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Classical Concerts at
Funkhaus Wallrafplatz

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Upcoming Concerts

Concerts at Funkhaus Wallrafplatz in season 2024/25 or later

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In Köln

Barock bis Beatles: A Music History + Livestream

Fri, Mar 14, 2025, 20:00
Uwaga!, WDR Funkhausorchester (Orchestra), David Brophy (Conductor), Timm Beckmann (Moderator)
Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy trades ballet shoes for swing with Uwaga! This crossover quartet grooves to baroque minuets and introduces Mahler and Mozart to disco. The WDR Funkhausorchester joins them for a wild, anarchic romp through music history.
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Next week
In Köln

Auf Orpheus' Spuren - mit Elke Heidenreich | lit.COLOGNE + Livestream

Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 20:00
Elke Heidenreich (Lesung), Elke Heidenreich (Moderator), WDR Funkhausorchester (Orchestra), Ari Rasilainen (Director)
Few figures in literary history are as closely linked to music as Orpheus. His melodies tamed animals, moved gods, and softened the hearts of the dead. WDR Funkhausorchester, joined by author Elke Heidenreich, explores Orpheus's legacy, tracing his influence on writers and composers. Featuring music from Offenbach to Reinhard Mey, the evening blends literature, music, and poetic impulses.
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This season
In Köln

Thank You For The Music: ABBA Symphonic

Fri, May 9, 2025, 20:00
Sofie De Schryver (Singer), Jessica Trocha (Singer), WDR Funkhausorchester (Orchestra), David Brophy (Director), Janine Breuer-Kolo/WDR 4 (Moderator)
From "Mamma Mia" to "Dancing Queen": The stirring hits of the Swedish pop icons make hearts dance. The WDR Funkhausorchester brings back the glamor of the ABBA era and lets the band's biggest successes shine in a new symphonic light.
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This season
In Köln

Thank You For The Music: ABBA Symphonic + Livestream

Sat, May 10, 2025, 20:00
Sofie De Schryver (Singer), Jessica Trocha (Singer), WDR Funkhausorchester (Orchestra), David Brophy (Director), Janine Breuer-Kolo/WDR 4 (Moderator)
From "Mamma Mia" to "Dancing Queen": The stirring hits of the Swedish pop icons make hearts dance. The WDR Funkhausorchester brings back the glamor of the ABBA era and lets the band's biggest successes shine in a new symphonic light.
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This season
In Köln

Kammerkonzert 4

Sun, May 11, 2025, 11:00
Mitglieder des WDR Sinfonieorchesters (Performer)
Beethoven's Trio op. 11 was nicknamed the "Gassenhauer Trio" due to its popular variation theme. The program spans Bruch's clarinet trio pieces and Poulenc's Duo to saxophonist Daniel Schnyder's "Worlds Beyond", blending classical, avant-garde, and jazz. Four bassoons feature in Wynton Marsalis' composition, showcasing this rarely solo instrument.
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This season
In Köln

Matinee der Akademie

Sun, Jun 1, 2025, 11:00
After graduating from music school, learning doesn't stop. It starts over in a professional orchestra. The WDR Symphony Orchestra Academy gives young musicians experience. Mentored by professionals, they play, create chamber music, and learn traditions. This matinee features them.
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This season
In Köln

Kammerkonzert 5

Sun, Jun 15, 2025, 11:00
Slava Chestiglazov (Violin), Cristian Suvaiala (Violin), Maxime Gulikers (Violin), Linda Guo (Violin), Marko Milenković (Viola), Felicitas Frücht (Viola), Simon Deffner (Cello), Christine Penckwitt (Cello), Alexander Schimpf (Piano)
Before Dmitri Shostakovich became a composing critic of the Stalin dictatorship, the music world experienced him as a carefree, talented prodigy. His first piano trio, written at seventeen, is a testament to this. Also worth discovering is the piano quintet by the Polish romanticist Juliusz Zarębski, dedicated to his teacher Franz Liszt.