Kronberg Festival

Heinrich Biber (1644–1704)
Battalia

Johann S. Bach (1685–1750)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (arrangement for mandolin and strings)

Christian Jost (b. 1963)
“Seasons” for cello and string orchestra (world premiere)

Concert introduction at 5:15 p.m. with Christian Jost, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt, and Prof. Friedemann Eichhorn.

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Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756–1791)
Serenade No. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35

Alisson Krussmaa (*1992)
Work on the theme of courage: Remanence — hommage à Mozart (world premiere)

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Leonard Disselhorst (*1990)
Kingfisher, Jasmine Ode

Tigran Hamasyan (*1987) & Howard Shore (*1946)
Toichis Mountains

Herbie Hancock (*1940) & Bobby McFerrin (*1950)
Turtle Shoes

Mariano Mores (1918–2016)
Taquito Militar

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
Nightclub

Traditional medley of Romanian themes

Béla Bartók (1881–1945)
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 BB 68

Milena Dolinová (approx. 1859–1891) & Kryštof Mařatka (*1972)
Čsardáš III

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Duke Ellington (1899–1974)
Selected Works

Friedrich Gulda (1930–2000)
Concerto for Violoncello and Wind Orchestra

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Following the huge success of their latest award-winning album *z e h n* (German Record Critics’ Award),
BartolomeyBittmann focus their new program
“Best of BB” on the essence of their compositional work to date.
In the four programs created since then, the original compositions of
this progressive duo are characterized by strong emotional contrasts:
Meridian (2013) — finding a connecting thread, a musical path.
Neubau (2015) — the idea of creation through collaborative composition.
Dynamo (2019) — the dramatic element in music and performance.
z e h n (2022) — continuity and the embodiment of a philosophy.
The musical range of “Best of BB” extends from powerful rock riffs
and virtuosic, racing unison passages to intimate grooves and sensitive
melodic lines. The focus is always on the search for the acoustic
foundation of their classical instruments.
Matthias Bartolomey - cello
Klemens Bittmann - violin & mandola
www.bartolomeybittmann.at

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Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
An Outdoor Overture

Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990)
Serenade after Plato’s “Symposium”

INTERMISSION

Anna Clyne (*1980)
Shorthand

George Gershwin (1898–1937)
An American in Paris

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On stage, courage matters just as much as it does in elite sport. Participants in the Cello Masterclasses will learn how courage, mental strength and perseverance can be trained — and how they can be applied purposefully in everyday artistic life. The connection between sport and music opens up new perspectives on inner strength and stage presence.

The lecture will be held in English and is intended for participants in the Cello Masterclasses as well as interested visitors.

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Trio-B-Dur  Op. 12 “Gassenhauer”, Cello Sonata in C major, Op. 102 No. 1

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Three Romances, Op. 94

INTERMISSION

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)
Fairy Tales, Op. 132

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Trio in D minor, Op. 120

Concert introduction at 6:45 p.m. with Dr. Norbert Gertsch (G. Henle Verlag)

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Michael Rotschopf reads. Oliver Herbert plays the cello. Together, they conjure an hour of words and music about the courage to be oneself.

Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Thomas Mann, Natalia Ginzburg, Dawn Avery, Iannis Xenakis and Pablo Casals – their voices, along with others, come together in an unusual literary and musical collage.

It is about rebellion and freedom, temptation and resistance – and about the question of when courage changes our lives. And whether sometimes we first have to go looking for it, only to discover that it has been there all along.

An afternoon for everyone who loves great writing and music, and who is open to bold and daring ideas.

Michael Rotschopf is an actor – and an exceptional interpreter of the spoken word. Trained at the Max Reinhardt Seminar, he was engaged by Vienna’s Burgtheater while still a student. He has worked with directors such as Peter Stein, appeared at the Berliner Ensemble, the Salzburg Festival and the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, and is also well known from film and television. For many years, Michael Rotschopf has also been in demand as a narrator and speaker in concerts, radio plays and audiobooks. Among other appearances, he performed at Carnegie Hall in Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Requiem for a Young Poet.

Oliver Herbert is a cellist who has recently completed his studies at the Kronberg Academy. The American musician is a recipient of the 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant and has appeared as a soloist with orchestras including the San Francisco Symphony and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has a particular interest in contemporary music and in bringing familiar works into dialogue with newer, lesser-known repertoire.

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