’ll certainly be pleased that you’ve joined them to make music together. Don’t forget to bring to the concert... a beautiful ribbon. Bring to the concert… a ribbon to tie a gift
The Konzerthausorchester invites families to the Great Hall on Sundays at 11.00 - croissants and hot chocolate included! A musician always leads through the program. They reveal secrets from everyday life in the orchestra and invite you to join in. Meanwhile, younger siblings between the ages of 3 and 6 are very welcome at the “Musical childcare”.
Both create music through the flow of air, and yet they could hardly be more different: the powerful, large organ and the intimate, modest flute. In this concert, Thomas Ospital, organist of St Eustache Church in Paris, and Emmanuel Pahud, principal flautist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, demonstrate how well the two instruments go together – with dreamy, often highly virtuosic works by Jehan Alain, Camille Saint-Saëns and Frank Martin. The full splendour of the organ’s sound comes into its own in the transcription of Saint-Saëns’ Danse macabre as well as in Liszt's Consolation and his variations on Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”.
The sound of jingle bells can be heard in the distance, the air is filled with the scents of Christmas trees and aromatic bakes, the world is beginning to sparkle with colours and lights, and the houses, gardens, forests and fields are wrapped in a white feather quilt. And at the Philharmonic? FeNek knows that the magic of Christmas lies also in the unique music, which evokes memories of meeting loved ones, singing carols together and having fun in the snow or on the ice. Christmas is about images and sometimes whole films of recorded stories. If you want to feel that special atmosphere, come to the concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic. When magical snow starts to fall in the Concert Hall, the stage and the auditorium will fill with the sounds of carols, winter songs and tunes from those favourite Christmas films we love watching each year. To this concert, bring a hand-made bauble. Bring to the concert… a hand-made bauble
Have you ever seen blue snowballs or chirping dogs? Or perhaps flying cows? The poet saw these wonders and marvels when he closed his eyes. But when he opened them, they all disappeared and... all around him it was just like before. Our concert is an invitation to close our eyes together, and then we’ll soar together into the fairytale world of imagination. There music weaves intriguing tales and is always keen to imitate the characters and sounds of its surroundings. Would you like to hear what it’ll present to us this time?
The Klangforum at the Musikwerkstatt will be open before and after the concert.
Have you ever walked around the Old Town in Warsaw and along the cobbled streets from the Castle Square to the New Town Square? If so, you must know that you’ve walked in the footsteps of the old times, when Warsaw became the capital of Poland and King Sigismund III took up residence in the Royal Castle. To find out more about those times, all you have to do is come to the Philharmonic. We’ll tell you what secrets are hidden in the streets of the Old Town, what the fashionable clothes and games used to be. We’ll show you how music was played in the royal chambers and present beautiful instruments characteristic of those times. The concert will include instrumental pieces, court and feast songs, and will be accompanied by historical dance.
Music has the amazing property that it can take us to any corner of the world, without leaving home. FeNek, who has already made thousands of journeys, knows this very well, although he rarely leaves his beloved Philharmonic. Whenever he dreams of a distant voyage, he invites exceptional artists to the stage, who travel to distant countries with every work they perform. And this time will be no different – we will hear Balkan, klezmer, Polish and Spanish rhythms, but not only that... We’ll be whisked away by clarinets, pianos and percussion instruments. If you want to find out where else the music will take us, come to the Philharmonic. And don't forget to bring along... a hand-made rattle. Bring to the concert… a hand-made rattle
A matinee to celebrate the association's anniversary75 years ago, on 17 October 1949, our association was founded. Its aim was to build a new concert hall for the Berliner Philharmoniker, who had become homeless during World War II. The “Friends” formed a large citizens' initiative and, with their contributions and donation campaigns, made a significant impact on the opening of the Philharmonie, which was designed by Hans Scharoun, in 1963. But there was still a lot to do afterwards: The chamber music hall opened its doors in 1987, the orchestra received valuable instruments, and many major projects such as the Philharmoniker's Europakonzert were realised with our support. We want to celebrate this round birthday: with prominent guests and, of course, with great music played by members of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Afterwards, we will celebrate the anniversary together in the foyer.
