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Free-admission Monday jazz session at A-Trane featuring Andreas Schmidt (piano) with Sebastian Merk (drums) and Jonas Westergaard (bass). Lineup may change; guest musicians are announced at short notice.

A-TRANE PRESENTS: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS TONIGHT WITH: SEBASTIAN MERK, JONAS WESTERGAARD

A-Trane

Monday jazz session at A-Trane featuring pianist Andreas Schmidt and changing guests. Free admission (Eintritt frei & entrance free). Musicians are announced at short notice to preserve spontaneity.

A-TRANE PRESENTS: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS TONIGHT WITH: JONAS WESTERGAARD-ROLAND SCHNEIDER

A-Trane presents Andreas Schmidt & Friends «Christmas Special». Free admission (Eintritt frei & entrance free). Today with John Schröder, Christian Kögel and special guest Eleanor Meredith.

Andreas Schmidt & Friends «Christmas Special»

Monday jazz session at A-Trane with pianist Andreas Schmidt and friends; free admission. Today with Jonas Westergaard (bass) and Sebastian Merk (drums). Musicians are announced at short notice.

A-TRANE PRESENTS: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS

Free-admission Monday session with pianist Andreas Schmidt and friends; special guest Max Hacker (saxophone). Musicians are announced at short notice.

A-Trane Presents: Andreas Schmidt & Friends

The Rosenkavalier

Staatstheater Hannover

“Ha, do you call your cowardice God?”
Political instability reigns in the Duchy of Brabant: Since the disappearance of the heir to the throne, Gottfried, the succession has been unclear. Elsa, the eldest daughter of the deceased duke, is accused of murdering her brother in order to rule in his place. However, the accuser is himself driven by power interests, and the influence of King Henry, who is supposed to administer justice, is questionable. A trial by ordeal is intended to restore order, with the accuser and a representative of Elsa fighting each other. In this seemingly hopeless situation, a mysterious stranger—Lohengrin—takes Elsa's side. He wins the fight, but the mysterious circumstances cast doubt on the trial by ordeal. Even Lohengrin's success with the Brabant masses cannot establish lasting order. Only the clarification of the crime and an admission of guilt bring new stability—but also bring about the departure of the fairytale savior and the end of the seemingly unconditional love affair. Almost 40 years after Hans-Peter Lehmann's legendary production, the Hanover State Opera is staging a new production of Lohengrin . Just as Richard Wagner's opera connects the historical figure of Henry I with the legend of the Holy Grail, and martial choirs with ethereal sounds, Richard Brunel's production combines the question of the connection between power and justice with imagery inspired by depth psychology.

Lohengrin

Funny, elegant, erotic, melancholic: women in society are viewed in the panorama of a fake world. A society lady in a midlife crisis leaves her marriage with a young lover, but soon wisely leaves him with a younger woman. A bon vivant who thinks he can exchange his noble name for fresh meat and money is thrown out. A boy of rank and name changes from one great love to another and a young daughter from a nouveau riche family still believes in the one and only. All beautiful appearances, full of waltz music, kitsch and sugar coating - with a dash of biting irony and yet full of truth.

Der Rosenkavalier

Opernplatz

How can we confront injustice in society? Mahatma Gandhi, the famous Indian freedom fighter, developed a spiritual response to this as a young lawyer in South Africa: "Satyagraha", holding on to the truth. The truth is propagated here as the most effective means in the fight against injustice, the opposing side is to be convinced by peaceful means, through non-violent resistance. Philip Glass has dedicated an emphatic work of art to this idea with his great choral opera Satyagraha : His catchy minimal music transports us to other spheres of consciousness, the timeless verses from the Bhagavad Gita invite us to inner contemplation - an inspiring experience.

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Andreas Schmidt

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Aug 10, 2026

A-TRANE PRESENTS: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS TONIGHT WITH: SEBASTIAN MERK, JONAS WESTERGAARD · A-Trane

Jul 13, 2026

A-TRANE PRESENTS: ANDREAS SCHMIDT & FRIENDS TONIGHT WITH: JONAS WESTERGAARD-ROLAND SCHNEIDER · A-Trane

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