Past Concerts

07 June 2024 Ojai

Friday 20:00 / Libbey Bowl

I. STRAVINSKY / A. WEBERN / A. SCHÖNBERG / W. A. MOZART

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader / Mahler Chamber Orchestra 

08 June 2024 Ojai

Saturday 10:00 / Libbey Bowl

J. ZORN / M. MAZZOLI / J. ADAMS

Ljubinka Kulisic accordion / Rick Stotijn double bass / Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra 

08 June 2024 Ojai

Saturday 20:00 / Libbey Bowl

C. DEBUSSY / K. SAARIAHO / E. P. SALONEN / W. A. MOZART

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / Vicente Alberola clarinet / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader / Johannes Lörstad (leader for Debussy) / Aliisa Neige-Barrière conductor (in Saariaho) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra 

09 June 2024 Ojai

Sunday 17:30 / Libbey Bowl

J. HAYDN / J. WIDMANN / W. A. MOZART

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader / Mahler Chamber Orchestra 

23 June 2024 Ludwigsburg

Sunday 19:00 / FORUM AM SCHLOSSPARK

L. FARRENC / R. SCHUMANN / J. BRAHMS 

Anja Bihlmaier conductor / Renaud Capuçon violin 

24 June 2024 Ludwigsburg

Monday 11:30 / FORUM AM SCHLOSSPARK

B. BARTÓK / D. SHOSTAKOVICH / W. A. MOZART

  • Afanasy Chupin concertmaster and leader

16 August 2024 Lucerne

Friday 18:30 / KKL Luzern

L. STREICH / W. RIHM/ G. MAHLER

Riccardo Chailly conductor / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

17 August 2024 Lucerne

Saturday 18:30 / KKL Luzern

F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY / E. GRIEG / R. SCHUMANN

Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Klaus Mäkelä conductor / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

20 August 2024 Lucerne

Tuesday 19:30 / KKL Luzern

S. RACHMANINOFF

Alexander Malofeev piano / Riccardo Chailly conductor / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

24 August 2024 Lucerne

Saturday 18:30 / KKL Luzern

C. SCHUMANN / A. BRUCKNER

Beatrice Rana piano / Yannick Nézet-Séguin conductor / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

05 September 2024 Berlin

Thursday 20:00 / Philharmonie

C. IVES / E. KLOKE / G. MAHLER / A. DVOŘÁK

  • Antonello Manacorda conductor / Anna Prohaska soprano

06 September 2024 Grafenegg

Friday 19:00 / Wolkenturm

E. KLOKE/ W.A.MOZART / A. DVOŘÁK

  • Antonello Manacorda conductor / Ariel Lanyi piano

08 September 2024 Verona

Sunday 20:30 / Teatro Filarmónico

F. BUSONI / G. MAHLER / A. DVOŘÁK 

  • Antonello Manacorda conductor / Anna Prohaska soprano

09 September 2024 Lucerne

Monday 19:30 / KKL

F. BUSONI / G. MAHLER / A. DVOŘÁK 

  • Antonello Manacorda conductor / Anna Prohaska soprano

18 October 2024 Paris

Friday 20:00 / Philharmonie de Paris

J. SIBELIUS / S. RACHMANINOFF

Riccardo Chailly conductor / Daniel Lozakovich violin / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

19 October 2024 Hamburg

Saturday 20:00 / Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

J. SIBELIUS / S. RACHMANINOFF

Riccardo Chailly conductor / Daniel Lozakovich violin / Lucerne Festival Orchestra

