School music classes get a special treat: chamber music ensembles will visit schools and play music by Brahms and Strauss. A lively dachshund character, Dackl, will present videos explaining the music and lives of the composers. This event is part of ARD Music Week.
Waltzes, polkas, blissful operetta charm, sparkling like champagne: this is what the Viennese masters from the great Strauss family and Franz Lehár stand for. Atmospheric opera moments by contemporary Giacomo Puccini introduce the gala, before the imaginary curtain opens to forays through operetta classics such as "The Merry Widow", "Giuditta" and "Die Fledermaus". Waltzes and fast polkas provide the furious finale. The star guest is Polish soprano Magdalena Lucjan, who studied in Vienna.
Waltzes, polkas, blissful operetta charm, sparkling like champagne: this is what the Viennese masters from the great Strauss family and Franz Lehár stand for. Atmospheric opera moments by contemporary Giacomo Puccini introduce the gala, before the imaginary curtain opens to forays through operetta classics such as "The Merry Widow", "Giuditta" and "Die Fledermaus". Waltzes and fast polkas provide the furious finale. The star guest is Polish soprano Magdalena Lucjan, who studied in Vienna.
This "Happy Hour" concert by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, led by Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck, offers a lively mix of polkas and Viennese waltzes for those who missed the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert. Soprano Magdalena Lucjan adds to the festivities, portraying Adele from Johann Strauss's "Die Fledermaus".
A musical trip to America at the year's end featuring composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, whose works blend new Western and jazz sounds with European classical traditions. Between Bernstein's "Divertimento" and Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", hear one of America's strongest female voices: composer Jessie Montgomery (born 1981). Her "Freedom Songs" were written for soprano Julia Bullock and arrange traditional African-American music.
Philippe Jordan, music director of the Vienna State Opera, is renowned for his interpretations of large-scale symphonic works. Especially in Bruckner's anniversary year, his conducting will transform the Austrian composer's music into a grand symphonic narrative, reflecting influences such as Wagner. Bruckner's Eighth Symphony, a work he called "Mysterium", promises to reveal some of its secrets under Jordan's baton.
Philippe Jordan, music director of the Vienna State Opera, is renowned for his interpretations of large-scale symphonic works. Especially in Bruckner's anniversary year, his conducting will transform the Austrian composer's music into a grand symphonic narrative, reflecting influences such as Wagner. Bruckner's Eighth Symphony, a work he called "Mysterium", promises to reveal some of its secrets under Jordan's baton.
"Jauchzet, frohlocket!" Bach's Christmas Oratorio rings in Advent with rousing choirs, atmospheric solos, and contemplative chorales. A star cast of soloists, the WDR Rundfunkchor and Sinfonieorchester, and conductor Simon Halsey bring the timeless story of peace on earth to life.
Bach's Christmas Oratorio is a holiday staple. In this unique concert format, the audience actively participates by solving puzzles in an exclusive Bach Escape Room game. Only upon successful completion will the beloved Christmas music be heard.
In a few summer weeks, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hastily composed three large symphonies, unaware they would be his last. These symphonies are often seen as a culmination of his creative power. Some theorize they form a single work in three chapters, expressing different moods: joyful grandeur, tragic drama, and overwhelming power.
In just a few summer weeks, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart hastily composed three major symphonies, unaware they would be his last. These works are often seen as a culmination of his creative power, even theorized as a single three-chapter work. Each symphony explores different moods: joyful grandeur in E-flat major, tragic drama in G minor, and soaring power in the "Jupiter" Symphony.
Der Durchbruch kam für den Dirigenten Roderick Cox 2018 mit dem »Sir Georg Solti Award«. Die Aufmerksamkeit nutzte er aber nicht nur als Sprungbrett für weltweite Gastdirigate, sondern auch, um ein Förderprojekt für junge farbige Musikerinnen und Musiker ins Leben zu rufen. In Köln baut der Maestro-Shootingstar eine musikalische Brücke zwischen seiner amerikanischen Heimat und Europa. Sein Landsmann Samuel Barber schrieb seine erste Sinfonie voller Begeisterung über seinen Rom-Aufenthalt in den 1930er-Jahren, die der junge Komponist als ungetrübte Schaffensphase erlebte. Sie steht als sinfonische Entdeckung neben Jean Sibelius‘ populärer »Fünfter«.
The WDR Symphony Orchestra's "Happy Hour - Classical at Seven" series offers sixty minutes of top-class classical music. This concert, conducted by Roderick Cox, features Samuel Barber's first symphony, a dark, "Nordic" work compared to Sibelius. Sibelius's fifth symphony, inspired by the Finnish landscape and circling swans, will also be performed.
