Each season, the hr-Symphony Orchestra's chamber concerts make a stop at the Hohhaus Concerts in Lauterbach – this time with a musical program that ignites the imagination. Robert Schumann's famous "Fairy Tale Narratives" are, of course, a must. But the "Phantasy Quartet" by the British composer Benjamin Britten, the early piano quartet movement by the late Romantic composer Gustav Mahler, and chamber music miniatures by August Klughardt and Paul Juon also contribute to the magical atmosphere.

Fairy tales

Hohhaus Museum Lauterbach e.V.

Every season, the chamber concerts of the hr Symphony Orchestra stop off at the Lauterbach Hohhaus Concerts - this time with a musical program that inspires the imagination. Robert Schumann's famous "fairy tales" are of course not to be missed. But the "Phantasy Quartet" by the British composer Benjamin Britten, the early piano quartet movement by the late romantic Gustav Mahler and chamber music miniatures by August Klughardt and Paul Juon also create a fairytale atmosphere.

fairy tales

Artists in Residence Lucas & Arthur Jussen will be performing chamber music, presenting captivating works for two pianos or pianists. The program ranges from the vibrant and moving Schubert movements to the rhythmic fire of Béla Bartók and the Romanticism of Robert Schumann. Bartók impressively showcased the secret affinity between the sound of two pianos and percussion in his famous sonata. For piano four-hands, however, the early Romantic Schubert left behind more than any other great composer: among other things, the most monumental sonata movement for piano four-hands we know: a stormily beginning, almost grim Allegro, which later inspired the publisher to title it "Life's Storms." Yet here, too, the heavens open – with one of those harmonic turns with which the late Schubert repeatedly transports his listeners to another world. The same is true of his single Adagio Trio movement, in which time seems to stand still.

Life's storms

Hessischer Rundfunk

With a captivating program, the hr-Symphony Orchestra's chamber concert enriches this season's Lauterbach Hohhaus Concerts. Franz Schubert's "Arpeggione" Sonata is among the Viennese Romantic composer's most famous chamber works. Its sonorous soundscape makes it a truly virtuosic piece, which can be experienced alongside two brilliantly compelling chamber music works from the early years of the great operatic dramatist Richard Strauss. The 19-year-old Strauss's Piano Quartet in C minor is considered the pinnacle of his engagement with Brahms. His only violin sonata, composed at the age of 23, was also a stroke of genius.

Anton Spronk

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 7, 2025

Life's storms · Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jan 24 - Feb 15, 2026

Arpeggione · Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Jan 25, 2025

Fairy tales · Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Jan 25, 2025

fairy tales · hr-Sinfonieorchester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Cello in Andante and Variations by Schumann

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cello in Notturno by Schubert

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

Cello in Piano Quartet by Strauss

Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

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