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The new programme »Opium – Light and Shadow of the Twenties« by the Berlin-based dream duo Eckart Runge and Jaques Ammon reflects the creative, decadent and frivolous 1920s - a brief era of awakening, turmoil, sensuality, seduction and ecstasy, but also a time with a premonition of impending catastrophe. »Opium« features music by Korngold, Mahler, Debussy, Bloch, Hindemith, Gershwin and others. The two artists have also arranged film music by Tom Tykwer and Johnny Klimek for their own ensemble and recorded it for several seasons of the internationally successful TV series »Babylon Berlin«.

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Eckart Runge & Jacques Ammon

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

For the grand finale of the Inselmusik festival, Eckart Runge and Jacques Ammon bring their latest "Concert Visuel" and transport the audience to France! With music from Ravel to Aznavor , they celebrate the "Esprit Français," ably supported by the mimes Bodecker & Neander. Their fellow Inselmusik members, the two young quartets, will also be joining them on the journey.

French Esprit

Kurhaus Hall

Great cinema (and not only) for the ears: This morning, the extraordinary duo surprises audiences with film music classics from Morricone to Chaplin and treasures from the archives, such as original sequences from the 1905 silent film "Le Diable Noir" by illusionist and film pioneer George Meliès.

CelloCinema

Guest House Baabe

Inselmusik 2025 brings together experienced and young chamber musicians who will immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the island of Rügen for three days of music-making. Eckart Runge, former cellist of the legendary Artemis Quartet, and his duo partner Jacques Ammon will lead the festival and also present their own transcendent programs. The young musicians will have the opportunity to showcase their work in portrait concerts.

Jacques Ammon and the Fibonacci Quartet

Theater Putbus

Opening concert of the island music

im-jaich Naturoase Gustow

A surprise programme that highlights the connection between music and migration, spanning from classical and romantic pieces to jazz and tango, with the bandoneon – often seen as the 'instrument of migration' – at its core.

A Farewell and a New Beginning – Origin VIII

Saanen Church

Babylon Berlin

Scheune Wulfshagen

When Festival Prize winner Daniel Hope gathers all the former artistic directors of the MV Festival and the current incumbent, Ursula Haselböck, around him, 35 years of festival history come alive. Musical support comes from Daniel Hope's longtime stage partner, pianist Jacques Ammon.

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Jacques Ammon

Events

Past events

Oct 6, 2025

Eckart Runge & Jacques Ammon · Elbphilharmonie

Sep 12, 2025

French Esprit · Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Quintet No. 2 by Dvořák

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Piano in String Quartet No. 1 by Smetana

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Piano in String Quartet No. 2 by Janáček

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Piano in String Quartet in B minor by Haydn

Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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