Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in Bamberg: Experience Schumann and the Sea Live
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Between Sea Waves and Schumann Passion: An Extraordinary Concert Evening in Bamberg
On Thursday, October 29, 2026, the Joseph-Keilberth Hall of the Bamberg Concert Hall will transform into a sound space full of colors, memories, and dramatic tensions. The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra will perform under the direction of Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla. At the piano, her sister Onutė Gražinytė will be featured. The concert begins at 20:00.
Two Schumann Concertos, a Moving Family Story
At the center are the piano concertos by Robert Schumann and Clara Wieck-Schumann. Both works are in A minor and combine romantic passion with a highly sensitive orchestral language. Clara Wieck-Schumann wrote her concerto op. 7 as a teenager; Robert Schumann supported her in the orchestration. In 1835, Clara performed the work in Leipzig as the soloist herself. Robert Schumann's concerto op. 54 was first performed in its entirety in 1845 in Dresden with Clara at the piano.
The juxtaposition makes audible how differently two musical personalities approach similar expressive worlds. Onutė Gražinytė interprets both works as a soloist, while the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra shapes the orchestral dialogue with precise synchronization, transparent sound, and romantic richness of tone.
Lithuanian Sound Images between Light and Movement
The concert evening begins with Raminta Šerkšnytė's Vasarvidžio giesmė, the Midsummer Song for string orchestra. The work, created in 2009, unfolds a kaleidoscopic spectrum of finest sounds and leads directly into an atmosphere of shimmering colors, floating lines, and sensitive orchestral transitions.
To conclude, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’ symphonic poem Jūra, in German The Sea, will be performed. Čiurlionis himself referred to the work as a symphony of roaring waves. In the orchestration, moving sound images of a marine landscape emerge: sometimes broad and luminous, sometimes dark, pressing, and filled with late romantic tension.
Conducting, Piano, and Spoken Letters
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla leads the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra through a program that closely connects musical architecture and personal life stories. Julia Lindhorst-Apfelthaler and Stephan Ullrich will read from letters by Clara and Robert Schumann. This adds an additional theatrical level to the concert: music, language, and historical experience enter into a direct dialogue.
The Bamberg Symphony Orchestra is one of the internationally renowned German symphony orchestras and was awarded the Gramophone Award as Orchestra of the Year in 2026. Their characteristic Bamberg sound meets a Lithuanian-influenced soloist and conductor profile on this evening.
Conclusion: Romanticism as a Living Concert Experience
This symphony concert connects romantic piano music, contemporary Baltic sound language, and the dramatic expanse of a symphonic marine landscape. Those who wish to experience Clara and Robert Schumann, Mirga and Onutė Gražinytė, as well as the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in an extraordinary musical encounter will find an evening in Bamberg full of emotion, depth, and musical discoveries.
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