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Kammermusik des Konzerthausorchesters
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KONZERTHAUS
Our musical Advent for you with concerts, children's program and digital formats.Organ recital on Christmas Day? A brilliant Christmas concert by our brass players from Konzerthaus Brass? Bach's Christmas Oratorio with the Thomanerchor Leipzig in our festive Große Saal or Christmas karaoke with our video clips at home next to the Christmas tree? Children's eyes shining with our Christmas play "Beschenkt" in the Werner-Otto-Saal or eating cookies with our radio play cat at home? Or would you prefer to listen to Christmas playlists by our KHO musicians on headphones while walking through the wintry forest?
Of course, you can also simply add everything together to your wish list! In any case, we wish you a peaceful Advent season and happy holidays with our concerts at the Konzerthaus and our musical Christmas ideas here online.
Merry Christmas
Our Christmas clip
Visitor service opening hours
The visitor service will be closed on 24 December 2024. On 25 & 26 December, our colleagues will be on site for you from 12:00 - 16:00.
Christmas market on the Bebelplatz
Due to construction work on the Gendarmenmarkt, the Christmas market will move to Bebelplatz this year.
Fairy tales & music
Podcast for people aged 7+
In keeping with Christmas it's about stories and music that move the world. What does the firebird sound like? How musical are Cinderella's nasty sisters? And through which instrument does Scheherazade speak to us? ... And if they have not died, then they are still alive today ...
Cat's first Christmas
Audio piece
Our KlangKüken audio play "Katzes erstes Weihnachtsfest" (Cat's First Christmas) shortens the wait for presents. Members of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, freelance musicians and two narrators tell the cat, who is completely unfamiliar with Christmas, what makes this holiday so special for all of us.
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participants
The following spoke:
Martina Couturier, cat and Maria
Josephina Otten, childWith musicians of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Dmitry Babanov, horn
Bertrand Chatenet, horn
Yu-Hui Chuang, horn
Alexandra Kehrle, clarinet
Barbara Kehrig, bassoon
Sayako Kusaka, violin ("Bach-Schop")
Ronith Mues, harp
Szilvia Pápai, oboe
Nadine Resatsch, English horn ("Sternenmusik")
Timo Steininger, horn
Taneli Turunen, vocals
Michael Vogt, tubaand as guests
Valentin Butt, accordion
Fabiana Striffler, violin
Martin Lutz, violin
Anna Viechtl, harpRecording director music: Alex Jost
Text and direction: Christine Mellich
Production and editing: Marcus ThomasThe Konzerthaus Berlin would like to thank Zukunft Konzerthaus for their financial support.
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Works
Weihnachtslieder
Die neue Freude ist gekommen (Ukrainisches Weihnachtslied)
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
Kaschubenlande
Leise rieselt der Schnee
Mennyből az angyal (Ungarisches Hirtenlied)
Still, still, still
Süßer die Glocken nie klingen
Triumphe
Tochter Zion
Kompositionen für „Katzes erstes Weihnachtsfest“
Eduard Resatsch (*1972)
„Sternenmusik“ für Harfe und Englisch Horn
Michael Vogt (*1959)
„Bach-Schop“ – Scherzo religioso für Violine und Tuba
Weitere Kompositionen
Kalle Kalima (*1973)
„Sua katson vaan“ – Tango für Akkordeon und Gesang
Carlos Salzedo (1885–1961)
„Chanson de la nuit“ für Harfe
Jean Sibelius (1865–1957)
„On hanget korkeat, nietokset“ op.1 Nr. 5
für Akkordeon und Gesang
The elves
A radio play based on the Brothers Grimm (in German)
In keeping with our Christmas play "beschenkt", we have taken up the theme of giving and realised a Christmas fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm with musical excerpts from "beschenkt" as a short audio play.
Participants
Anna Steinkogler harp
Valentin Butt Bayan
André Lewski Narrator
Jennipher Antoni Shoemaker
Martin Lutz Recording management, production, editing
Christine Mellich Text version, direction
Christmas Karaoke - Sing along!
One of them misses the melody at one point, the other isn't quite sure of the words from the second verse onwards, and the mixed family choir wobbles considerably. We can help: our orchestral musicians have recorded some of our favourite Christmas classics. We simply fade in the lyrics - and the Christmas karaoke experience for the living room is complete!
Christmas playlist
Favourite pieces for the Christmas season, compiled by our musicians
All candles lit within reach, blanket, hot drink and cat Ginny grabbed - that's cellist Alexander Kahl's recipe for a cozy Advent afternoon on the sofa. He shares the matching music in his playlist.
An unusual, very personal Christmas playlist has been put together for you by our percussionist and conductor of the Audience Orchestra Dirk Wucherpfennig at the end of this extraordinary year.
Our cellist Nerina Mancini grew up with Christmas carols and recipes from several countries - a French-Swiss family, born in Florence, raised in California and at home with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin for 16 years! What she likes to hear best while baking, she shares with you in her playlist.