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The Second World War in Europe ended with the capitulation of the German Wehrmacht on the night of May 8-9, 1945. The "liberation from National Socialism" has shaped German culture of remembrance ever since. This concert commemorates this date, which was so significant for German history, exactly 80 years ago. At the invitation of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the New York-based The Orchestra Now , which consists of talented young performers from all over the world, will play under the direction of Leon Botstein, founder of TON and first guest conductor of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. Supported by the Chamber Choir of the Nuremberg University of Music and our first concertmaster, Anna Reszniak, music by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, whose music was banned during the Nazi era because of his Jewish origins, will be played in the Congress Hall. Sending a strong signal for peace and tolerance is the common goal of all those involved.

More? Sea! For the brilliant end of the season of our symphonic concerts, we're heading to the water. Debussy's impressionistic mega-masterpiece La Mer takes us to a luminous Mediterranean scenery. This is what summer by the sea sounds like! You want more! Voilà: With Frank Bridges' suite of four sound pictures The Sea, we travel to the coast of the southern English county of Sussex - sometimes in sunlight, sometimes in moonlight or in a storm. The piece has probably never been heard in Nuremberg. A real discovery! "When I heard the piece for the first time, I was thrown off track," admitted Bridges' composition student Benjamin Britten. He gets his due here with his vocal-instrumental serenade. Six poems from five centuries of English poetry form the basis. They conjure up evening and nighttime moods with effective horn playing and haunting tenor singing. The Symphoniker's solo horn player Matthias Nothhelfer and the Glasgow-born tenor Thomas Walker will provide solo brilliance.

"When we touch each other with music," wrote Leonard Bernstein, "we touch each other's hearts, minds and souls - all at once." Indeed, like no other art, music opens up access to the inner world of people. Also and above all to the souls and hearts of people with dementia. Our afternoon concert offers those affected and their families the opportunity to experience music together and thus continue to be able to participate in social and cultural life. Experience an afternoon of classical evergreens that awaken memories of old times. Because nothing brings the past back and makes it come alive in us like music.

We are delighted to be able to be guests at the Herkulessaal in Munich again after 2016. An event by the Munich Oratorio Choir eV.

An event organized by the Cultural Office of the municipality of Unterföhring in the Unterföhring Community Center.

Nat King Cole is unforgettable, and his songs are just as unforgettable. Hits like Unforgettable, LOVE and Autumn Leaves made him world famous - to this day he is considered one of the best jazz artists of all time. Mariano Castro, pianist, arranger and composer from Argentina, brings these magnificent tunes back to life together with his fellow singer Luiza Zan. An evening to dream and enjoy!

Look forward to a nostalgic homage to the successful TV show of the same name that aired on German television in the 1970s. Can you think of stars like Harald Juhnke, Peter Alexander or Udo Jürgens? The golden age of pop music is coming to life again! These and many other names are synonymous with a time when the melodies were catchy, the presentation elegant and the moderation witty and charming - a mixture that is rarely seen today. One person who can do all of this is entertainer Volker Heißmann. At his side is Thilo Wolf. Music is trump!

This year, fans of classical concerts can look forward to a very special French-Spanish touch. The focus of the evening is the guitar and with it the grandiose super hit by the Spaniard Joaquín Rodriguez, his Concierto de Aranjuez . The concert was composed in Paris and embodies the Spanish sound with jazz overtones like no other. It is flanked by two very different works of French literature: Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin , a homage to French music of the 18th century, and Bizet's symphonic debut, which is bursting with summery lightness, inventiveness and exuberance. Don't miss it!

If you want to be a master, you have to practice early! As every year, we are delighted to welcome the professionals of tomorrow, the young students at the Nuremberg University of Music who have set out to reach the top. Under the direction of Professor Guido Johannes Rumstadt, they present impressive solo concerts and orchestral works. It is always a reason to be amazed at what these promising talents are capable of. Are you amazed too?!