Bassoonist

It is a story about friendship and the power of making music: In the land of oboes and bassoons, everything is fine. People play, laugh, argue and make up again. But suddenly a thundering storm breaks out: everything freezes and becomes quiet. Then someone comes along who sounds completely different, completely strange and new. Can this newcomer break the rigidity and create a new harmony? And can the message he brings with him in a secret language be deciphered?

sound explorer

Rococo Theater

Long before Mozart's divertimenti and serenade music, wind players loved to play music in the fresh air, and if the weather plays along, this will also be the case at the walking concert of the oboe band La Petite Ècurie. And with good reason - after all, the concert is in the Schwetzingen Palace Gardens, where Verschaffelt's sculptures of the river gods of the Rhine and Moselle by the lake widen the view towards the neighboring European countries. These are the focus of the program Oboes on a European Tour, which presents music of the High Baroque in several national styles. The present-day countries of France, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy and Austria are the stops on a walk that playfully circles around the most fascinating contradictions of Baroque music: only the basso continuo as a fixed rule enables the greatest possible melodic freedom; as a unifying and binding idea, it also makes individual national styles possible. And who invented it? The Florentines!

Oboen auf Europareise

Schwetzingen Palace Garden

The most colorful guests mingle at the Klanghotel Opera – all just passing through, but each with their own quirks. Signore Rabbia, for example, travels with a large suitcase full of complaints and grumbles that his room is far too small. Signora Gelosia gets worked up about the fact that the other hotel guests have a much better view of the lake from their balconies. Signora Gioia, on the other hand, laughs so loudly it sounds like a joyful waterfall, while Signore Odio always wears a grim expression. But the true star of the hotel is Signora Graziamore, who enchants everyone with her radiant smile! Every day is a new spectacle full of demands and emotional outbursts! But our porter has a knack for ensuring that all emotions find their place in the Hall of Mirrors – and ultimately experience their happy day!

Bassoonist

Giovanni Battista Graziadio

Events

Upcoming events

6 - 14 Mar, 2027

Family concert «Sound Hotel of Emotions» · Opernhaus Zürich

Past events

May 18, 2025

sound explorer · SWR Symphonieorchester

May 17, 2025

Oboen auf Europareise · SWR Symphonieorchester

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