Through Konserthuset’s popular organ matinée subscription, audiences get to hear Sweden’s leading organists play the building’s organ – one of the largest in Europe, with 6,100 pipes. Johannes Landgren has served as a professor and acting vice-chancellor at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, as well as in the leadership of the Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts at the University of Gothenburg. Now based in Mölndal and Gothenburg, he works as a freelance musician and conductor. Landgren has toured internationally and has recorded nearly 40 CDs across a wide range of genres.Here, he performs his own compositions Hommage à Duke Ellington and Organ Fantasy on Hymn No. 325: In hope my saved soul rejoices. Bach's Fantasia and Fugue in G minor pays tribute to a Dutch colleague, where Bach uses an old Dutch folk melody. We also hear music by Czech composer Petr Eben, Swedish composer Elfrida Andrée, and Scottish composer Thea Musgrave – who was the focus of the International Composer Festival at Konserthuset in 2018.***You are welcome to eat or drink something before or after the organ concert. The bar in the Main Foyer is open at 11.45–12.15 and 13.15–14.15, offering a variety of delicious food and drinks in our beautiful surroundings.
Der Eintritt ist freiUm Spenden wird gebeten
Our organ series starts with one of the most interesting organists of our time: Richard Gowers, still only 29 old, discovered his passion for music as a choirboy at King’s College, Cambridge. Trained in Cambridge, London and Stuttgart, he has travelled internationally as a soloist and has also been Director of Music at St Georgeʼs, Hanover Square in London since 2023. Together with the brass section of the Berliner Philharmoniker, he will perform an opulent, late-romantic programme, including the passionate love scene from Richard Strauss’ opera Feuersnot and Franz Liszt’s heroic final tribute to his friend Chopin, Funérailles.
Through Konserthuset’s popular organ matinée subscription, audiences get to hear Sweden’s leading organists play the building’s organ – one of the largest in Europe, with 6,100 pipes. The season's first organ matinee features Konserthuset's own organist, Ulf Norberg. He is also responsible for curating the entire series and is passionate about presenting the vast organ repertoire to a wide audience. Ulf Norberg is also the organist at Hedvig Eleonora Church in Östermalm in Stocholm.We hear his own arrangement of Clara Schumann's Bach-influenced Prelude and fugue from opus 16, originally for piano, and two well-known Gershwin songs. Organist and composer Anders Börjesson's Fantasy Variations on the Ukrainian National Anthem is a tribute to Ukraine. (Börjesson himself will participate in the organ matinee on February 20). To conclude, Norberg performs music by Prokofiev: the hyper-virtuosic Toccata and the famous march from the opera The Love for Three Oranges.***You are welcome to eat or drink something before or after the organ concert. The bar in the Main Foyer is open at 11.45–12.15 and 13.15–14.15, offering a variety of delicious food and drinks in our beautiful surroundings.
Originating from South Africa, Germany and France, the members of the Franz Trio came together at the Konzerthaus in 2017 and have been performing with us regularly ever since. The program of their first concert together included a trio by their namesake Franz Schubert. This season, they have been joined by additional orchestra members: principal piccolo player Daniel Werner, principal oboist Szilvia Pápai and principal harpist Ronith Mues. Violist Ernst-Martin Schmidt on the program: “Three composers in three countries come up with enchantingly beautiful chamber music in the war year 1916: Max Reger writes his 2nd String Trio, Claude Debussy and Arnold Bax are inspired by the delicate combination of flute, viola and harp. Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings from 1932 and Jean Françaix's String Trio from 1933 bear witness to the witty, original chamber music created in England and France a generation later. This colourful program opens with a Fantasia by the forefather of English music, Henry Purcell. Max Reger struggles with him to the best of his ability to achieve mastery in the art of polyphonic composition.”
