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A new format from the Jena Philharmonic invites curious children and their families on an exciting musical journey of discovery – immediate and captivating. A string quartet playfully explores the magnificent Baroque period with the audience, delves into Shostakovich's mysterious world of sound, and conquers music from film and television. With child-friendly presentations and plenty of hands-on opportunities, classical music becomes tangible and alive. Whether on comfortable mats close to the action or leaning back on mom's lap – here, children can listen, ask questions, participate, and dream.

Family Chamber Concert "Ready, set, go!"

Town Hall Hall

Not only the pop world, but also classical music is facing the challenge of artificial intelligence. In the "Black Box" series, four orchestral musicians and their instruments enter into a dialogue with the "Music Automaton" – an AI developed by Jörn Arnecke, Professor of Music Theory, Aural Training, and Historical Composition Theory, and composer Alex James Vaughan. Traditionally composed works encounter algorithmically generated sounds – a musical contest between centuries-old formal art and digital creativity. What expressive power does AI unfold? Where are its limits, where are its opportunities? The audience is invited not only to listen, but also to think along, to participate in the discussion, and to sharpen their own perception. Experience a unique experiment that combines music, reflection, and debate. /AS/JN

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Black Box № 1 “Genius versus AI”

Kassablanca Gleis1

Two masterpieces that stand out from their time—the expression of two composers who used conventions as a springboard into the unknown, thus challenging contemporary audiences: Ludwig van Beethoven's String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 from the Razumovsky Trilogy, allows classical form to vibrate under the pressure of inner necessity: the ominously concentrated unison at the beginning, harmonic shifts with eruptive potential, a movement dramaturgy of symphonic breath, a sonically contemplative Molto Adagio with a "cosmic" perspective—they mark nothing less than a renegotiation of the concept of genre on the threshold of Romanticism.

Chamber Concert No. 2

"A work like something from another world" – this is how critic Joachim Kaiser describes Franz Schubert's String Quintet in C major. Indeed, what the composer created just a few weeks before his untimely death in 1828 transcends the boundaries of classical chamber music, and not just because of its extraordinary playing time of around fifty minutes. Instead of the second viola, which was common at the time, Schubert uses a second cello – a trick that lends the work a tonal depth and emotional dimension that is unparalleled. 

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Torben Jans

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 26, 2026

Chamber Concert No. 7 (2026) · Jenaer Philharmonie

Past events

Nov 2, 2025

Family Chamber Concert "Ready, set, go!" · Jenaer Philharmonie

Oct 28, 2025

Black Box № 1 “Genius versus AI” · Jenaer Philharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in String Quintet in C major by Schubert

Jenaer Philharmonie

Violin in Sonata for Violin and Piano by Shostakovich

Jenaer Philharmonie

Violin in String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor by Beethoven

Jenaer Philharmonie

Violin in Transfigured Night for String Sextet by Schönberg

Jenaer Philharmonie

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