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Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte
Itai Navon – Distorted Dances
Itai Navon, Elad Navon, Aavik, Friedensburg, Shaham, Zemach

Participants

  • Itai Navon piano

Programme

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat 

Irena Svetlova
12 Chromatic Bagatelles for piano solo 

Dohnányi (1877-1960)
Sextet in C major, Op. 37

Further participants
Bar Zemach - Horn
Elad Navon - Clarinet
Hans Christian Aavik - Violin
Noga Shaham - Viola
Clara Yuna Friedensburg - 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.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte
Hayang Park – Romeo and Juliet - Shall we dance?
Park, Consonni, Kim, Chang, Kruithof

Participants

  • Hayang Park viola

Programme

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64 (arr. for Viola and Piano by V. Borisovsky)
I. Introduction
II. The Street Awakens
III. Juliet the Young Girl

B. Britten (1913-1976)
Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
I. March
II. Waltz
III. Burlesque

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
V. Dance of the Knights

R. Gliere (1875-1956)
Eight Pieces for Violin and Cello, Op.39 (Arr. for Violin and Viola)
Prelude
Gavotte
Berceuse
Canzonetta
Intermezzo
Scherzo

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
VII. Balcony Scene

K. Gourzi (*1962)
The evening at the window, Op.75

S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Romeo and Juliet, Op.64
XIII. Juliet’s Death

Further participants
Martina Consonni - piano
Stephen Kim - violin
Hana Chang - violin
Benjamin Kruithof - 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.

Tickets
24 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte
Bryan Cheng – Slavic Salon
Aavik, Thiele, Shaham, Silvie Cheng, Bryan Cheng

Participants

  • Bryan Cheng cello

Programme

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Waldesruhe, Op. 68 Nr. 5

Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884)
Klaviertrio in g-moll, Op. 15
III. Presto

Auszüge aus Reinhold Glière (1875-1956)
8 Stücke, Op. 39 für Violine und Violoncello

Sándor Veress (1907-1992)
Streichtrio
II. Allegro molto

Szymon Laks (1901-1983)
Streichquartett Nr. 3 „Über polnische Volksthemen“
II. Poco lento, sostenuto
III. Vivace non troppo

Eduard Nápravník (1839-1916)
Klavierquartett in a-moll, Op. 42
II. Scherzo. Presto – Poco meno mosso

Further participants
Hans Christian Aavik - violin
Charlotte Thiele - violin
Noga Shaham - viola
Silvie Cheng - 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.

Tickets
24 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Lied aus dem Opernstudio
Große Oper - starkes Lied
Fassbaender, Kutay, Stuart, Andrew, Mkosana, Larlee, Kłubczuk

Participants

  • KS Brigitte Fassbaender moderation
  • Idil Kutay soprano
  • Julia Stuart soprano
  • Bianca Andrew mezzo soprano
  • Sakhiwe Mkosana baritone
  • Anne Larlee piano
  • Mariusz Kłubczuk piano
Tickets
29 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
A guest at the Casals Forum
Melodien aus La Traviata. Ein außergewöhnliches Konzert
Mertes, Friedrichs, Porter, Bauer, Sinfonisches Akkordeon-Orchester Hessen
TICKETS
14.45 / 24.8 / 28.94 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
Mittwochskonzerte
Dominik Wagner – Concert
The young soloists from the Kronberg Academy perform on many stages worldwide - and every Wednesday in the Casals Forum: Week after week, one of them presents themselves in the Carl Bechstein Hall with a self-designed one-hour concert - and invites other young colleagues to join as fellow musicians.

Participants

  • Dominik Wagner double bass

Programme

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.

Tickets
24 €
Casals Forum
FreundschaftsSpiele
WEEKEND PACKAGE IV „FREUNDSCHAFTSSPIELE“
Janine Jansen & Friends
Day pass
76 / 100 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
FreundschaftsSpiele
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS II
Jansen, Grosz, Blendulf, Kozhukhin, Students of Kronberg Academy

Participants

  • Janine Jansen violin
  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Hana Chang violin
  • Amihai Grosz viola
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Noga Shaham viola
  • Daniel Blendulf cello
  • LiLa cello
  • Benjamin Kruithof cello
  • Denis Kozhukhin piano

Programme

Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Quartet movement in C minor D 703

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano quartet Nr. 3 in C minor op. 60

Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951)
„Verklärte Nacht“ in C minor for string sextet op. 4

Subject to change.

Tickets
35 / 45 / 55 €
Carl Bechstein Saal, Casals Forum
FreundschaftsSpiele
JANINE JANSEN & FRIENDS III
Jansen, Grosz, Blendulf, Kozhukhin, Students of Kronberg Academy

Participants

  • Janine Jansen violin
  • Anna Im violin
  • Ruslan Talas violin
  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Amihai Grosz viola
  • Sào Soulez Larivière viola
  • Haesue Lee viola
  • Daniel Blendulf cello
  • LiLa cello
  • Petar Pejčić cello
  • Dominik Wagner double bass
  • Denis Kozhukhin piano

Programme

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Sonata in C major for two violins op. 56

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)
Piano quartet Nr. 2 in E flat major op. 87

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Metamorphoses for string septet

Subject to change.

Tickets
25 / 35 €
Großer Saal, Casals Forum
Rückenwind Orchester
CONCERTI BRILLANTI II
Jégou-Sageman, van der Rest, Martin, Moreau, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

Participants

  • Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
  • Pauline van der Rest violin
  • Lionel Martin cello
  • Jérémie Moreau piano
  • Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Programme

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Rococo variations op. 33
I. Moderato quasi Andante – Tema. Moderato semplice
II. Var. I: Tempo del Tema
III. Var. II: Tempo del Tema
IV. Var. III: Andante
V. Var. IV: Allegro vivo
VI. Var. V: Andante grazioso
VII. Var. VI: Allegro moderato
VIII. Var. VII: Andante sostenuto
IX. Var. VIII e Coda: Allegro moderato con anima

Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996)
Concertino op. 42
I. Allegretto cantabile
II. Lento
III. Allegro moderato poco rubato

intermission

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Violin concerto in D minor, MWV O 4
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro molto

Subject to change.

Tickets
30 / 40 / 50 €