Sat 20:00 12.12. 2026
Sat 12.12.2026 | 20:00

Adventurers – Măcelaru & Strauss

Maximilian Hornung | Tomasz Neugebauer | WDR Sinfonieorchester | Cristian Măcelaru
A person in a black suit sits in a concert hall, looking upwards, with a blurred background behind them.

This special concert evening, conducted by Cristian Măcelaru, former principal conductor of the WDR Sinfonieorchester, is marked by dreamlike moments. The focus is on Richard Strauss' tone poem »Don Quixote«. Led by the violoncello and viola, the poetic sounds tell of chivalrous adventures that range from irony to profundity. Anton Webern's early Passacaglia combines late Romantic fire with architectural clarity, while Richard Wagner's rapturous prelude and the glowing »Liebestod« from the opera »Tristan und Isolde« captivate the audience again and again.

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This event will be performed several times.
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Programme
  • Don Quixote op. 35 TrV 184
    Fantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters für großes Orchester
  • Passacaglia op. 1
    für Orchester
  • Vorspiel
    from: Tristan und Isolde WWV 90
    Handlung in drei Akten. Libretto von Richard Wagner
  • »Mild und leise, wie er lächelt« - Isoldes Liebestod, 3. Aufzug
    from: Tristan und Isolde WWV 90
    Handlung in drei Akten. Libretto von Richard Wagner
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Promoter: Westdeutscher Rundfunk

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€ 14.- to 67.-
€ 9.- Students under 29 (Ticket28)

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Date
Sat 12.12.2026
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House opening
18:45
Introduction
Concert Introduction
19:00, Kölner Philharmonie
Start
20:00
Venue
Kölner Philharmonie
Location
Bischofsgartenstraße 1
50667 Köln
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