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musical (surprise) moments at the same time! The audience can experience all of this on our Christmas world tour of famous symphonic and pop music in the Gotha Cultural Centre. As a continuation of the “Pop meets Classic” concerts, the Thuringia Philharmonic Orchestra, together with singer Thomas Hahn, his outstanding live band and singer Edita Abdieski, will be getting in the mood for the most wonderful time of the year in the second half of this “Christmas Edition”, combining pop and classical music into a philharmonic whole.

Weihnachten ist als Fest der Familie eine ganz besondere Zeit. Mit dem Wunsch nach Fröhlichkeit und Besinnlichkeit kommen Familien, Verwandte und Freunde zusammen. Man beschenkt sich nicht nur mit Präsenten, sondern auch mit Aufmerksamkeit – mit Zeit füreinander. Zu den vielen Bräuchen zur Advents- und Weihnachtszeit gehört vor allem auch Musik. Hören, Genießen, Spielen, Singen: Weihnachtsmusik sorgt generationenübergreifend für eine entspannte Atmosphäre und positive Emotionen.

The short film "The Snowman", based on the children's book of the same name by Raymond Briggs, is one of the British Christmas classics par excellence - a not insignificant part of the magical effect of this film is the music by Howard Blake, which, with the exception of a spoken introduction, takes over the entire acoustic design of the film. Blake composed a light-footed orchestral score, which, in addition to tender and voluptuous sounds, is also enriched with bossa nova sounds, a gigue of the dancing snowmen and a powerful march for the massive snowman. The little boy James builds a snowman that comes to life at night. Together with James, the snowman first explores the parents' house of its creator, before a subsequent joyride on a motorbike culminates in a flight over the city with hundreds of snowmen. After landing safely, the snowman leads James into a forest that turns out to be the home of Santa Claus. After a lavish party with the snowmen, James receives his present: a scarf. As the morning is already dawning, the snowman and his little friend head back home. James says goodbye to his big friend and slips into bed. During the day, the snowman has melted, but the scarf remains as a reminder of this eventful journey for the boy.

For several generations, the Czech cult film “Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella” from 1973 is as much a part of Christmas as candlelight and the scent of fresh pine needles. This year, too, a special wish will come true for the holidays, because the fairy tale can be experienced again in brilliant cinema format. Also included: the music of Karel Svoboda, played live by the Thuringia Philharmonic Gotha-Eisenach and synchronized scene by scene with the romantic and funny adventures on the big screen

The Christmas concert of the Thuringia Philharmonic in December is a true classic of our concert program and is already a philharmonic tradition - for many years it has exuded a festive atmosphere and puts people in the mood for the upcoming Christmas. In addition to classical festive music, this year's surprise program also promises rousing and lively Christmas rhythms. As a special guest, we welcome our artist in residence Roman Patkoló on solo double bass. We cordially invite you to experience an enjoyable concert in a Christmas atmosphere with us and our outstanding soloists and let yourself be enchanted!

The Christmas concert of the Thuringia Philharmonic in December is a true classic of our concert program and is already a philharmonic tradition - for many years it has exuded a festive atmosphere and puts people in the mood for the upcoming Christmas. In addition to classical festive music, this year's surprise program also promises rousing and lively Christmas rhythms. As a special guest, we welcome our artist in residence Roman Patkoló on solo double bass. We cordially invite you to experience an enjoyable concert in a Christmas atmosphere with us and our outstanding soloists and let yourself be enchanted!

The short film "The Snowman", based on the children's book of the same name by Raymond Briggs, is one of the British Christmas classics par excellence - a not insignificant part of the magical effect of this film is the music by Howard Blake, which, with the exception of a spoken introduction, takes over the entire acoustic design of the film. Blake composed a light-footed orchestral score, which, in addition to tender and voluptuous sounds, is also enriched with bossa nova sounds, a gigue of the dancing snowmen and a powerful march for the massive snowman. The little boy James builds a snowman that comes to life at night. Together with James, the snowman first explores the parents' house of its creator, before a subsequent joyride on a motorbike culminates in a flight over the city with hundreds of snowmen. After landing safely, the snowman leads James into a forest that turns out to be the home of Santa Claus. After a lavish party with the snowmen, James receives his present: a scarf. As the morning is already dawning, the snowman and his little friend head back home. James says goodbye to his big friend and slips into bed. During the day, the snowman has melted, but the scarf remains as a reminder of this eventful journey for the boy.