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The Jussen brothers made a splash at Konserthuset in 2023 when they debuted with a program for four-handed piano. "Something quite extraordinary in front of a packed hall with an unusually young audience," wrote the reviewer for Dagens Nyheter, giving the concert the highest rating.Now, the Jussen brothers return to the main stage, this time alongside the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Tabita Berglund in Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos. It’s music that carries Poulenc's signature: elegance, melodic warmth, and imagination.The pair of Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's drama are themselves the epitome of young love and intense, flaming passion with a tragic ending. With powerful chords and dramatic melodies, Prokofiev's well-known ballet music portrays the swirling emotions.Between Poulenc and Prokofiev: Lili Boulanger's D'un soir triste, a sad evening, which from a quiet beginning grows strong and compelling. Outstanding and deeply personal music by the young and severely ill Lili, who died of Crohn's disease shortly after writing the music in 1918.
The Jussen brothers made a splash at Konserthuset in 2023 when they debuted with a program for four-handed piano. "Something quite extraordinary in front of a packed hall with an unusually young audience," wrote the reviewer for Dagens Nyheter, giving the concert the highest rating.Now, the Jussen brothers return to the main stage, this time alongside the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Tabita Berglund in Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos. It’s music that carries Poulenc's signature: elegance, melodic warmth, and imagination.The pair of Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's drama are themselves the epitome of young love and intense, flaming passion with a tragic ending. With powerful chords and dramatic melodies, Prokofiev's well-known ballet music portrays the swirling emotions.Between Poulenc and Prokofiev: Lili Boulanger's D'un soir triste, a sad evening, which from a quiet beginning grows strong and compelling. Outstanding and deeply personal music by the young and severely ill Lili, who died of Crohn's disease shortly after writing the music in 1918.
Klaus Mäkelä lets loose on a program of changing colours, from modernism to impressionism. As a bonus, Gustavo Dudamel takes the podium to conduct one of Beethoven's most brilliant pieces!
Vocal and orchestral colours are the order of the day in this contrasting program where the shine of the brass contrasts with the impressionist moire, with the added bonus of Poulenc's smiling spirituality and Mussorgsky’s irresistible pictures!
Returning to Hamburg for the again, New Jersey Sinfonietta presents four extraordinary young musicians, aged 14 to 17, who will captivate audiences with their award-winning performances. As winners of the 2024 competition, these gifted performers represent the future of classical music, combining technical mastery with artistic depth. Aligned with the New Jersey Sinfonietta’s mission to nurture young talent through exceptional performance opportunities, this concert is a unique chance to witness the next generation of classical virtuosos.
The Concertgebouw’s famous Main Hall is one of the best concert halls in the world, well-known for its exceptional acoustics and special atmosphere. In the Main Hall, you will feel history. Here, Gustav Mahler conducted his own compositions, as did Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky. Sergei Rachmaninoff played his own piano concertos in the Main Hall. This is also where musicians such as Leonard Bernstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Yehudi Menuhin gave legendary performances. Right up to now, the Main Hall offers a stage to the world’s best orchestras and musicians. Buy your tickets now and experience the magic of the Main Hall for yourself!
The Netherlands Philharmonic is one of the most versatile cultural organisations in The Netherlands. The orchestra organises a diverse concert program in The Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam and is a welcome guest on foreign stages and festivals. The Netherlands Philharmonic brings classical music to life at the highest level and collaborates closely with international guest soloists and conductors. It takes great pleasure in welcoming and developing new musical talent. Lorenzo Viotti is the principal conductor of Dutch National Opera and the Netherlands Philharmonic.
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and Francis Poulenc's vocal compositions revisit classical Catholic church music. Rheinberger's "Cantus missae" blends German Romanticism with Renaissance vocal polyphony, earning him papal recognition. Poulenc, inspired by a friend's death, created sensitive choral works, including Christmas prayers. Contemporary arrangements of Christmas carols by jazz violinist Carolin Pook bridge the gap to the present.
It was Johannes Brahms who first honoured the youngest member of the woodwind section as „Fräulein Klarinette“, for whom he wrote wonderful chamber music late in life. However, Franz Schubert and Louis Spohr had already tapped into the clarinet's feminine side before that, writing intimate duets for it and the soprano, to which only the piano, which was obligatory in the bourgeois salon, was allowed to join in with the harmony. Our principal clarinettist Ralf Forster invites you into the Kleine Saal to indulge in the intimate house music atmosphere of a Schubertiade just before Christmas that reaches far beyond the composer's time.
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and Francis Poulenc's vocal compositions revisit classical Catholic church music. Rheinberger's "Cantus missae" blends German Romanticism with Renaissance vocal polyphony, earning him papal recognition. Poulenc, inspired by a friend's death, created sensitive choral works, including Christmas prayers. Contemporary arrangements of Christmas carols by jazz violinist Carolin Pook bridge the gap to the present.
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and Francis Poulenc's vocal compositions revisit classical Catholic church music. Rheinberger's "Cantus missae" blends German Romanticism with Renaissance vocal polyphony, earning him papal recognition. Poulenc, inspired by a friend's death, created sensitive choral works, including Christmas prayers. Contemporary arrangements of Christmas carols by jazz violinist Carolin Pook bridge the gap to the present.
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and Francis Poulenc's vocal compositions revisit classical Catholic church music. Rheinberger's "Cantus missae" blends German Romanticism with Renaissance vocal polyphony, earning him papal recognition. Poulenc, inspired by a friend's death, created sensitive choral works, including Christmas prayers. Contemporary arrangements of Christmas carols by jazz violinist Carolin Pook bridge the gap to the present.