06 November 2024 Ferrara

Wednesday 20.30 / Teatro Comunale di Ferrara

L. v. BEETHOVEN / P. EÖTVÖS / F. MENDELSSOHN

  • Elim Chan conductor / Mao Fujita piano / Rick Stotijn double bass 

07 November 2024 Reggio Emilia

Thursday 20:30 / Teatro Municipale Valli

L. v. BEETHOVEN /  F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY

Elim Chan conductor

08 November 2024 Paris

Friday 20.00 / Philharmonie de Paris

P. EÖTVÖS / L. v. BEETHOVEN 

  • Elim Chan conductor / Mao Fujita piano / Rick Stotijn double bass

14 November 2024 Madrid

Thursday 19:30 / Teatro Real

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

15 November 2024 Seville

Friday 20:00 / Teatro Maestranza

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

17 November 2024 Lisbon

Sunday 18:00 / Gulbenkian

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

19 November 2024 Antwerp

Tuesday 20:00 / de Singel

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

20 November 2024 Amsterdam

Wednesday 20:15 / Concertgebouw

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

21 November 2024 Vienna

Thursday 19:30 / Wiener Konzerthaus

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

23 November 2024 Hamburg

Saturday 20:00 / Elbphilharmonie

I. STRAVINSKY / M. RAVEL / A. TSFASMAN     

Yuja Wang piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader  

11 January 2025 Princeton

Saturday 10:00 / Woolworth Center of Musical Studies, Princeton University Campus

CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND SPATIAL SOUND

F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY


12 January 2025 Princeton

Sunday 10:00 / Woolworth Center of Musical Studies, Princeton University Campus

CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND SPATIAL SOUND

F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY


13 January 2025 Princeton

Monday 10:00 / Woolworth Center of Musical Studies, Princeton University Campus

CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND SPATIAL SOUND

F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY


14 January 2025 Princeton

Tuesday 10:00 / Woolworth Center of Musical Studies, Princeton University Campus

CONCERT EXPERIENCE IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND SPATIAL SOUND

F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY


21 January 2025 Luxembourg

Tuesday 19:30 / Luxembourg Philharmonie

W. A. MOZART / G. F. HÄNDEL 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

23 January 2025 Dortmund

Thursday 19:30 / Konzerthaus Dortmund

W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

25 January 2025 Dortmund

Saturday 18:00 / Konzerthaus Dortmund

XTENDED: W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK/ I. GINER MIRANDA

26 January 2025 Hamburg

Sunday 20:00 / Elbphilharmonie

W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

28 January 2025 Vienna

Tuesday 19:30 / Musikverein Wien

W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

30 January 2025 Salzburg

Thursday 19:30 / Salzburg Mozarteum

W. A. MOZART / G. F. HÄNDEL 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

01 February 2025 London

Saturday 19:30 / Southbank Centre

W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

14 February 2025 Dortmund

Friday 19:30 / Konzerthaus Dortmund

D. SHOSTAKOVICH / S. PROKOFIEV

Elim Chan conductor / Anna Vinnitskaya piano 


15 February 2025 Essen

Saturday 19:00 / Philharmonie Essen

D. SHOSTAKOVICH / S. PROKOFIEV

Elim Chan conductor / Anna Vinnitskaya piano 


16 February 2025 Cologne

Sunday 18:00 / Kölner Philharmonie

D. SHOSTAKOVICH / S. PROKOFIEV

Elim Chan conductor / Anna Vinnitskaya piano 


24 November 2024 Hamburg

Sunday 11:30 / Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

PRESENTING THE PROGRAM OF MUSIKWOCHE HITZACKER 2025

Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Musikwoche Hitzacker

28 February 2025 Hitzacker

Friday 19:30 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

'DIE DREI ELEMENTE' - PROLOG

Ensemble Motion: Martin Piechotta percussion/ Mathias Lachenmayr percussion/ Daan Wilms compositions and percussion

01 March 2025 Hitzacker

Saturday 12:30 / VERDO

'MCO CLOSE-UP' - BE A PART OF THE MAHLER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

01 March 2025 Hitzacker

Saturday 17:00 / VERDO

  • 'LA CRÉATION DU MONDE' - ERÖFFNUNGSKONZERT: I. STRAVINSKY / D. MILHAUD / G. FAURÉ / J. IBERT
  • Matthew Truscott concert master and leader / Mahler Chamber Orchestra

