A journey into new worlds: This applies to both works in the first Friday concert at the Beethovenfest. Barak Schmool, a British composer with Indian roots, explores the world of percussion instruments in the truest sense of the word: He plays with instruments, sounds, and rhythms from all continents, cultures, and eras.  Bernhard Schimpelsberger is a more than talented interpreter: a multi-percussionist, a virtuoso not only of Indian music, and a superb communicator. In the first part, the world we travel through with fiery rhythms and unheard-of sounds becomes quite small. Hector Berlioz, one of the earliest sound wizards for orchestral music, a literary figure, and a great self-promoter, was one of the first composers to explore the immeasurable expanses of the inner world: his Symphonie fantastique is a heaven-and-hell trip through the artist's soul, from the ecstasy of love to the place of execution to the witches' sabbath. A daring program, as one would expect from the Beethovenfest. For lovers of romantic orchestral sound in widescreen format and curious, adventurous souls!

Barak Shmool

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Sep 12, 2025

Rhythm in Focus · Beethoven Orchester Bonn

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