stART-Festival

The choreographies "Unfolding" and "Promise" by Philippe Kratz and Sharon Eyal aim to unite emotions and technical mastery in a dance dialogue at the stARTfestival.

At the stARTfestival, the American countertenor has free choice. In the Peace Church Monheim, he presents a mix of Handel, Vivaldi, and pop music.

Sorrow and joy, mourning and happiness, love and farewell: Dmitri Shostakovich's moving song cycle evokes the Jewish life of a long-gone era.

Augustin Hadelich (born 1984) is one of the leading violinists of his generation. At the stART Festival, he can be experienced with the London Chamber Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

The American tuba player presents himself as a soloist with the Belgian Symphony Orchestra Vlaanderen and interprets classical works.

The French-Greek singer combines traditional sounds from Greece, the Balkans, and Asia Minor with modern influences.

Grigori Frid's "The Diary of Anne Frank" is based on the moving diary entries of the Jewish girl who died in the concentration camp in 1945. In Leverkusen, the work is presented as a Graphic Opera.

Dmitri Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 8, composed in 1960, reflects the bleak experiences with the Soviet regime.

The only 19-year-old Brazilian violinist Guido Sant'Anna takes on the solo part in a concert that ranges from Sibelius to Bernstein and Alberto Ginastera.

The stART Festival honors the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt on the occasion of his 90th birthday with a special concert evening.

Inspired by the three graces, the Italian choreographer Silvia Gribaudi humorously and charmingly questions notions of beauty and perfection.

The David Orlowsky Trio encounters the Bayer Wind Orchestra in a new formation. Classical and Klezmer enter into a dialogue at this concert.

Come. Look. Take away. Art at a low price from the collections of the Bayer Artothek will be available for sale during the stARTfestival at the Erholungshaus.

In her new album "Let's Walk," the US singer combines jazz and blues classics. At the stART Festival, the songwriter performs with the WDR Big Band.

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) is one of the most important music creators of the 20th century. The 150th birthday of the composer is being celebrated by Dominique Horwitz, Christiane Karg, and the Aris Quartet as an occasion.

He is considered a virtuoso of the tuba and as a boundary crosser between genres such as classical, jazz, and cabaret. Andreas Martin Hofmeir is once again a guest at the festival with his ensemble European Tuba Power.

At the concert of the Leverkusener Orchestra l’arte del mondo, Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" meets the ritual Odissi dance.

The musical setting of the Shakespeare classic "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy is exemplary of the connection between literature and music in the Romantic era.