Name: 3. Congress Park Symphony 2025/2026
Start: 2026-02-28T19:30:00
Location: Congress Park Hanau

The Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt invites audiences on a captivating musical journey with a series of concerts that highlight the contributions of creative women and crossover musical experiences. From the rarely heard romantic violin pieces at the 18th Wilhelmsbad Chamber Concert, to Café del Mundo's guitar revolution symphonic tour, to the grand symphonic works of the Congress Park Symphony, this season is a testament to the rich tapestry of musical innovation. Explore the stories behind the music and the artists who bring these compositions to life.

Celebrating Creativity: Women's Influence in Music and Beyond

Eva Zavaro

Jens Troester

Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt

The chamber music program by Anna-Maria Barth, concertmaster of the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt, and her piano partner Alex Pudmann fulfills a long-held desire to place creative women at the center of a program. This is less about the question of whether a program exclusively featuring works by female composers is still necessary today. We are simply embarking on a musical journey of discovery – and one that goes far beyond well-known names like Clara Schumann (1819-1896) and Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
. We are discovering romantic, extremely rarely performed violin music not only from Europe but from all over the world:
the Romance Op. 23 by the American Amy Beach (1867-1944), the violin sonata by the Swede Amanda Maier (1853-1894), and the Fantasy No. 1 by the American Florence Price (1887-1953). And last but not least, with Le Grand Tango, the recently deceased Russian Sofia Gubaidulina (1931-2025), inspired by Shostakovich and one of the most honored musicians of our time, will perform. An evening full of elegance, passion, and musical power – dedicated to the great women of music!

18th Wilhelmsbad Chamber Concert

Congress Park Hanau

Two chairs, two guitars, and two microphones – that's all guitarists Jan Pascal and Alexander Kilian need to touch hearts, enchant them, sweep them off their feet, and, transcending all boundaries, unleash a diverse range of emotions. Café del Mundo plays a unique sound. From the very first note, their finely tuned guitars exude that southern joie de vivre that celebrates life while simultaneously mo

Café del Mundo GuitaRevolution Symphonic feat. Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt

Admiralspalast

Metropol Theater Bremen

Palace of Culture

Theater am Marientor

Tonhalle Düsseldorf

Alte Oper

Congress Center Hamburg

Festhalle Harmonie, Theodor Heuss Hall

Haus Auensee

EmslandArena, Lingen

Gasteig HP8

Meistersingerhalle

Beethoven Hall (Beethovensaal)

3. Congress Park Symphony 2025/2026

The gifted Lili Boulanger died at the age of just 24. Despite her fragile health, she managed to create a small yet exquisite oeuvre, primarily chamber and vocal music of incomparable spirituality and impressionistically delicate color. The sparkling Scherzo "D'un matin de printemps," lasting only a few minutes, is in no way inferior to the best works of Debussy or Ravel.

4. Congress Park Symphony 2025/2026

Enthusiastic audiences, excellent reviews: These are the perfect conditions for the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt to continue its "Symphonic Rock in Concert" tour in 2026! The concertgoers' euphoria, which erupts in standing ovations, was summed up by the "Mannheimer Morgen" newspaper, which simply described the "concentrated orchestral performance" as a "magnificent achievement." A fitting description, because everything in this production is of the highest quality: Accomplished orchestral musicians, a professional rock quartet, and versatile top vocal soloists interpret famous rock and pop songs in a wide-screen sound that sounds both voluminous and nuanced.

3. Congress Park Symphony 2025/2026

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