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Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Duncan Ward
Don't miss – Concert tips for September
Sept. 3, 2026Share
KHO-Geigerin Karoline Bestehorn im Gespräch mit KHO-Cellist Alexander Kahl © Simon Pauly
WHAT WE ARE PARTICULARLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE COMING WEEKS
Excitement, joy & pleasure
Violinist Karoline Bestehorn is looking forward to the Konzerthaus Kammerorchester’s first concert of the season, featuring works by Grieg and Tchaikovsky. The ensemble, which the musicians have set up themselves both artistically and organisationally, is conducted by our principal concertmasters – on September 17, it will be Suyoen Kim’s turn.
"Our chamber orchestra has been in existence for more than 15 years, and we are very happy to be able to practise this form of music-making. It gives us musicians the opportunity to get in touch with each other in a very intimate and subtle way, to listen and react to each other. Each and every one of us is important! After each concert, we all meet in the canteen, toast the successful concert together and the atmosphere is relaxed and warm. We need three things: excitement, joy and pleasure!”
Concerto for Percussion & Casserole
Anyone who’s ever wanted to get a glimpse into the daily life of a musician’s household should mark their calendar for a concert on September 25 or 26 at the Werner-Otto-Saal, recommends our principal timpanist Mark Voermans. That’s when he and his wife Maren (aka Schlagwerk Voermans) will perform their “Drumcom - an Evening with the Voermans” for the first time:
“‘Drum’ stands for our instruments - in that case, marimba and vibraphone or in other words, percussion - and ‘Com’ stands for comedy. We’ll perform a little drama about the everyday madness that ensues when a long-married couple invites guests over for dinner. We’ve choreographed the familiar, sometimes absurd routines that arise with rhythm, wit, and timing to classical music from various eras. There’s chopping, stirring, seasoning, putting the casserole in the oven, setting the table... everyday objects are also put to use, from ladders and brooms to glasses and dish brushes. We’ve also built a bottlephone out of tuned PET bottles, for example. Scenic elements and music blend together and complement each other. I’m very excited that it’s finally getting underway, because the preparation—which director Dirk Engler guided us through—was quite a long process.“
Premiere Hyper Organ
With “great anticipation”, Dramaturg Johannes Schultz is looking forward to the opening concert of the AGGREGATE Festival of Automated and Contemporary Organ Music on September 30.
“Together with Marion Wörle and Maciej Śledziecki – the Berlin-based organ duo gamut inc – we are, in fact, opening a new chapter in our organ concert series! The Konzerthaus organ was converted into a ‘hyper-organ’ over the summer break. For the first time, the instrument can be controlled directly via a computer using a MIDI interface. From the deepest pedal basses through all 74 stops to special effects such as tremulants, wind dampers and the cuckoo, our Jehmlich organ will in future provide artists with a kind of giant analogue synthesiser. “I am delighted that gamut inc will be presenting their first compositions at AGGREGATE, which were created during their residency with us. In addition, they will be expanding the ‘Hyperorgel’ to include a spatial dimension with their wind-dynamic modular organs, BLACK SQUARE.”
Veranstaltungen
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Konzerthaus Kammerorchester
mit Werken von Edvard Grieg und Pjotr Tschaikowsky
Konzerthaus Kammerorchester
Suyoen Kim Violin
Edvard Grieg
„Aus Holbergs Zeit“ – Suite für Streichorchester G-Dur op. 40
Pjotr Tschaikowsky
Drei Stücke für Violine und Klavier op. 42 („Souvenir d'un lieu cher“), für Violine und Streichorchester bearbeitet von Alexandru Lascae
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Pjotr Tschaikowsky
Serenade für Streichorchester C-Dur op. 48
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Kammermusikmatinee des Konzerthausorchesters
mit einem Streichquintett von Georges Onslow und Franz Schuberts „Forellen-Quintett“
Avigail Bushakevitz Violin
Luisa Rönnebeck Violin
Ernst-Martin Schmidt Viola
Alexander Kahl Cello
Igor Prokopets Double bass
Zhora Sargsyan Piano
George Onslow
Streichquintett e-Moll op. 74
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Franz Schubert
Klavierquintett A-Dur op. 114 D 667 („Forellen-Quintett“)
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Drumcom – Ein Abend bei den Voermans
Szenisches Schlagzeugkonzert zwischen Küchenchaos und Trommelwirbel
Maren Voermans Percussion
Mark Voermans Percussion
Dirk Engler Director
Kristina Weiß-Busch Costume design
Ewald Otto stage construction
Christine Mellich Dramaturgy
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Drumcom – Ein Abend bei den Voermans
Szenisches Schlagzeugkonzert zwischen Küchenchaos und Trommelwirbel
Maren Voermans Percussion
Mark Voermans Percussion
Dirk Engler Director
Kristina Weiß-Busch Costume design
Ewald Otto stage construction
Christine Mellich Dramaturgy
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AGGREGATE Festival 2026 – Eröffnungskonzert
pipes & circuits – neue Werke für Hyperorgel
gamut inc
Marion Wörle Composition and Hyperorgan
Maciej Sledziecki Composition and Hyperorgan
Laurie Spiegel Composer
Seth Horvitz aka Rrose Composition and Hyperorgan
Phillip Sollmann Composition
Konrad Sprenger Composition
Laurie Spiegel
„Drums (The Expanding Universe)“, Adaption für die Konzerthausorgel von gamut inc
Laurie Spiegel
„East River Dawn (The Expanding Universe)“, Adaption für die Konzerthausorgel von gamut inc
Seth Horvitz
„studies for automated pipe organ“ (Uraufführung)
Phillip Sollmann/Konrad Sprenger
„excerpt“, Adaption für die Konzerthausorgel
gamut inc
„dialogue de l‘orgue double“, erweiterte Fassung für BLACK SQUARE und Konzerthausorgel
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