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Cristian Măcelaru
January 31, 2025
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Klangwucht – Rachmaninow & Marsalis

Fri, Jan 31, 2025, 20:00
Yunchan Lim (Piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto, known for its emotional depth and technical demands, is tackled by the award-winning 20-year-old pianist Yunchan Lim. Following this, jazz star Wynton Marsalis demonstrates his creative power as a composer within a classical music setting.
February 1, 2025
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Klangwucht - Rachmaninow & Marsalis + Livestream

Sat, Feb 1, 2025, 20:00
Yunchan Lim (Piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Orchestra), Cristian Măcelaru (Director)
Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto, known for its emotional depth and technical demands, is tackled by the award-winning 20-year-old pianist Yunchan Lim. Following this, jazz star Wynton Marsalis demonstrates his creative power as a composer within a classical music setting.
March 28, 2025
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Innigkeit – Măcelaru & Brahms' Erste

Fri, Mar 28, 2025, 20:00
Daniel Lozakovich (Violin), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
Composer Fanny Hensel's work was long overshadowed by her famous brother Felix Mendelssohn, receiving proper recognition far too late. Robert Schumann's violin concerto suffered a similar fate, deemed a failed attempt and shelved by performers, with its release forbidden for 100 years. Today it's in the repertoire, and Brahms's Symphony No. 1 will form an impressive closing piece for the evening.
April 10, 2025
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PhilharmonieLunch

Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 12:00
WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
Experience a small break from everyday life at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall – inspiring, touching, authentic. A place full of music, for an unusual lunch break, a break from the city noise or simply a break from everyday life. The Philharmonic Lunch is made possible by KölnMusik together with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne.
April 13, 2025
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Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten

Sun, Apr 13, 2025, 11:00
Fatma Said (Soprano), Maximilian Hornung (Cello), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
Das WDR Sinfonieorchester gestaltet in diesem Jahr das Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten. Die Konzertreihe, mit deren Erlöse soziale und kulturelle Organisationen unterstützt werden, wird seit 1988 alljährlich ausgerichtet – von 1988 bis 2005 in Berlin und seit 2006 reihum in den Bundesländern. Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier und Ministerpräsident Hendrik Wüst haben entschieden, mit dem Erlös des Konzerts 2025 die Elly Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung – Deutsches Müttergenesungswerk zu unterstützen. Mit Vorsorge- und Rehabilitationsmaßnahmen möchte die Stiftung Mütter, Väter und pflegende Angehörige in ihrer Gesundheit stärken. Alle Eintrittskarten für das Benefizkonzert des Bundespräsidenten enthalten eine Spende für die Elly Heuss-Knapp-Stiftung.Musikalisch schlägt das Konzert in diesem Jahr einen bunten Bogen von Europa bis in die USA durch verschiedene Kulturen. George Enescu brachte den Schwung rumänischer Volksmusik in die Klassik, Maurice Ravel gelang mit großem Farbenreichtum ein sinnlich-exotischer Ausflug in die Märchenwelt von Tausendundeiner Nacht. Auf atemberaubende Weise verdichtet Erich Korngold verschiedenste Klangfarben und Stimmungen in seinem Cellokonzert, welches ursprünglich als Hollywood-Filmmusik komponiert wurde. Der Ausklang kommt aus den Straßen New Yorks mit Leonard Bernsteins lateinamerikanisch inspirierten Rhythmen aus der »West Side Story«.Als Gäste des WDR Sinfonieorchesters und seines Chefdirigenten Cristian Măcelaru sind die ägyptische Sopranistin Fatma Said und Spitzen-Cellist Sebastian Hornung zu erleben. Durch das Konzert führt Moderatorin Siham El-Maimouni. Im Anschluss an das Konzert bitten Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier und Ministerpräsident Hendrik Wüst alle Konzertgäste zu einer Begegnung in die Foyers der Kölner Philharmonie.
May 23, 2025
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Himmel & Hölle – The Dream of Gerontius

Fri, May 23, 2025, 20:00
Jamie Barton (Mezzo-Soprano), Allan Clayton (Tenor), Derek Welton (Bass-Bariton), Rundfunkchor Berlin (Ensemble), WDR Rundfunkchor (Ensemble), Simon Halsey (Rehearsal), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
While rarely performed in Germany, Edward Elgar's oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" follows Handel's "Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah" in popularity in England. This masterpiece reveals the true side of the English romanticist, known mainly for the "Pomp and Circumstance" marches. The monumental work follows a soul's journey to heaven after death, guided by a guardian angel, until it beholds God's glory.
May 24, 2025
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Himmel & Hölle – The Dream of Gerontius

Sat, May 24, 2025, 20:00
Jamie Barton (Mezzo-Soprano), Allan Clayton (Tenor), Derek Welton (Bass-Bariton), Rundfunkchor Berlin (Ensemble), WDR Rundfunkchor (Ensemble), Simon Halsey (Rehearsal), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Ensemble), Cristian Măcelaru (Conductor)
While rarely performed in Germany, Edward Elgar's oratorio "The Dream of Gerontius" follows Handel's "Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah" in popularity in England. This masterpiece reveals the true side of the English romanticist, known mainly for the "Pomp and Circumstance" marches. The monumental work follows a soul's journey to heaven after death, guided by a guardian angel, until it beholds God's glory.
June 27, 2025
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Meisterhaft - Măcelaru & Hilary Hahn + Livestream

Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 20:00
Hilary Hahn (Violin), Cristian Măcelaru (Director), WDR Sinfonieorchester (Orchestra)
Three days after the premiere of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, the Soviet Composers' Union debated whether the work was too modern, too old-fashioned, or too critical. However, the panel missed the grim satire used by Shostakovich. In contrast, Brahms' Violin Concerto, performed by Hilary Hahn, is a celebration of violin sound. Cristian Măcelaru conducts this program, marking his farewell as chief conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra.