Friday, October 10.

• Animalia · 10:00 & 11:00 AM · Paulskirche

Captivating, colorful, and full of imagination, we open the festival with Camille Saint-Saëns’ popular Carnival of the Animals. Actor Matthias Folz guides us through the concert with Jörg Hilbert’s witty verses. Together with the Young Festival Ensemble, we celebrate a vibrant animal world, made even more colorful by the creativity of regional primary schools.

Featuring:

Clara & Marie Becker (Piano) · Junghwan Kim (1st Violin) · Emanuel Reichert Lübbert (2nd Violin) · Minhee Cho (Viola) · Pin-Jyun Chen (Cello) · Akari Nakamura (Double Bass) · Edzard Locher (Xylophone) · Ivan Petrov (Clarinet) · Pavlos Ramos (Flute)

Admission: Children €1 · Adults €15

Saturday, October 11.

• La Folia · 7:00 PM · Stadthalle an der Orangerie

A captivating dialogue between past and present: La Folia traces the Latin American origins of Chaconne and Folia – from elegant Baroque sounds and pulsating rhythms to the jazz grooves of the Latin fusion band Los Pipos.

During the intermission around 7:45 PM, you can expect Latin American delicacies.

Featuring:

Almut Frenzel-Riehl (Violin) · Sarah Jégou-Sageman (Violin) · Miguel Erlich (Viola) · Cicely Parnas (Cello) · Carlos Manuel Vargas (Piano) · Daniel Draganov (Violin) · André Robles-Field (Violin) · Kangryun Nam (Viola) · Johannes Milow (Cello)· Los Pipos (Latin Fusion Jazz Band)

Admission: €26 · reduced €22 · children up to 10 years free

• Resonancias · 9:30 PM · Kelterhaus im Schlossgarten*

*Bonus with the Weekend Festival Ticket

Resonancias – a moment where music and encounters resonate: following the La Folia concert, the Kelterhaus becomes a meeting point. Artists and audience engage in conversation, sharing impressions and thoughts – accompanied by wine, dessert, and good company.

Sunday, October 12.

• Alegría · 5:00 PM · Paulskirche

With Alegría – joy of life, virtuosity, and lightness – we celebrate Mozart where he himself performed almost 250 years ago. The Chamber Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, led by Daniel Draganov, together with Selim Aykal (bassoon) and us on two pianos, conclude the Karolinenfest 2025 with masterpieces by Mozart:

Overture to La Finta Giardinera KV 196

Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in E-flat Major KV 365

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B-flat Major KV 191

Symphony No. 29 in A Major KV 201

Featuring:

Chamber Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin · Daniel Draganov (Conductor) · Clara & Marie Becker (Piano Duo) · Selim Aykal (Bassoon)

Admission: €29 · reduced €24 · children up to 10 years