Elbphilharmonie Großer Saal

The Young ClassX Chöre & Orchester / Igor Levit

Private Event

Igor Levit
Igor Levit © Peter Rigaud
The Young ClassX
The Young ClassX © Marcus Krüger
The Young ClassX / Clemens Malich
The Young ClassX / Clemens Malich © Sophia Hegewald
  • Doors open 18:00

  • Start 19:00

Description

Classical music reigns supreme, and Queen is there too! Five youth ensembles and orchestras will take to the stage with pianist Igor Levit on this evening, including the Fanny Mendelssohn Youth Orchestra, the Moses Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra from the Mendelssohn Orchestra family, and the best singers from The Young ClassX choir.

Why is the concert project »Macht!Musik!« so unique? In addition to the musical pieces they have rehearsed, the young people will present their own written contributions on the themes of power, conflict, and reconciliation. Furthermore, it bridges the gap—no, several gaps—between centuries, between choir and orchestral music, between school and stage, between well-known, stage-tested pianists and young musicians, some of whom are performing on the grand stage of the Elbphilharmonie for the first time. Will you be there when the last note of Shostakovich’s piano concerto fades away and Queen sings »Don’t Stop Me Now«?

The Young ClassX e.V. was founded by the Otto Group and the Salut Salon ensemble. Since 2008, the music promotion program has reached over 40,000 children and young people with choir and orchestra projects as well as MusikMobil trips – and stands for an energy that, in the spirit of »Don’t Stop Me Now,« opens up creative freedom for young people.

Performers

The Young ClassX Ensemble

Fanny Mendelssohn Jugendorchester

Moses Mendelssohn Kammerorchester

Youngster Ensemble

The Young ClassX Schulchor

Igor Levit piano

director Clemens Malich

director Maria Ludwig-Petersen

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concert for Piano and Orchestra in C major, KV 467

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Concerto for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra in C minor, Op. 35

Mieczysław Weinberg
Aria, Op. 9

Music from the film »The Greatest Showman« and others

Promoter: The Young ClassX e.V.