Like cinnamon and biscuits, the musical Advent calendar is an integral part of the festive season. In December, we present a varied programme from Monday to Friday at 5 p.m. in the foyers or in the Tischlerei, which sweetens our wait for the big celebration. From the introduction of the new scholarship holders who enrich the vocal ensemble, to readings, to a visit from Santa, there is something for everyone. Come and see our artists up close!

Our foyer Advent programme

Visit our chamber music concerts and readings from Monday to Friday, from 5.00 to 5.25 pm, in the Rangfoyer on the right, in the Parkettfoyer or in the Tischlerei. Admission is free. 

2 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
A Late Afternoon with Maxime Perrin (piano) and Maïlis Bonnefous (violin)

3 December 2024  | 5 pm | Tischlerei
Christmas carols in different languages with Thomas Cilluffo (tenor) and Chris Reynolds (piano)

4 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
Robert Schumann's song cycle op. 39 with Kieran Carrel (tenor) and Pauli Jämsä (piano)

5 December 2024 | 5 pm | Tischlerei
Rossini, Liszt and more with Kangyoon Shine Lee (tenor) and Songyeon Catarina Kim (piano)

6 December 2024 | 5 pm | Tischlerei
St. Nicholas is coming to visit
with Tobias Kehrer (bass) and Jisu Park (piano)

9 December 2024 | 5 pm | Tischlerei
Christmas a cappella with the VoiceChangers 

10 December 2024 | 5 pm | Tischlerei
From Baroque to Musical with Maria Vasilevskaya (soprano) and Jisu Park (piano)

11 December 2024  | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
Respighi's ‘Five Pieces for Violin and Piano’ with Magdalena Heinz (violin) and Pauli Jämsä (piano)

12 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
The Snow Queen, read by Burkhard Ulrich and Fanny Frohnmeyer, with musical accompaniment by Lukas Zeuner (percussion)

13 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
Arias and duets from Mozart's COSÌ FAN TUTTE with Nina Solodovnikova (soprano), Chance Jonas-O'Toole (tenor) and Leonard Martynek (piano)

16 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
An Albanian-Chinese programme with Elda Laro (piano) and XÏA Wang (soprano)

17 December 2024 | 5 pm | Rangfoyer on the right 
Chamber music with Iveta Hylasova Bachmannova (cor anglais), Nicole Piccolomini (Mezzosoprano) and Elda Laro (piano)

18 December 2024 | 5 pm | Tischlerei
Leoncavallo, Gounod, Korngold and Britten with Geon Kim (baritone), Martina Baroni (mezzo-soprano) and Chris Reynolds (piano) 

19 December 2024 | 5 pm | Parkettfoyer
Christmas music with the young ensemble of our children's chorus and Jens Holzkamp (piano)

20 December 2024 | 5 pm | Parkettfoyer 
Greetings from South Africa with the Magaliesberg Children's Choir (conductor: Hannelie van Sittert)

All further information can be found in the respective daily window on our homepage.

Raffles at the weekends

Because an Advent calendar is of course also filled on weekends and Christmas Eve, you will find online raffles on our homepage on Saturdays and Sundays as well as on 23 and 24 December. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our cooperation partners such as NAXOS and Sauerländer Audio.