Name: 2nd Academy Concert
Start: 2026-05-07T19:30:00
Location: TBA

Tim Hüttemeister

Max Grimm

Staatskapelle Halle

Orpheus and Eurydice agree: their marriage is over. While he is only interested in his music, she seeks adventure – and promptly ends up in the arms of Pluto, the god of the underworld. He seizes the opportunity and whisks her away to the realm of the dead.

Orpheus in the Underworld

Halle Opera House

A quirky comedy of oversized egos in a dysfunctional first family brought the 24-year-old Handel his breakthrough in the Italian opera scene, and thus in the world. Sparkling melodies and hair-raising turf wars made him "everybody's darling" in the "Las Vegas" of the 18th century – Venice was then Europe's number one entertainment capital. His nickname "Il caro Sassone – Our dear Saxon" came about with "Agrippina." “In every second without music, clapping and shouts of ‘Viva il caro Sassone – Long live the dear Saxon!’ and other expressions of applause, too exaggerated to quote here, shook the theater,” reported John Mainwaring. “Everyone was astonished by the grandeur and sublimity of his style, for until then no one here had heard anything remotely resembling such powerful harmonies and such dense modulations, combined in such a magical way.”

Agrippina

Six young people eke out a living with precarious work: Poet Rodolfo works at a newspaper and dreams of his breakthrough as a playwright. Marcello paints advertisements on walls. Philosopher Colline lives off private lessons. Musician Schaunard tinkers his way through bars. Mimì embroiders flowers on jewelry ribbons. Musetta keeps wealthy lovers.

La bohème

An evening between eras, styles and masterpieces: Conductor Howard Arman, well known to the Halle audience through the reorganization of the Handel Festival Orchestra in 1993 and celebrated guest of the Staatskapelle – most recently in the New Year's Eve concert in 2023 – leads through a sonic journey of a special kind.

5th Symphony Concert

Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle

A festively decorated hall, round tables with excellent views of the orchestra and singers, freshly brewed coffee, and delicious cake: the Pavilion Concerts invite you to a special musical experience again this season. Look forward to lively waltzes, Nordic melodies, springtime tunes, and the magic of operetta – charming, entertaining, and always atmospheric. A musical afternoon for connoisseurs!

3rd Pavilion Concert

Steintor-Varieté

The celebrated star singer Sylva Varescu and the construction magnate's son Edwin are a couple who shouldn't be together. Their class prejudices, societal expectations, and fear of scandal are too great. But amidst grand staircases, waltzes, and champagne-fueled revelry, a dance on the edge of a volcano begins: full of joie de vivre, contradictions, and melancholy.

The Csárdás Princess

Welcome to the enchanting world of Baby Shark & ​​Crawling Concerts – a special musical experience for the very youngest and their caregivers! Under the sensitive direction of harpist Ursula Heins, a safe space is created where babies and toddlers can experience music in a very direct way.

Baby shark concert

Peißnitzhaus

Happy Birthday Handel

The George Frederic Handel Hall

This concert series is a must for connoisseurs and enthusiasts: chamber music at its finest – subtle, intimate, and full of discoveries. Alongside the great masters of Viennese Classicism, the Handel Festival Orchestra, with its historically informed sound, will also be featured.

4. Classical Music in the Afternoon

Konzerthalle Ulrichskirche

The chamber music series at the Handel House invites you to a musical Sunday outing in a baroque setting. Musicians from the Halle State Orchestra present personally curated programs featuring famous works and rarely heard gems – in diverse ensembles and (almost) always with commentary.

3. Chamber Music

Händel-Haus

Sharks are curious – and students even more so! With our specially designed student concerts, we bring classical music directly into the everyday life of schools in Saxony-Anhalt. Whether in the concert hall or on-site at the school: familiar works, exciting composers, and relevant topics seamlessly connect to music lessons – live, lively, and age-appropriate.

3rd Student Concert

nt-Saal

Europagymnasium "Walther Rathenau"

Theater Eisleben

Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium Zeitz

Austrian recorder player Dora Donata Sammer is one of the most exciting voices of the younger generation. As a soloist and chamber musician, she captivates audiences with her stylistic versatility and bold exploration of sound. In our popular Lounge Concert series, she re-examines the boundaries between early and contemporary music.