One of the greatest poets of all time, William Shakespeare is at the center of the season’s first Lied und Lyrik program. Roderick Williams and Julius Drake trace the Bard’s musical heritage in English, German, and French settings from three centuries, with Toby Jones returning to read Shakespeare’s original texts.
Young Mozart once exclaimed about the wonderful effect of clarinets. The hr-Sinfonieorchester has six of them, all showcased in this chamber music program. Spanning centuries and styles, they will be played in every imaginable combination, like a shimmering kaleidoscope. A special highlight, not just for chamber music fans. Concert duration: approx. 110 minutes including intermission.
French singer Sabine Devieilhe is currently on a roll. The Opéra National de Paris, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, the festival in Aix-en-Provence, the Bavarian State Opera, the Salzburg Festival – everyone is clamouring for her clear-as-a-bell soprano. She recently impressed in the Elbphilharmonie as Micaëla in Georges Bizet’s opera »Carmen«. Fortunately, she is not only addicted to opera, but also to song. Together with her long-time piano partner Mathieu Pordoy, she sings her way through a whole cosmos of loving lullabies by Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, Richard Strauss and Edvard Grieg at the Elbphilharmonie. In the second half of the concert, she juxtaposes Strauss’ »Mädchenblumen« about four female characters with the female perspective of Lili Boulanger’s songs. With works by Germaine Tailleferre and Cécile Chaminade, Devieilhe brings two other French female composers to the stage who otherwise often lag behind the voices of their male colleagues. Of course, the chanson icon Édith Piaf and her »Hymne à l’amour« should not be missing in such a frenzy of love.
Erleben Sie einen ganz besonderen Dialog der Künste. Cellist Alexey Stadler und Pianistin Olga Zado gestalten ein auf die neue Ausstellung der Kunsthalle Mannheim abgestimmtes Programm, das sich der „Neuen Sachlichkeit“ in der Musik widmet. Im Mittelpunkt des Abends stehen Werke der französischen Komponisten Poulenc und Fauré.Musikalisch lässt sich das Konzept der „Neuen Sachlichkeit“ auf vielfältige Weise fassen. Sie strebt einerseits eine „Entromantisierung“ an und bricht so mit der Traditionslinie, die bis zum 1. Weltkrieg anhielt. Sie reagiert aber auch auf jüngere Trends ihrer Zeit und begegnet den expressionistischen Überzeichnungen sowie den impressionistischen Träumereien der Vorkriegszeit mit einer entgegenlenkenden Nüchternheit.Das Programm macht die Auseinandersetzung der „Neuen Sachlichkeit“ mit den Überlieferungen der Romantik nachvollziehbar. Es legt auf mitreißende Weise die „Gleichzeitigkeit des Ungleichzeitigen“ offen mit Werken, die fast zeitgleich entstanden, aber unterschiedlichen ästhetischen Strömungen verpflichtet sind.Strawinsky greift in seiner Suite italienne auf Kompositionen von Pergolesi zurück, die er auf seine ganz eigene Art und Weise bearbeitet. Francis Poulencs Cellosonate ist formal als große viersätzige Sonate ausgelegt, steht aber mit ihren leichtfüßigen Melodien entgegengesetzt zu den schwergewichtigen Vorbildern aus der Romantik. Nach drei Miniaturen von Fauré beschließt Dmitri Schostakowitschs Cellosonate den Abend. Hier löste sich der junge Komponist noch im Verlauf des Werkes von der romantischen Tradition. Während der erste Satz noch Anklänge an die deutsche und französische Musik des ausgehenden 19. Jahrhunderts enthält, weichen die nostalgischen Töne den repetitiven, harschen, fast maschinenhaften Klängen, die Schostakowitschs Musik auszeichnen.
Two wind players and a percussionist from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, together with a guesting wind player and percussionist, present music ranging from Monteverdi to Joakim Agnas, who is the orchestra's principal trumpeter and also a composer.In between, there’s a wide variety of pieces, including Swedish Lisa Streich’s Apelsin (Streich was the focus of Konserthuset’s Composer Weekend Festival this spring), a trio by Poulenc, as well as a special arrangement of Mozart’s famous variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. A great American composers also feature: the inventive Charles Ives, with From the Steeples and the Mountains.In addition to Joakim Agnas, the concert features Karl Frisendahl, principal trombonist, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra's timpanist Anders Haag, and guest trumpeter Jonas Lindeborg and percussionist Ulf Ewasson Liliansdotter.***Menu: Creamy tomato soup with basil. The soup is served with sourdough bread, crispbread, butter, mineral water/light beer, coffee/tea, and a piece of chocolate. Wine and beer available for purchase for those who wish.All soups are lactose- and gluten-free. Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.
Since becoming the BRSO’s Chief Conductor, Sir Simon Rattle has also been a mentor of the Orchestra Academy, as the promotion of young talent is particularly close to his heart. He calls it a “no brainer” – such promotion is self-evident. He performed his first project with the BRSO Academy last season, and will continue his work with the scholarship recipients in the new season with this special concert. This concert is exclusively geared towards young people: Sir Simon has carefully selected works for this ensemble and for Tsotne Zedginidze, the incredible young pianist from Georgia that Sir Simon had introduced to Munich audiences last season.
Schalten Sie vom Alltag ab, ob in Ihrer Mittagspause oder als Insel der Ruhe beim Stadtbummel, und genießen Sie beglückende Chormusik!
Schalten Sie vom Alltag ab, ob in Ihrer Mittagspause oder als Insel der Ruhe beim Stadtbummel, und genießen Sie beglückende Chormusik!