02 March 2025 Hitzacker

Sunday 11:00 / VERDO

  • 'THESE DISTRACTED TIMES' - KAMMERKONZERT: H. PURCELL / J. BLOW / W. LAWES and others
  • Alex Potter countertenor / Patrick Ayrton cembalo


02 March 2025 Gartow

Sunday 17:00 / St. Georg Kirche Gartow

DIALOG MIT ORGEL - MUSIKWOCHE UNTERWEGS:  J. S. BACH / D. BUXTEHUDE / G. BÖHM / N. BRUHNS / R. SAUNDERS / S. GUBAIDULINA and others

Johannes Berger organ / Martin Piechotta percussion / Musicians of the MCO



03 March 2025 Hitzacker

Monday 11:00 / Café Dierks

'VIELE STIMMEN, EIN KLANG' - MCO-EINBLICKE: CONCERT TALK

Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra



03 March 2025 Hitzacker

Monday 19:30 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

'ECHO' - DAS ETWAS ANDERE KAMMERKONZERT

Jaan Bossier Quartet: Jaan Bossier clarinet and compositions / Megumi Kasakawa viola / Gwen Cresens accordeon / Axel Ruge double bass



05 March 2025 Hitzacker

Wednesday 11:00 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

'FEEL THE MUSIC' - ZUKUNFTSKONZERT

Paul Whittaker OBE piano / Silvie Violette voice / Salomé Guimbretière clarinet / Aaron Greese piano / Valentina Katharina Georgoulopoulos concept & moderation


05 March 2025 Lüneburg

Wednesday 19:30 / St. Johannis-Kirche Lüneburg

  • AUFBRUCH - MUSIKWOCHE UNTERWEGS: H. PURCELL / F.I. BIBER / G. MUFFAT / A.A. SCHMELZER a.o.
  • Johannes Berger organ / Matthew Truscott concertmaster and leader /                     
  • MCO Unwound Baroque Ensemble of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

06 March 2025 Hitzacker

Thursday 09:00 / VERDO

  • DISCO BAM BAM - KINDERKONZERT
  • Muckemacher: Verena Roth voice and keyboard / Florian Erlbeck sax and keyboard / Jacopo Bertacci guitar / Nico Lippolis percussion



06 March 2025 Hitzacker

Thursday 11:00 / VERDO

  • DISCO BAM BAM - KINDERKONZERT
  • Muckemacher: Verena Roth voice and keyboard / Florian Erlbeck sax and keyboard / Jacopo Bertacci guitar / Nico Lippolis percussion



06 March 2025 Hitzacker

Thursday 19:30 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

  • 'COMING TOGETHER' - AUS DEM RAHMEN GEFALLEN: F. RZEWSKI a.o.
  • Young professionals and musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra / Paul Whittaker artistic interpretation



07 March 2025 Hitzacker

Friday 11:00 / Café Dierks

  • 'DIALOG' - VORGEHÖRT: M. RAVEL
  • Hildegard Niebuhr violin / Moritz Weigert violoncello




07 March 2025 Hitzacker

Friday 19:30 / VERDO

  • 'BEWEGTE ZEITEN' - KAMMERKONZERT: M. RAVEL / E. GRIEG / I. STRAVINSKY / H. VILLA-LOBOS / F. POULENC
  • Mari Eriksmoen soprano / Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Musicians of the MCO



08 March 2025 Hitzacker

Saturday 11:00 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

          • 'A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP' - IM FOKUS 
          •  Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Musicians of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra



      08 March 2025 Hitzacker

      Saturday 15:30 / VERDO

      • 'AUFGEFÄCHERT' - KANTATENKONZERT: J. S. BACH / M. RAVEL
      • Mari Eriksmoen soprano / Philipp von Steinaecker conductor / Elina Albach organ and moderation / Christoph Heinemann moderation / Musicians of the MCO




