Classical music in a refreshing format: changing guests and guest ensembles create diverse classical concert programmes, with commentaries by the artists themselves making for a both informative and entertaining concert experience. As a constant part of the series, the Schumann Quartett is currently on stage each season.

Sunday, 2 October 2011, 5 pm
Signum Quartett
Works by Mozart, Webern and Dvorák

Monday, 26 December 2011 (Boxing Day), 5 pm
Schumann Quartett / Henri Sigfridsson Klavier

Sunday, 29 January 2012, 5 pm
Singer Pur – first-class vocal ensemble
„A Thousand Years“ – Highlights from 20 years Singer Pur

Sunday, 18 March 2012, 5 pm
Schumann Quartett & guests

Further information is available under the respective date in the overall Programme.

In this interdisciplinary series a diversity of musical-literary programmes are offered, featuring, for instance, encounters between high-calibre actors such as Hannelore Elsner, Gudrun Landgrebe, Martina Gedeck and Barbara Auer and the internationally renowned pianist Sebastian Knauer. Furthermore, actress Eva Mattes, who recites and sings with the support of a vocal ensemble and piano and accordion, once again demonstrates her artistic diversity. A particularly atmospheric evening is also in store when the “Fantasias Flamencas“ are staged by the Cellist Ramon Jaffé, including dance, Flamenco guitar and literary interludes.

Sunday, 16 October 2011, 5 pm
Hannelore Elsner recitation / Sebastian Knauer piano, text composition and concept
George Sand and Frédéric Chopin:
„Ein Winter auf Mallorca – Die Wahrheit“ (in German)

Sunday, 4 December 2011, 5 pm
Gudrun Landgrebe recitation / Sebastian Knauer piano and concept/ Wolfgang Knauer text
Bettina von Arnim and Ludwig van Beethoven:
„In einem Weltmeer von Harmonie“ (in German)

Saturday, 10 December 2011, 8 pm
Sunday, 11 December 2011, 5 pm
Eva Mattes recitation, vocals / Irmgard Schleier with vocal and instrumental ensemble / Dariusz Swinoga accordion
„Durch die Zeiten über Grenzen“ - Eine Liederreise von Irmgard Schleier und Peter Homann (in German)

Sunday, 22 January 2012, 5 pm
Ramon Jaffé violoncello / Miguelete dance / Zamna Urista Rojas Flamenco guitar / Charlotte Sterner  text & castanets
“Fantasias Flamencas“ - Spanish music from Baroque to Flamenco
Texts by Juan Ramón Jimenez and Pablo Neruda (in German)

Sunday, 5 Febuary 2012, 5 pm
Barbara Auer recitation / Sebastian Knauer piano / Wolfgang Knauer text
“Liebestraum – Liebesleid“ - Was die Musik von der Liebe erzählt  (in German)

Sunday, 22 April 2012, 5 pm
Martina Gedeck recitation / Sebastian Knauer piano and idea / Wolfgang Knauer text
“American Dream“ - Erinnerungen an George Gershwin (in German)

Further information is available under the respective date in the overall Programme.

440Hz... stands for unusual encounters between classical music and other musical or artistic genres. Constant part of the series is 31-year old conductor Alexander Shelley, Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, and his young Düsseldorf orchestra Schumann Camerata.

The next concert is being planned and will be published here soon.