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Chamber music in Wiesbaden - tradition on new paths

Experience outstanding artists who keep alive a tradition of exclusive concerts dating back to 1872 in one of the region’s most beautiful concert halls.

View into the concert hall
The concerts take place in the festive Herzog-Friedrich-August-Saal.

Music thrives on surprises, empathy, contrasts, and the fascinating encounters between very different people—their soundscapes, temperaments, and interpretations—which demonstrate just how versatile chamber music can be today. Artistic “competition” has existed since ancient times—and to this day, the spirit of competition endures, with the most creative solos, the greatest dexterity, perfect intonation, and the most surprising ideas winning the audience’s applause.


2026/2027 Concert Season

  • 1st Concert: Sunday, October 11, 2026
    “The Chamber Music All Stars”
    Lea Hausmann, Jules Dussap, Veronika Hagen, Noga Shaham, Samuel Shepherd, Roberto di Ronza
    Works by Dvořák, Schoenberg—“Verklärte Nacht”



  • 2nd Concert: Sunday, November 8, 2026, Ensemble Ouranos & Ib Hausmann (bass clarinet), “The Very Best—French Wind Music,”
    works by Janáček, Nielsen, Hindemith, and Françaix

  • 3rd Concert: Sunday, December 6, 2026
    Alexander Kashpurin—piano
    “Last-Minute Triumph—Winner of the 2026 Liszt Utrecht Competition”
    Works by Silvestrov, Medtner, Scriabin, Tchaikovsky, Kapustin, and others 


  • 4th Concert: Sunday, February 28, 2027, Opus 13 Quartet
    “Nordic Power in a Class of Its Own”
    Works by Beethoven, Bartók, Janáček

  • 5th Concert: Sunday, March 21, 2027
    SongHa Choi – Violin
    , Hayoung Choi – Cello
    “As Many Outstanding Awards as Possible”
    Works by Mozart, Cassadó, Ysaÿe, Enescu, Kodály

  • 6th Concert: Sunday, April 25, 2027
    Alexander Gadjiev – Piano
    “A Master of the Keys in His Field”
    Works by Schumann and Prokofiev

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