Ulm opens the Philharmonic Season with Holmès, Mozart and Zemlinsky
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Philharmonic Season Opening with Andromède, Mozart and Zemlinsky
On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the Theater Ulm will open the new philharmonic season at the Congress Centrum Ulm with an evening concert full of late romantic sound colors, dramatic orchestral images, and virtuosic piano music. Starting at 8:00 PM, works by Augusta Holmès, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Alexander von Zemlinsky will be presented.
A musical discovery from late romanticism
At the center of the evening is Augusta Holmès’ symphonic poem Andromède, which will be heard for the first time in Ulm. The work, premiered in 1901, combines mythological drama with a colorful orchestration and a grand melodic gesture. The story of Andromeda becomes an intense musical stage picture, in which tension, passion, and orchestral movement intertwine.
Mozart's Piano Concerto with Martin Stadtfeld
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Concerto in C major KV 415 brings classical elegance and chamber musical transparency to the program. The soloist will be pianist Martin Stadtfeld. His keyboard playing creates a striking contrast to the monumental sound language of the symphonic poems and requires precise synchronization between the solo instrument and the orchestra.
Zemlinsky's fairy-tale sound world
With Alexander von Zemlinsky's The Little Mermaid, a large-scale fantasy for a large orchestra follows. The adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale unfolds a moving musical narrative between shimmering soundscapes, dark intermediate tones, and passionate climaxes. The conducting by GMD Felix Bender brings the various sound worlds together into a dramaturgically cohesive concert experience.
Live atmosphere at the Congress Centrum Ulm
The audience can expect a classic concert evening with a large symphonic ensemble, contrasting tempos, and a multifaceted stage performance. Between Mozart's clear form language, Holmès’ rediscovered late romantic sound language, and Zemlinsky's poetic orchestral fantasy, a program emerges that connects music history and immediate live atmosphere.
The concert evening begins at 8:00 PM and is expected to end around 10:00 PM. Those who want to experience the opening of the philharmonic season in Ulm live will find the right setting at the CCU for an evening of musical discovery, great orchestral literature, and intense audience atmosphere.
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