Bamberger Symphoniker Unfold the Full Sound Variety of the Horn in the Joseph-Keilberth Hall
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Four Horns, an Evening Full of Sound Colors: The Bamberger Symphoniker in Bamberg
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the Joseph-Keilberth Hall of the Bamberg Concert and Congress Hall will transform into a resonance space for festive wind sounds, spiritual intimacy, and virtuoso musical wit. Four horn players from the Bamberger Symphoniker – Christoph Eß, Andreas Kreuzhuber, Tristan Seyb, and Swantje Vesper – will present a chamber concert that connects Baroque, Romantic, opera, and contemporary music in a varied program.
From Baroque Splendor to Spiritual Calm
Georg Friedrich Handel's suite from the Fireworks and Water Music opens the evening with dance-like energy and festive splendor. The program then leads into calmer sound spaces: Anton Bruckner's motet Locus iste and the Adagio from his Seventh Symphony meet Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Ave verum corpus. In the concentrated acoustics of the chamber concert, these works unfold their special effect between breath, resonance, and fine dynamic gradation.
March, Stage, and Musical Movement
With the wedding march from Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the priests' march from Mozart's The Magic Flute, and the triumphal march from Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, the evening gains orchestral brilliance. Although only four horns are in the spotlight, synchronization, articulation, and precise sound balance create an astonishingly colorful stage picture. Carl Maria von Weber's hunters' chorus from The Marksman connects with associations of nature, hunting calls, and romantic drama.
The Horn Between Natural Sound and Modern Elegance
Eugène Bozza's suite for four horns highlights the versatile qualities of the instrument. The horn calls, sings, dances, and shines – sometimes soft and lyrical, sometimes marked and rhythmic. Eduard Resatsch's Rhapsodess for horn quartet from 2025 sets a contemporary accent and makes movement as a free musical flow of thought experienceable.
Jazzier Swing for the Finale
Lowell Eugene Shaw's Three Fripperies conclude the concert with rhythmic swing, playful wit, and stylish lightness. After Handel's Baroque splendor, Bruckner's sound calm, Mozart's classical clarity, and Verdi's operatic brilliance, the evening opens once again towards jazz and modern stage performance.
The Bamberger Symphoniker were awarded the Gramophone Award as Orchestra of the Year in 2026. Their chamber concert in Bamberg showcases the musical precision and tonal agility of the orchestra in a particularly immediate ensemble.
Conclusion: A Concert Experience with Four Characterful Horns
The audience can expect a versatile classical evening between festive music, spiritual sound calm, operatic pathos, natural sound, and jazzy swing. Those who want to experience the Bamberger Symphoniker up close and discover the tonal range of the horn will experience a concert full of color, breath, and movement in the Joseph-Keilberth Hall.
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