Clarinetist

A few months after the birth of his son Siegfried, Richard Wagner composed the Siegfried-Idyll with which David Afkham and the Staatsorchester Stuttgart open this symphony concert. It was premiered as a birthday present for his wife Cosima in the stairwell of their villa in Tribschen. Wagner noted in the score: "Tribschen idyll with Fidi birdsong and orange sunrise." Anton Bruckner, eleven years his junior, was a great admirer of Wagner. His Fourth Symphony, which he gave the nickname "Romantic", was his long-awaited breakthrough. Shifting between dreamy passages and waves of dramatic intensification, it heads towards a radiant finale.

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3. Symphony Concert

Beethoven Hall (Beethovensaal)

Anyone who thinks that Wagner's "Ring Without Words" is something like a low-fat fried carrot and celery schnitzel with a dollop of low-fat quark will be surprised. The "Ring Without Words" is more of a rip-off. Because if you condense the 15-hour tetralogy into 1.5 hours, you get syrup. ...

Guest Concert

Great Festival House

Tourist, Congress and Saalbau GmbH

Two years ago, a young conductor thrilled orchestra and audience alike with a poetic programme and exciting conducting: now Hossein Pishkar is back with a programme that is at least as exciting. Two important orchestral works about two lovers form the programme: one work is a first highlight of the art of orchestration – excerpts from Hector Berlioz‘ Roméo et Juliette. Music about the theatre’s most famous tragic lovers. The second is one of the masterpieces of the early 20th century by Maurice Ravel, centred around the most beautiful happy love story of antiquity: Daphnis and Chloé, a pair of youthful, shy shepherds in love. And right in the middle of it all: The shooting star of Romantic music, the clarinet, personified on this evening by the wonderful Sharon Kam. The Israeli-born clarinettist plays works that are related to the above-mentioned works and were written 100 years apart: Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Concerto No. 1 and Claude Debussy’s Première Rhapsodie.

Eternal Love

Theater Bonn Opera House

These three internationally renowned exceptional artists share a passion for music in an impressive way that promises an evening of chamber music at the highest level: Israeli soprano Chen Reiss, known for her interpretative depth and stylistic versatility in the song repertoire, meets Sharon Kam, born in Crimea, whose innovative clarinet artwork bridges the gap between tradition and contemporary sounds. Completing this trio on the piano is the versatile Israeli-born pianist and professor of transcultural music education Yael Kareth. The individual mastery and harmonious interplay of these artists promise a great and emotional evening.

Clarinetist

Sharon Kam

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 29, 2026

Chen Reiss / Sharon Kam / Yarel Kareth · Elbphilharmonie

Past events

19 - 20 Jan, 2025

3. Symphony Concert · Staatsorchester Stuttgart

Jan 16, 2025

Guest Concert · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Future and recently performed repertoire

Clarinet in Clarinet Concerto No. 1 by Weber

Beethoven Orchester Bonn

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