TŌN Plays Koblenz & Nuremberg, Germany, May 6 & 8
TŌN performs two concerts in Germany with conductor and music director Leon Botstein, marking the orchestra’s first visit abroad on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. The May 6 concert in Koblenz is part of the Koblenz IMUKO Festival (Internationale Musik-Kontakte), which has a dedicated focus on multicultural engagement, bringing together artists from different genres and cultures to perform, collaborate, and share their musical traditions to strengthen a sense of global community. The featured soloist is acclaimed cellist Benedict Kloeckner.
The May 8 performance in Nuremberg, at the invitation of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, commemorates the date exactly 80 years ago when the Second World War in Europe ended in 1945. The memorial concert features music by Mendelssohn, whose music was banned during the Nazi era owing to his Jewish heritage. By featuring Mendelssohn’s music, the concert seeks to recall the hope that the 1945 victory in Europe over Nazism would bring peace and tolerance in a new world without war. The program spotlights Polish violinist Anna Reszniak, concertmaster of the Nürnberger Symphoniker, and award-winner of the Poznan Wieniawski Competition and the Sion-Valais Shlomo Mintz competitions, among many others. The concert will also include the Chamber Choir of the Nuremberg University of Music under the direction of Peter Dijkstra.
TŌN bassist Zacherie Small will be your guide on the orchestra’s trip to Germany. Look for Zacherie’s posts and stories on TŌN’s Instagram and Facebook pages, or follow hashtag #TONinGermany.
The May 8 concert in Nuremberg will be broadcast live on German radio by Bayerischer Rundfunk on Thursday, May 15 at 2 PM Eastern time.
>May 6 in Koblenz
>May 8 in Nuremberg
Photo by David DeNee