Tickets:

01.05.25 Kölner Philharmonie
02.05.25 Philharmonie Luxembourg
03.05.25 Alte Oper Frankfurt
04.05.25 Philharmonie Berlin
07.05.25 Kulturpalast Dresden
08.05.25 Gewandhaus Leipzig

Classical music doesn’t get more moving than this: When Verdi’s Va, pensiero meets Kendlinger’s Höre Mensch, musical forces unite for human rights. Both the Italian opera maestro and Austrian contemporary composer Matthias Georg Kendlinger share a crucial connection in their work—putting people at the center.

For Father & Son Kendlinger, sharing the podium on this contrasting concert evening is a matter of the heart. Together with their K&K Philharmoniker, the K&K Opera Choir, vocal and instrumental soloists like Graz pianist Philipp Scheucher, they will convey these thoughts through sensitive music. With over 30 million views on YouTube, Kendlinger’s recording of Verdi’s Va, pensiero ranks among the most-viewed classical recordings worldwide, following Pavarotti and the Three Tenors.

»Expressive Variety«
Gramophone Magazine

A thrilling performance is once again expected from renowned hip-hop dancer Yann Antonio, who will perform his interpretation of ballet music from Verdi’s opera Macbeth.
Best of Verdi meets Kendlinger bridges generations and creates symbols we can carry into everyday life.

Artists:
Philipp Scheucher, Piano
Yann Antonio, Dance
K&K Opera Choir | Choir Soloists
Vasyl Yatsyniak, Choir Conductor
Kendlinger’s K&K Philharmoniker
Conductors: Matthias and Max Kendlinger

Program 24/25

Works by Matthias Georg Kendlinger and Max Kendlinger

Intuition · Symphonic Poem Op. 1 · Max Kendlinger (World Premiere)
Larissa · Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 7 · I Andante con espressione, II Andante, III Vivace · Philipp Scheucher, Pianist
Manipulation · Symphony No. 1 in E-flat minor Op. 4 · IV “To the Positive”
Human Rights · Symphony No. 3 in E-flat minor Op. 10 · IV Andante moderato, V Finale Höre Mensch

Intermission

Works by Giuseppe Verdi:
Gli arredi festivi · Nabucco · Act 1
La Traviata · Prelude to Act 1
Vedi! Le fosche · Il Trovatore · Act 2
Giovanna d’Arco · Overture
La Vergine degli Angeli · La forza del destino · Act 2
Macbeth · Ballet Music Act 3 · Yann Antonio, Dance
La donna è mobile · Duke of Mantua’s Song · Rigoletto · Act 3 · Oleh Lanovyy, Tenor
Gloria all’Egitto · Aida · Act 2

Order tickets now:
01.05.25 Kölner Philharmonie
02.05.25 Philharmonie Luxembourg
03.05.25 Alte Oper Frankfurt
04.05.25 Philharmonie Berlin
07.05.25 Kulturpalast Dresden
08.05.25 Gewandhaus Leipzig