Conductor

Hardly any other poet has so interwoven her literature with music, opera, and film, and hardly any has so insightfully taken a stand against patriarchy. To mark the 100th birthday of the Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann, composers Karola Obermüller and Peter Gilbert, together with librettist Tina Hartmann, are developing the first musical-theatrical adaptation of her novel "Malina," exploring how closely Bachmann's poetic discourse is interwoven with singing. We encounter a nameless first-person narrator who lives with her male alter ego, Malina, while experiencing a seeming happiness with Ivan, one characterized by conformity and artistic silencing.

Malina

Theater Aachen

Einsteins Musicbox

RWTH Aachen University

The doting Nemorino loves Adina. Hopelessly. Because she seems to only have eyes for the boastful Belcore. And anyway, Adina would rather live free and unattached. A magic potion is needed that will make the other person fall in love. How convenient that the miracle doctor Dulcamara has a cure for everything and, for his already scarce money, talks Nemorino into buying a love potion. As it turns out, it's just ordinary red wine.

L'elisir d'amore / The love potion

Classic Lounge – Nina Šenk in Focus As part of »Schnittstellen Festival«

Musikbunker-Aachen e.V.

Grace and Drama Set to Tchaikovsky’s Iconic Music.

Nothing surpasses the grandeur of Swan Lake. The poignant story of the impossible love between a melancholic prince and the most beautiful of birds continues to resonate deeply with audiences.

The swan, one of nature’s most captivating creatures, embodies grace and feminine beauty, yet also possesses a majestic presence as it glides across the water. The late 19th-century inspiration to have ballerinas, with their inherent elegance, portray swans in Swan Lake was a stroke of genius. The young, introspective Prince Siegfried falls in love with the delicate Swan Princess, Odette, but is also drawn to her double, Odile. One represents purity and poetry; the other, seduction and deceit.

Swan Lake

Royal Danish Opera

What would the Harry Potter film series be without the magical power of "Hedwig's Theme"? Music can conjure fantastic images into our minds, and that's precisely what this family concert is all about, conjuring up the colorful magic of a symphony orchestra. The program features works by sound wizards such as John Williams and Paul Dukas ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice") – and the baton becomes a magic wand... All visitors, young and old, can look forward to a reunion with Malte Arkona, who has delighted audiences with his presentations at several of the family concerts in the Kurpark.

Kurpark Classix for Kids: »Magic Music«

Kurpark

»September Album«: Music by our Composer in Focus Philipp Maintz in the old tram depot

Classic Lounge - Radical Vibes im Depot

Musik ist eine Sprache, die man in der ganzen Welt versteht. Tauche ein in die pulsierende Vielfalt der Klänge und Rhythmen! Mit unserem Jugendkonzert »Around the World« schaffen wir ein Panorama der verschiedenen Klangwelten und -traditionen und öffnen die Ohren für Vertrautes und Unerhörtes.

Music is it!: »Around the world«

Großes Haus

In keeping with tradition, the Aachen Symphony Orchestra is heading into the heart of student life at the university - and to the sea - for the ninth time! Under the title " Seascapes " , the audience can discover what wind, waves, spray and storms sound like when composers set them to music. Presentations and interviews provide exciting background information. In addition to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's concert overture " Sea Calm and Happy Voyage " (based on the poem of the same name by Goethe) and Frank Bridges' powerful orchestral suite " The Sea " , a special highlight on the programme is the concerto for birds and orchestra " Cantus Arcticus " by the Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara 

Der Stummfilm »Beethoven« entstand im Jahr 1927 anlässlich des 100. Todestages des Komponisten. Der Regisseur Hans Otto Löwenstein, ein Pionier des österreichischen Films, wollte mit dieser Filmbiografie in fünf Akten, die an zahlreichen Originalschauplätzen in Wien und Umgebung gedreht wurde, dem Publikum Beethoven als Mensch näherbringen. Im Jahr 2020 hat Malte Giesen eine wegweisende neue Filmmusik zur Begleitung dieses Stummfilmklassikers komponiert: Er zitiert Werke Beethovens mit dem Ziel, daraus »eine Art ›komponierte Interpretation‹ zu entwickeln, die den Film musikalisch in immer wieder unterschiedlicher Funktion begleitet. Dabei möchte ich mit Techniken arbeiten, die unmittelbar an die zeitgenössische Ästhetik und Philosophie meiner Generation anknüpfen: Remix, Sampling, Shuffling, auch gerade der Mix Orchester/Elektronik soll hier zu Einsatz kommen.


Beethoven

Our Christmas concert with the motto "Jelöcksellich Chressfest!" promises bliss surrounded by snow and the ringing of bells. With festive orchestral sounds, popular Christmas classics and the odd surprise, we'll get you in the mood for the holidays. And of course, every year, we also have Christmas songs sung together on the program!

Christmas concert

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George Balanchine is one of the greatest and most innovative choreographers ever to have lived. The trio of ballets featured in the performance "Giant Steps" demonstrates precisely why this is the case.

Giant Steps

The Royal Playhouse and The Old Stage

"My Neighbor Totoro," "Spirited Away," "Howl's Moving Castle"—these Studio Ghibli classics are now well-known and beloved here too. In this concert, we'll take you on a journey into the fantastic sound and visual worlds of the most popular Japanese anime films, performed with a full orchestra!

Music is it!: »Anime Classics«

The Royal Danish Ballet is inseparably bound to the legacy of August Bournonville. Experience four of his classical ballets in one evening as we open the season in tribute to the master and his enduring art.

To Joy

The Royal Danish Theatre

Profound love, painful jealousy and dark secrets. Master choreographer Cathy Marston breathes new life into one of literature’s greatest novels.

Jane Eyre

Christmas truly begins when the whole family gathers at the Royal Danish Theatre for the ballet that crowns the season.

George Balanchines The Nutcracker

Jørgen Leth described his 1968 film The Perfect Human as “a meta-document”, and though it runs for only 13 minutes, it has secured a lasting place in Danish film history. This new stage work takes Leth’s seminal film as its point of departure, exploring how the human body can be seen, scrutinised and revealed. Echoing the principles of the Dogme 95 movement — to which Leth also contributed — the ballet embraces limitation as a creative catalyst: a white marble space, a single garage door, and nowhere to hide or pretend.

Conductor

Chanmin Chung

Events

Upcoming events

May 2 - Jun 25, 2026

Malina · Theater Aachen

Jun 27, 2026

Music is it!: »Anime Classics« · Sinfonieorchester Aachen

Aug 29 - Sep 17, 2026

To Joy · Det Kongelige Teater

Oct 30 - Nov 18, 2026

Jane Eyre · Det Kongelige Teater

Nov 20 - Dec 22, 2026

George Balanchines The Nutcracker · Det Kongelige Teater

Past events

May 2 - Jun 25, 2026

Malina · Theater Aachen

Jan 17, 2026

Einsteins Musicbox · Sinfonieorchester Aachen

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in L'elisir d'amore by Donizetti

Theater Aachen

Conductor in Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

Det Kongelige Teater

Conductor in The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

Det Kongelige Teater

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