The Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt) will perform its double program at the Kronberg Festival in the Casals Forum, this time under the direction of Michael Sanderling. The first concert features Brahms's "Haydn Variations" and Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor, performed by the acclaimed violinist Midori. The second concert presents Edward Elgar's Cello Concerto with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt as soloist, as well as Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 as the main symphonic work.

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To celebrate the anniversary of the "Wetzlar Master Concerts," the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Sanderling, will perform at the Wetzlar Town Hall. The program includes Johannes Brahms' "Haydn Variations," the profoundly lush Cello Concerto by the British composer Edward Elgar, and the Symphony No. 4 by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. The award-winning German cellist Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt will be the soloist.

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