The Loh Orchestra Sonderhausen is making its first appearance at the Altenstein Castle Summer Concerts. The renowned orchestra from Sondershausen, the former royal seat of Schwarzburg, will be performing Ludwig van Beethoven's arguably most famous Symphony: No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, which has gone down in music history as the "Symphony of Destiny." The second part of the concert program is dedicated to two composers closely associated with Altenstein Castle and Bad Liebenstein: Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt. Brahms will perform "Hungarian Dances" (WoO 1) and Liszt's symphonic poem "Les Préludes."

Concert of the Loh Orchestra

Altenstein Palace

Like no other country, Italy stands for opera as a drama of passions and a place of the highest singing art. It was "invented" in Italy over 500 years ago, and many composers and countless singers have achieved great fame there through it. In this gala we will be bringing the crème de la crème of Italian bel canto to our ears. Among them are Gioacchino Rossini, the master of the comic field and the brilliant coloratura in "The Barber of Seville", as well as Gaetano Donizetti ("Lucia di Lammermoor"). Also not to be missed is Giuseppe Verdi, whose overwhelming emotional music, for example in his "La Traviata", made him world famous. The operas of Giacomo Puccini, the well-known representative of so-called "verismo", are equally immortal. Ruggero Leoncavallo is also congenial with the opera "Pagliacci" ("Pajazzo"). In addition to highlights from the works of these and other composers, there will be samples from the upcoming season, including excerpts from Mozart's opera "Idomeneo".

Italian Opera Gala

Theater Nordhausen

This season, the Loh Orchestra will once again be giving open-air concerts in a relaxed atmosphere. The orchestra's performances have been a permanent fixture at the two major town festivals in Nordhausen and Sondershausen for years and are now indispensable. Musical delights in summer temperatures, with a cool drink or other delicacies, guarantee a special experience.

concert for the Roland Festival

Petersberg

Concert for the Residenzfest 2024

castle courtyard

We have 007, the world's most famous secret agent, to thank for numerous rousing, cool and "hot" songs. Each individual Bond film (there are 25 in total!) has its own theme song. This evening we'll be playing a number of them, such as "Live And Let Die", "Golden Eye" and "Skyfall", and will take you into the glittering world of gangsters and villains with stories and anecdotes about James Bond. Jeannette Wernecke, a native of Nordhausen, who already played the female lead in the musical "Jedermann", and Peter Saurbier, a true all-rounder as an author, actor, performer and producer, will serve up this show mix shaken, not stirred...

Daniel Klajner

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Jul 4, 2025

Concert of the Loh Orchestra · Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Aug 31 - Oct 6, 2024

Italian Opera Gala · Theater Nordhausen

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