Events in the Erholungshaus

Paul Dukas: Fanfare from La Péri

Gaetano Donizetti: Sinfonia in G minor for winds

François-Adrien Boieldieu: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C major op. 8 

Leoš Janáček: Suite for strings JW 6/2

Harp: Xavier de Maistre
Bayer-Philharmoniker
Direction: Bernhard Steiner

(New date for the cancelled representation originally scheduled for May 17, 2020)

Xavier de Maistre is the most important harpist of our days: It is thanks to him that the harp has found its place on the concert stages of the world as a solo instrument. Since he gave up his position as principal harpist of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2010 to devote himself to his solo career, Xavier de Maistre has been a welcome guest of many internationally renowned orchestras and appears with artist colleagues such as Rolando Villazón, Mojca Erdmann and Diana Damrau. François-Adrien Boieldieu's Concerto for Harp and Orchestra is one of the best-known works of the harp literature and will be framed by compositions by Leoš Janáček, Gaetano Donizetti and the fanfare from Paul Dukas ballet La Péri in the concert with the Bayer Philharmonic Orchestra.

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@60a16fc1167f405c9b2e6387c551823dbayer.com

For grades 3 to 6

Clarinet: Ib Hausmann
Piano: Christoph Ullrich

(New date for the cancelled representation originally scheduled for June 16, 2020)

A cave explorer discovers a crystal cavern where he finds a curious treasure chest that contains only The Book of Dreams. A mysterious Pierrot turns up. Won’t he speak “normally”? Can’t he speak “normally”? Why does he speak only through his clarinet? The explorer tries to solve the mystery. Through the thrilling story, the two professional musicians show what can be done with musical instruments. Ib Hausmann makes his clarinet laugh, cry, and even speak. Without saying a word, he speaks through the sound of his instrument – “clarinetish,” if you will – and it’s a safe bet that everyone will understand him immediately.

As always, the show will be preceded by a workshop for teachers, which is recommended especially for those who are teaching outside their subject area.

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@79dbfe0e1435470e8fec4919c898a3abbayer.com

Stone Flowers (working title)

Composer, piano: Benjamin Schaefer 

The other players will be announced after the season begins.

(New date for the cancelled representation originally scheduled for May 08, 2020)

Benjamin Schaefer, pianist and composer, was our first stART artist whose specialty was jazz. Now we’re eager to find out what he’s done in the meantime, and we’ve invited him to Leverkusen with his current project. It’s so new that there is hardly any information about it, but the unusual instrumentation sounds very promising: soprano to subcontrabass flute, tuba, piano/Rhodes piano, and drums. “The name ‘Stone Flowers’ is inspired in part by my favorite record from Antonio Carlos Jobim, and even more so, by the contradictory concepts that are joined in the title,” as Benjamin Schaefer explains the current working title. With respect to instrumentation, he says: “This combination of instruments creates fascinating aural impressions between acoustic and quasi-electronic, synthesizer-like sounds.”

We’ll provide more details on our website and in our brochure after the season begins.

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@8b75d6150eb040319baee283f6970cafbayer.com

Our popular children's workshops on Saturday afternoons offer all young creative people the opportunity to learn new techniques and materials from professionals - or to further develop their own ideas. In autumn, the focus is on natural materials from which great objects can be made. In December the gift and decoration time is approaching and the Secret Santa workshop opens its doors. The new year brings exciting workshops on the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme so that the dates can be booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for children from 6 to 11 years

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@019752bc087549cabebfa72d0afa8989bayer.com

Saturdays in the workshop! The workshops in the Erholungshaus offer the opportunity to try out materials that you don't have at school or at home together with other creative people and professional instructors, and to learn new techniques. Together you inspire each other and there are no limits to your imagination. Join the " guerilla-felt-gang" or create individual presents for Secret Santa. For the new year, lucky charms are very useful and we dedicate ourselves creatively to the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme, so the dates are booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for young people from 11 years on

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@257e77ed0eb8448083cdce07cee1d196bayer.com

Our popular children's workshops on Saturday afternoons offer all young creative people the opportunity to learn new techniques and materials from professionals - or to further develop their own ideas. In autumn, the focus is on natural materials from which great objects can be made. In December the gift and decoration time is approaching and the Secret Santa workshop opens its doors. The new year brings exciting workshops on the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme so that the dates can be booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for children from 6 to 11 years

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@6ac645a6f7744db7b8e1ca70e3e8b49ebayer.com

Saturdays in the workshop! The workshops in the Erholungshaus offer the opportunity to try out materials that you don't have at school or at home together with other creative people and professional instructors, and to learn new techniques. Together you inspire each other and there are no limits to your imagination. Join the " guerilla-felt-gang" or create individual presents for Secret Santa. For the new year, lucky charms are very useful and we dedicate ourselves creatively to the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme, so the dates are booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for young people from 11 years on

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@76f7b9a82fb74f9e964d9f51d723872abayer.com

Our popular children's workshops on Saturday afternoons offer all young creative people the opportunity to learn new techniques and materials from professionals - or to further develop their own ideas. In autumn, the focus is on natural materials from which great objects can be made. In December the gift and decoration time is approaching and the Secret Santa workshop opens its doors. The new year brings exciting workshops on the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme so that the dates can be booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for children from 6 to 11 years

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@8d35ba43c708446583c5628c090c22d6bayer.com

Noisy. Wild. Exciting. The new season. The stART festival. The traditional opening festival may be
simply not missing. The motto is "Casino Royale - gambling fever in the Erholungshaus". Our home ground turns for one evening into a temple of gambling. A place of glamorous bliss. We provide the best atmosphere, fantastic music and lots of games, play, play. Celebrate together with us the prelude to a great festival.
Everything can and must - tonight, of course, in festive evening dress.

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@3688c5d7da03453dad2bbfb3b960c8eabayer.com

A Roadtrip to the Roots of Rock & Pop

Wintergarten Varieté Berlin
Director: Frank Müller

(New date for the cancelled representation originally scheduled for March 21, 2020)

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@8b3a3c9340724eb8a8d382db27b625f0bayer.com

Saturdays in the workshop! The workshops in the Erholungshaus offer the opportunity to try out materials that you don't have at school or at home together with other creative people and professional instructors, and to learn new techniques. Together you inspire each other and there are no limits to your imagination. Join the " guerilla-felt-gang" or create individual presents for Secret Santa. For the new year, lucky charms are very useful and we dedicate ourselves creatively to the topic of sustainability.

Each workshop introduces a theme, so the dates are booked individually.

The workshop is suitable for young people from 11 years on

For this event please contact 0214 30-41283 or bayerkultur@5898198213c14798acd26ce25b6ee927bayer.com