      08 March 2025 Hitzacker

      Saturday 21:00 / KulturBahnhof Hitzacker

      • 'FREIRAUM' - LATE NIGHT CONCERT 
      • Musicians of the MCO and young professionals




      09 March 2025 Hitzacker

      Sunday 11:00 / Freie Schule Hitzacker

      • 'AUSBLICK' - KAMMERKONZERT: B. BARTÓK / F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY / E. SCHULHOFF
      • Musicians of the MCO and Antoine Tamestit viola

      09 March 2025 Hitzacker

      Sunday 17:00 / VERDO

      • 'JEDER TAG EIN FEST' - ABSCHLUSSKONZERT: J. HAYDN / L. v. BEETHOVEN / F. LISZT / L. VIERNE
      • Leif Ove Andsnes piano and director / Antoine Tamestit viola / Musicians of the MCO

      10 March 2025 Luxemburg

      Monday 20:00 / Philharmonie de Luxembourg

      • F.  POULENC / L. VIERNE / I. STRAVINSKY/ H. VILLA-LOBOS
      • Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Musicians of the MCO 

      11 March 2025 Brussels

      Tuesday 20:00 / Flagey

        • F.  POULENC / L. VIERNE / I. STRAVINSKY/ H. VILLA-LOBOS
        • Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Musicians of the MCO 

      12 March 2025 London

      Wednesday 20:00 / Wigmore Hall

        • F.  POULENC / L. VIERNE / I. STRAVINSKY/ H. VILLA-LOBOS
        • Leif Ove Andsnes piano / Musicians of the MCO 

      23 March 2025 Berkeley

      Sunday 15:00 / Zellerbach Hall

      W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

      Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

      25 March 2025 Athens

      Tuesday 19:30 / Hodgson Concert Hall

      W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

      Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

      27 March 2025 Princeton

      Thursday 19:30 / Richardson Auditorium

      W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

      Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

      29 March 2025 New York

      Saturday 20:00 / Carnegie Hall

      W. A. MOZART / L. JANÁČEK 

      Mitsuko Uchida piano & director / José Maria Blumenschein concertmaster & leader

      11 April 2025 Lucerne

      Friday 19:30 / KKL

      L. v. BEETHOVEN

      Mao Fujita piano/ Riccardo Chailly conductor

      13 April 2025 Lucerne

      Sunday 19:30 / KKL

      L. v. BEETHOVEN

      Regula Mühlemann soprano / Marie-Claude Chapuis mezzo-soprano / Benjamin Bruns tenor / Markus Werba baritone / MDR-Runkfunkchor/ Riccardo Chailly conductor

      18 April 2025 Salzburg

      Friday 19:00 / Großes Festspielhaus

      F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY

      Maxim Emelyanychev conductor / Emily Pogorelc soprano / Wiebke Lehmkuhl alto / Pene Pati tenor / Andrè Schuen bass / Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks


      19 April 2025 Salzburg

      Saturday 19:00 / Großes Festspielhaus

      • E. GRIEG / P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY / D. SHOSTAKOVICH
      • Augustin Hadelich violin / Gianandrea Noseda conductor

      26 May 2025 Vienna

      Monday 19:30 / Wiener Konzerthaus

      • F. SCHUBERT / R. WAGNER / F. MENDELSSOHN  
      • Raphaël Pichon conductor / Stéphane Degout baritone

      27 May 2025 Berlin

      Tuesday 20:00 / Philharmonie Berlin

      F. SCHUBERT / R. WAGNER / F. MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY

      Raphaël Pichon conductor

      28 May 2025 Cologne

      Wednesday 20:00 / Kölner Philharmonie

      • F. SCHUBERT / R. WAGNER / F. MENDELSSOHN  
      • Raphaël Pichon conductor / Stéphane Degout baritone