‘Music is a great investment’, said South African singer Robert Brooks and Finnish pianist Ingrid Hedlund in 2001 - and placed the first letters of this motto above their newly founded South African orchestra project. A quarter of a century later, the MIAGI Orchestra has long since asserted itself successfully in the international music world: the MIAGI Orchestra has performed at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and the Konzerthaus Berlin, among others. What better occasion for their debut at the Alte Oper than to organise the final concert of the ‘Podium Zukunft’ youth orchestra festival! We are looking forward to the teenagers and young adults from all social classes and regions of South Africa coming together to form a unique multi-ethnic orchestra. And we are curious to hear about their experiences, their challenges and their ideas!

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Past Orchestra

Alte Oper

The deaths of Shostakovich, Louis Armstrong, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin and the disbanding of the Beatles was set against Miles Davis’ jazz/rock fusion revolution and the birth of heavy metal (Black Sabbath) and techno (Kraftwerk).

Cocktail Hour with Timothy Constable

Sydney Opera House

Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets pay tribute to Weather Report in an exciting collaboration between jazz giants. Together, they present personal and innovative interpretations of Weather Report’s iconic music and groundbreaking songs.

Blue House Jazz – Kurt Elling & Yellowjackets

Konserthuset Stockholm

Trilok Gurtu is renowned internationally as a fearlessly individual percussionist and composer, drawing inspiration from his deep engagement in his native Indian traditions as well as Western influences to create music that is at once melodically intricate and dynamically engaging.

Joe Zawinul

Events

Past events

Apr 27, 2026

Past Orchestra · Alte Oper Frankfurt

13 - 14 Mar, 2026

Cocktail Hour with Timothy Constable · Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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