Saturday, 12/14/2024
at 8:00 PM


The following text was automatically translated.
Show original Show translation


When the Villa Hügel is adorned with Christmas trees and glows festively, the celebration is not far away – and then it’s time for the popular Christmas concerts with the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen! This year, ten dates offer the opportunity to enjoy and take a breather amid all the preparations. In addition to the titular “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” and the fairytale-like “Maria durch ein Dornwald ging,” Mozart also spreads Advent cheer with his variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman,” whose melody is known here as “Morgen kommt der Weihnachtsmann.” Furthermore, the shepherds at the manger perform in the Christmas concert of the Italian Baroque composer Francesco Manfredini, and Dvorák’s sensuous, radiantly beautiful string serenade awakens anticipation for the festivities of the Christmas days. Let yourself be enchanted during relaxed moments in the special ambiance of the historic Villa Hügel!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Mladen Miloradovic
Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je Maman” KV 265

Francesco Manfredini
Concerto grosso in C major op. 3 No. 12 “Christmas Concerto”

Franz Xaver Gruber
“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht”

Johann Adolph Hasse
Fugue and Grave in G minor for strings

Christmas song
“Maria durch ein Dornwald ging”

Antonin Dvorák
Serenade for Strings op. 22 E major

Event data provided by: Reservix