Frankfurt, Germany
The hr-Sendesaal is the main concert hall of Hessischer Rundfunk, the public broadcaster of the German state of Hesse, located on the broadcaster's campus in Frankfurt. Built in the 1950s, it was designed with exceptional acoustics for radio recordings and live broadcasts. Today it serves as the home stage of the hr-Sinfonieorchester and regularly hosts classical concerts open to the public.
LJSO Hessen marks its 50th anniversary with a double-bill concert at Frankfurt's hr-Sendesaal: alumni from top German orchestras perform alongside today's young players in a programme spanning Hindemith, Bartók, and Latin American works.
An anniversary chamber concert marking 50 years of LJSO Hessen, featuring the award-winning Amelio Trio and Mendelssohn's String Octet performed by current and former members of the orchestra.
Season opener of the hr-Sendesaal chamber music series, marking Weber's 200th death anniversary: clarinet quintets by Weber and Mozart alongside a Haydn string quartet, performed by Tomaž Močilnik and the Hába Quartett.
The award-winning 2014 "Tatort" episode starring Ulrich Tukur screens on the big screen while the hr-Sinfonieorchester performs its entire classical soundtrack live, conducted by film-music specialist Frank Strobel.
A tribute to John Coltrane on his 100th birthday. Young saxophonist Isaiah Collier from Chicago performs Coltrane's masterpiece "A Love Supreme" and his own compositions arranged by Grammy Award winner John Beasley.
Conductor Richard Egarr and soprano Rowan Pierce present British music from Purcell's sparkling "Fairy-Queen" to the long-overlooked symphonist Cipriani Potter - a programme of genuine discoveries.