Philharmonischer Chor Köln - »Frohsinn!«

In the organizer's words:

Josef Gabriel Rheinberger | Mass in A minor, op. 197
Johannes Brahms | Spiritual Song, op. 30
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy | From Psalm 98: Jauchzet dem Herrn | Hör mein Bitten | Verleih uns Frieden

Songs by Alban Berg, Fanny Hensel, Erich Korngold and Franz Schubert for soprano and piano

Cologne Philharmonic Choir

Marina Schuchert | Soprano
George Warren | Organ
Nico Köhs | conductor & piano

"I am of a relaxed disposition,
Enjoy the world without gloom,
No pain, no plague weighs me down,
My cheerfulness spices up my days;
I have chosen him as my shield."

- Ignaz Franz Castelli, 1812

In the face of rising authoritarian forces, the dismantling of constitutional states, the weakening of international cooperation and the simultaneous military build-up on all sides, and subliminally in the ever-advancing climate change, we are experiencing a crisis of hope for better times.

The reactions to this are manifold: they range between fatalistic gloom, optimistic cynicism and an overburdened retreat into (privileged) private life, which we already have enough to deal with.

With this program for choir & organ as well as selected songs for voice & piano, we want to take up these human reactions and examine how music has always helped people to overcome crises and find each other. Perhaps we will find a new "uncomfortable" hope in the music of Schubert, Mendelssohn and Brahms in this way: cheerfulness in the face of the crises of our time.

Price information:

Free admission, donations requested.