Master concert in the Max-Joseph-Saal

Synopsis/Details

There are spaces that are more than just architecture. The Max Joseph Hall in the Munich Residenz is such a place. When candles speak their flickering language beside the magnificent chandeliers, the hall seems to breathe – quietly, expectantly, almost reverently.
The evening begins with a dramatic serve: The Overture to "Don Giovanni" Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "A Greeting" is not a courtly greeting, but a promise. Dark chords open the space, then life bursts in – bright, impetuous, irresistible.

With the "Prague" Symphony The same composer reveals a different side of himself: expansive breath control, sonic transparency, an almost architectural sense of proportion. Here, music becomes a structure – clearly organized, yet full of inner movement.
A touch of Italian longing: The Overture to "La Traviata" “by Giuseppe Verdi” begins like a memory – delicate, almost fragile. But beneath the surface, the drama is already simmering. Verdi understands, like few others, how to elevate the personal to the grand, the whisper to the fateful.

Then, as the highlight Ludwig van Beethoven . His Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 It begins almost floating, as if the sound cautiously feels its way into the light. Exceptional violinist Simon Zhu He plays the part with intensity, he doesn't tell an episode, but an inner journey – from tenderness to grandeur, from lyrical intimacy to radiant expansiveness.
The soloist Simon Zhu won the highly coveted 1st prize at the Premio de Paganini in Genoa 2023 and was subsequently invited to London by King Charles.

Cast

Fri, 27.02.2026 | 7:30 PM
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major
Mozart: Overture from Don Giovanni
Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major “Prague”
Verdi: Overture from La Traviata

Fri, 13.03.2026 | 7:30 PM
Mozart: Overture from The Magic Flute
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 “London” – Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Strauss: Voices of Spring – Waltz
Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Overture & Quick Polkas

Sat, 21.03.2026 | 7:30 PM – Master Concert for the Beginning of Spring in the Max-Joseph Hall
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” – Allegro “Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside” – Andante – “Scene by the Brook”
Mendelssohn: Symphony in A Major “Italian” – Allegro
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
Paganini: La Campanella

Sun, 05.04.2026 | 7:30 PM – Master Concert on Easter Sunday in the Max-Joseph Hall
Bach: Adagio from the Easter Oratorio
Mozart: Flute Concerto in D Major
Cimarosa: Double Concerto for Flute & Oboe
Dvořák: Suite “From the New World”
J. Strauss: Voices of Spring – Waltz

Sat, 25.04.2026 | 7:30 PM
Rossini: William Tell – Overture
Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp Minor
Paganini: La Campanella
Mendelssohn: Symphony in A Major “Italian” – Allegro
Bizet: Carmen – Suite
J. Strauss: Voices of Spring – Waltz

Sat, 09.05.2026 | 7:30 PM
Bruch: Violin Concerto in G Minor – Allegro
Vivaldi: “Summer” from The Four Seasons
Mozart: Overture from The Magic Flute
Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major – Rondeau
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major – Adagio – Allegro giocoso

Fri, 22.05.2026 | 7:30 PM
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – complete
Boccherini: Fandango & Madrid for Guitar & Strings
Albeniz: Asturias and other famous Spanish compositions for Guitar

Fri, 12.06.2026 | 7:30 PM
Mozart: Serenade “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
Tchaikovsky: String Serenade – Allegro & Waltz
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Suite
Rossini: String Serenade
Brahms: Hungarian Dance
Strauss: The Blue Danube

12 September 2026

"Dreams with a Harp"

Verdi: Overture from "La Forza del Destino"
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp - Allegro
Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Adagietto
Debussy: Danse sacrée et dance profane
Bizet: "Carmen Fantasy" for Flute
Smetana: "The Moldau"
Offenbach: Can-Can & Barcarolle
Johann Strauss: Waltz "The Blue Danube"

Janine Schöllhorn - Flute, Emilie Jaulmes - Harp & Resident Soloists

17 October 2026

"from Chopin to Jazz" - Piano through the years

Chopin: Scherzo No. 2, B minor

Bach/Rachmaninov: Partita No. 3

Gershwin: 18 songs for piano

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - Summertime, Bess, you is my woman now, It aint necessarily so

Gershwin: 3 Preludes

Jazz standard & improvisation

Frank Fan Ming Ling - piano

24 October 2026

Birthday from Johann Strauss (son)

Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture

J. Strauss: The Hunt Polka

J. Strauss: The Blue Danube Waltz

J. Strauss: Tritsch-Tratsch, Pizzicato & other fast polkas

Residence Soloists

7 November 2026

"Vienna and Johann Strauss (Son)

Mozart: Bassoon Concerto

Haydn: Symphony "La Chasse"

J. Strauss: "Die Fledermaus" Overture

J. Strauss: "Voices of Spring" Waltz

J. Strauss: "The Blue Danube" Waltz

J. Strauss: "Tritsch-Tratsch", "Pizzicato" & other fast polkas

Kaspar Reh - Bassoon & Residence Soloists

21 November 2026

Magic of the violin

Bach: Solo Sonata

Mozart: Sonata

Franck: Sonata

Paganini: “La Campanella”

Gershwin: “Summertime”

Simon Zhu - violin

28 November 2026

Vienna and Johann Strauss

Mozart: Flute Concerto in G Major

Cimarosa: Concerto for Flute and Oboe

Salieri: Symphonie Veneziana – Allegro

J. Strauss: "Die Fledermaus" Overture

J. Strauss: "Die Jagd" – Fast Polka

J. Strauss: "Tritsch-Tratsch", "Pizzicato" & other Fast Polkas

Michael Kofler – Solo Flute, Giovanni De Angeli – Oboe & Resident Soloists

29 November 2026

To the first Sunday of Advent

Corelli: Christmas Concerto
Vivaldi: Flute Concerto “La Notte”
Haydn: Concerto for Flute and Harp
Borne: “Carmen Fantasy” for Flute
Smetana: “The Moldau”
Tchaikovsky: Highlights from “The Nutcracker” & “Swan Lake”
Offenbach: Can-Can & Barcarolle

Janine Schöllhorn – Flute, Emilie Jaulmes – Harp & Resident Soloists

4 December 2026

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor

Paganini: “La Campanella”

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Pachelbel: Canon

Simon Zhu - Violin & Resident Soloists

5 December 2026

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – complete performance

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Pachelbel: Canon

Simon Zhu – Violin & Resident Soloists

11 December 2026

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – complete

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Pachelbel: Canon

Residence Soloists

13 December 2026

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons “Autumn” & “Winter”

Mozart: Violin Concerto in G Major – Allegro

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Pachelbel: Canon

Tchaikovsky: Highlights from “The Nutcracker” & “Swan Lake”

Residence Soloists

17 December 2026

Beethoven's Birthday

Beethoven: Violin Concerto – Allegro

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1

Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” – Allegro

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Residence Soloists

19 December 2026

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons “Autumn”, “Winter”

Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Pachelbel: Canon

Tchaikovsky: Highlights from “The Nutcracker” & “Swan Lake”

Residence Soloists

20 December 2026

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons – complete

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Pachelbel: Canon

Residence Soloists

25 December 2026

Vivaldi: "Winter"

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "L'estro armonico"

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "La stravaganza"

Pachelbel: Canon

Mozart: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Residence Soloists

26 December 2026

Vivaldi: "Winter"

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "L'estro armonico"

Corelli: Christmas Concerto

Handel: Concerto Grosso

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto "La stravaganza"

Pachelbel: Canon

Mozart: "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"

Residence Soloists

31 December 2026 l 11:00

Rossini: Overture to "The Thieving Magpie"

Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major "Paris"

Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-flat major

Bizet: Carmen Suite

Brahms: Hungarian Dances

Johann Strauss: "Die Fledermaus" Overture & Fast Polkas

2 January 2027

Rossini: Overture to "The Thieving Magpie"
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D major, "Paris"
Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-flat major
Bizet: Carmen Suite
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Johann Strauss: "Die Fledermaus" Overture & Fast Polkas
Johann Strauss: "The Blue Danube" Waltz

Giovanni De Angeli - Oboe & Resident Soloists

27 January 2027

Mozart: Overture from "The Magic Flute"

Mozart: "Prague" Symphony

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Mozart: Oboe Concerto

Mozart: Symphony in A major "Allegro"

Giovanni de Angeli - Oboe & Residence Soloists

5 February 2027

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik

Rossini: Serenade & Figaro's Aria