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Current event
Anna Han – In Medias Res
Participants
- Anna Han piano
Programme
François Couperin
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Béla Bartók
Two Romanian Dances Op. 8a
Allegro vivace
Poco allegro
Unsuk Chin
Etude No. 5 “Toccata”
George Crumb
Zeitgeist (III. Monochord), for two amplified pianos
Johann Sebastian Bach/Gyorgy Kurtag
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
Robert Schumann
Piano Trio No. 3 in G minor, Op. 110
Bewegt, doch nicht zu rasch
Ziemlich langsam
Rasch
Kräftig, mit Humor
Further participants
Claire Wells - violin
Oliver Herbert - cello
Itai Navon - piano
The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.
MIHAELA MARTIN, FRANS HELMERSON & FRIENDS II
Participants
- Dorothea Röschmann soprano
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Torleif Thedéen cello
- Yulianna Avdeeva piano
- Cristian Măcelaru conducting
Programme
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Selected pieces
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor op. 49
Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Death and the Maiden
(Arr. G. Mahler for chamber orchestra)
18:15–18:45
Concert introduction: Friedemann Eichhorn in conversation with Mihaela Martin and Frans Helmerson.
Subject to change.
MIHAELA MARTIN, FRANS HELMERSON & FRIENDS III
Participants
- Mihaela Martin violin
- Cristian Măcelaru violin
- Nobuko Imai viola
- Frans Helmerson cello
- Karl-Heinz Steffens clarinet
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Clarinet quintet in A major KV 581
Max Bruch (1838–1920)
Octet in B flat major op. posth.
Subject to change.
Samuel Rosenthal – Lost and Found
Participants
- Samuel Rosenthal viola
Programme
Errollyn Wallen (*1958)
LAVINIA (2021)
Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Sonata for Viola and Piano
I. Molto moderato
II. Allegro energico
III. Molto lento
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
String Quartet Opus 20, No. 4
I. Allegro di molto
II. Un poco Adagio affetuoso
III. Allegro zingarese
IV. Presto Scherzando
Further participants
Claire Wells - violin
Oliver Neubauer - violin
Oliver Herbert - cello
The program and concert flyer will be designed individually by the students.
MittwochsKonzerte as a package.
Here you can book five concerts for the price of four.
Große Oper - starkes Lied. Lied aus dem Opernstudio der Oper Frankfurt im Casals Forum
Participants
- Brigitte Fassbaender
- Cláudia Ribas mezzo soprano
- Abraham Bretón tenor
- Andrew Kim tenor
- Morgan-Andrew King bass
Programme
For the first time this season, members of the opera studio will be performing two recitals at the Casals Forum.
Chamber singer Brigitte Fassbaender has also been recruited for this special collaboration between Kronberg Academy and Oper Frankfurt.
In a preceding master class at Oper Frankfurt, the celebrated German singer, Lied interpreter and vocal coach will work intensively with the young singers on their programme and put the finishing touches to it for the recital. She will also host the evening.
Moderation: KS Brigitte Fassbaender
Participating singers from the opera studio:
Cláudia Ribas - mezzo-soprano
Abraham Bretón - tenor
Andrew Kim - tenor
Morgan-Andrew King - bass
Piano:
Anne Larlee Principal Repetiteur of the Frankfurt Opera
In Sun Suh Principal Repetiteur of the Frankfurt Opera
Programme:
Selected pieces by Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert and others.
Subject to change.