13.7. - 21.7.24

La Capitale d'Été

Summer Festival Baden-Baden

Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto is still sometimes called the "Emperor's Concerto". And worthy of an emperor is the programme of this summer festival, as always with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who this time will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The goddess who leans towards the emperor is, as so often with Yannick, the magnificent Joyce DiDonato, who can do everything vocally and stylistically - this time Berlioz, Mahler and Brahms. In between, a man whose piano tone shines like mother-of-pearl: the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho.

The Program

SU 14.7.24

DANIEL HOPE

Mozart only

If anyone succeeds in getting even sports-fan granddad and TikTok-absorbed grandson excited about classical music, it's violinist Daniel Hope. This time with the music of Mozart, whose anarchistic spirit suits the artist well.

TO THE EVENT

TU 16.7.24

SUMMER GALA

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Joyce DiDonato

This Summer Gala is sure to be the talk of the town. The legendary London Symphony Orchestra will do the honors, with our friend Yannick Nézet-Séguin, chief conductor of New York's Metropolitan Opera, leading from the podium. The incomparable "Yankee Diva" Joyce DiDonato will sing orchestral songs by Berlioz, followed by Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony.

TO THE EVENT

FR 19.7.24

YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN & FRIENDS

Joyce DiDonato

It’s a celebration every time Yannick Nézet-Séguin invites the soloists and musicians of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe to play chamber music together with him. The event has long since established itself as a small but superb island between symphony concerts. The conductor talks to the audience and the whole atmosphere is a bit more relaxed, which also wins over stars like Joyce DiDonato.

TO THE EVENT

SA 20.7.24

YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN

Joyce DiDonato

Symphonies by Gustav Mahler are solemn affairs. This concert, however, enchants us with Mahler's most beautiful orchestral songs along with a symphony that looks at the world through the eyes of a child.

TO THE EVENT

SU 21.7.24

EMPEROR CONCERTO

Seong-Jin Cho, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho is already a familiar face at the Festspielhaus. Immediately after his triumph in the Warsaw Chopin Competition, he performed with us, filling in at short notice for a sick colleague with Brahms and bringing numerous Korean fans along with him. Cho has an unmistakable tone. A soft glow with a solid core, tailor-made for Beethoven's concertos, two of which the artist will be presenting to us.

TO THE EVENT

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