Conductor Roderick Cox achieved his breakthrough in 2018 with the "Sir Georg Solti Award." He used this recognition not only for international guest conducting but also to establish a support project for young musicians of color. In Cologne, the maestro builds a musical bridge between his American homeland and Europe, presenting Samuel Barber's first symphony, inspired by the composer's time in Rome, alongside Sibelius's popular Fifth Symphony.
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.
Rudolf Buchbinder's piano interpretations set pianistic standards, combining tradition and innovation in his readings of classical piano literature for over 60 years. He plays Brahms' first piano concerto, a work full of great tragedy and dramatic power. Bartók's "Concerto for Orchestra" is in no way inferior to it in terms of musical drama. In 1940, the Hungarian composer had to emigrate to the USA, where he suffered from artistic neglect and health problems. In his last orchestral work, he spans the arc "from the darkness of the sad lament to the affirmation of life," as he himself writes.
Johannes Maria Staud's drum concerto for Christoph Sietzen, portrait artist of the 2024/2025 season, captures the shimmer of reality. A highly virtuosic pleasure on sought-after and found instruments, from drums to flowerpots. The protagonists in Gordon Kampe's "Lyrical Symphony" are "delighted to devour": inhumanly heightened desire dominates the music. Nicolas A. Huber devotes himself to the perfection of the number 4.
Nicolaus A. Huber will celebrate his 85th birthday on December 15, 2024. The NOW! Festival sends him birthday greetings in advance. Huber, a native of Lower Bavaria, left a huge mark on Essen as a composition professor at the Folkwang University from 1974 to 2004. His former student, Gordon Kampe, composed a commissioned work for two voices and orchestra. Johannes Maria Staud's new percussion concerto and two Huber classics will be performed. In 2017, he composed "...der arabischen 4", and with "laissez vibrer", he composed the first solo for 18 tubular bells, reminiscent of his childhood.
Cristian Măcelaru and Gustav Mahler's collaboration has become known for unique interpretations, especially of Mahler's Third Symphony. This symphony explores connections between nature and spirituality, the tangible world and the divine. Mahler described symphonies as building a world with available techniques, depicting the emergence of life from inanimate matter, evolving through flowers, animals, humans, and spirits to angels.
Cristian Măcelaru and Gustav Mahler's collaboration has become known for unique interpretations, especially of Mahler's Third Symphony. This symphony explores connections between nature and spirituality, the tangible world and the divine. Mahler described symphonies as building a world with available techniques, depicting the emergence of life from inanimate matter, evolving through flowers, animals, humans, and spirits to angels.
The Mouse goes to a concert with the WDR Symphony Orchestra, exploring the life and music of Edvard Grieg. This concert blends live music, humorous and factual stories, videos, and puzzles. Educational materials for teachers and school classes attending the 11:00 am concert are available online.
Die Maus geht wieder ins Konzert – in einem bunten Mix aus Live-Musik, Lach- und Sachgeschichten, Videos und Rätseln entdeckt und erforscht sie das Leben und die märchenhafte Musik des norwegischen Komponisten Edvard Grieg. Ein Konzert zum Entdecken, Lernen und Erleben.
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, interpreted by Alina Ibragimova, enchants audiences. Jean Sibelius's first symphony captures the vastness of Nordic landscapes, while Stravinsky's "Dumbarton Oaks" translates the colorfulness of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos into the 20th century.
Mit nur 17 Jahren gewann Sheku Kanneh-Mason 2016 den Wettbewerb BBC Young Musician of the Year und zählt seitdem zu den Shootingstars der internationalen Klassikwelt. Wie gemacht für das virtuos-sinnliche Spiel des jungen Briten ist Schostakowitschs erstes Cellokonzert, hinter dessen tänzerischer Freude sich viele Momente großer emotionaler Tiefe verbergen. Das packende Werk mit seinen schillernden Klangfarben passt wunderbar zu den klingenden Märchen aus Tausendundeiner Nacht von Nikolaj Rimskij-Korsakow, in dem die Abenteuer von Sindbad und anderen Helden in einem fulminanten Tongemälde vorüberziehen.
The Mouse goes to a concert again, exploring the life and music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg through live music, stories, videos, and riddles. A concert for discovering, learning, and experiencing.
The Mouse goes to a concert again, exploring the life and music of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg through live music, stories, videos, and riddles. A concert for discovering, learning, and experiencing.
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