EASTER FESTIVAL BERLINER PHIL HARMONIK ER APRIL 4– …EAS TER FESTIVAL BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER APRIL 4–13, 2020 The non-profit Festival Hall Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation was

EASTER FESTIVAL

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

APRIL 4– 13 2020

F E S T I V A L H A L LB A D E N - B A D E N

EASTER FESTIVAL


APRIL 4–13, 2020

The non-profit Festival Hall Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation was founded in the year 2000 by dedicated music lovers, and has since made possible the private operation of the Festival Hall Baden-Baden.

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Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday will form the focus of the 2020 Baden-Baden Easter Festival with the Berliner Philharmoniker. As Artistic Director Designate, I would like to wel-come Kirill Petrenko, the new Chief Conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, in our midst for this edition of the Festival. His Fidelio, in the production by Mateja Koležnik, is certain to re-ceive worldwide attention. The fact that Kirill Petrenko has chosen the Missa solemnis as the second major vocal work by Beethoven this week underscores the message of this year’s Festival: we are celebrating Ludwig van Beet-hoven as a visionary and questioner – but also as a great European. This is not just a matter of music history but also, in my view, an im-

portant attitude.

Already in the nineteenth century, Europe found in Baden-Baden a place for thinking, question-ing, making music, and enjoying. All this will once again be possible during the 2020 Easter Festival. And if we take a closer look at the guest conductors of the Berliner Philharmoniker this year, we also find important links to past and future musical milestones in Baden-Baden.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Elīna Garanča will join the Berliner Philharmoniker in offering a new read-ing of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony. The new head of New York’s Metropolitan Opera has already fallen in love with Baden-Baden, and so this concert is also a promise of much to come.

Tugan Sokhiev, the principal conductor of Mos-cow’s Bolshoi Theater, will be celebrating his de-but in Baden-Baden – a city whose history shares so many points in common with both Russian

culture and the Russian soul.

I am also delighted that Herbert Blomstedt will once again be leading a concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker, in which he will devote him - self to Anton Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, the

“Romantic.”

For the first time in the orchestra’s history, we will be hearing Ludwig van Beethoven’s complete string quartets in the context of a single festival – a

special gift in a special year.

Welcome to the Easter Festival in Baden-Baden!

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When the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrate their eighth Easter Festival at the Festival Hall Baden-Baden, it will be anything but “more of the same.” This is because the new Chief Con-ductor Kirill Petrenko is now taking the reins, and so the orchestra is shed-ding its skin, as it were. We look back at past festivals as a precious heritage to be both maintained and renewed. Practically speaking, this will be high-lighted in Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, with which Sir Simon Rattle not only inaugurated his first Easter Festival, but also con cluded his last, and which Kirill Petrenko will now also be conducting during his first Easter Festival. On a side note, the hammer blow in this sympho-ny has its counterpart in the trumpet signal in Beethoven’s Fidelio. In both works, it is a signal from outside that heralds the turning point: for Beethoven, unlike for Mahler, it is a turning point for the better. From darkness to light: this central theme, which pervades Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – Kirill Petrenko will be performing the work with the National Youth Orchestra of Germany – also forms the core of the dramaturgy of Fidelio.

Beethoven’s only opera, the centerpiece of this festival, is underpinned by a belief in the future that permeates the music from the very first measure. A rhythmic pulse that surges forward and at times nearly causes the orchestra to boil over – in this connection, we must mention Mateja Koležnik, the Slovenian theater producer who will be directing this Fidelio and who will also be staging productions soon at the Salzburg Festival and at Vienna’s Burgtheater. Koležnik’s trademark is the metronome, which she uses herself in her theater rehearsals to play with meters and their effect on the actors’ flow of speech. From here it is not a wide leap to Beethoven’s com-pact structures, characterized as they often are by mathematical precision: eight bars are followed by four, then two, then one ... We are expecting much from this director-conductor duo. And we are looking forward to Sokhiev’s debut, and naturally also to a reunion with a few of our beloved friends, including Herbert Blomstedt, Leif Ove Andsnes, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

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in anticipation of the first Easter Festival of the Berliner Philharmoniker with

its new Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko. The focus will be on both continuity and

change, and certainly also invites comparisons (keyword Mahler).

Beethoven’s Fidelio directed by Slovenian theater producer Mateja Koležnik

promises to be especially compelling.

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The first opera with the new Chief ConductorDon’t let yourself get too comfortable! For Beethoven, only persistence, struggle, hope, and achievement seemed worthy of art. Overcoming the laxness of habit and forcing oneself to adopt form, the conscious life, to utter the tremendous “it can be otherwise”: this is what makes Fidelio so recogniz-ably – unmistakably – a work that could only have been written by Beethoven. The symphonic impulse that boldly drives Beethoven’s music forward would exert a decisive influence on Wagner. Fidelio has always been most performed and understood in times of transition when something important was involved. With this in mind, Kirill Petrenko will be inaugu-rating his operatic collaboration with the Berliner Philhar-moniker in Baden-Baden with Beethoven’s only opera. The production will also mark a new beginning in the hands of multi-award-winning Slovenian director Mateja Koležnik: the next step on a path taken with deliberation.

In German with German and English supertitles.

FIDELIO L. VAN BEETHOVEN

Berliner Philharmoniker, Kirill Petrenko New production by Mateja Koležnik

SAT 4.4.20 6 PM

PREMIERE

TUE 7.4.20 6 PM

MON 13.4.20 6 PM

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKERKIRILL PETRENKOMUSIC DIRECTOR

MATEJA KOLEŽNIKPRODUCER

RAIMUND ORFEO VOIGT SET DESIGNER

ALAN HRANITELJCOSTUME DESIGNER

MATIJA FERLINCHOREOGRAPHER

MARLIS PETERSENLEONORE

HANNA-ELISABETH MÜLLER MARCELLINAPETER ROSE ROCCO

WOLFGANG KOCH DON PIZARRO

MATTHEW POLENZANI FLORESTAN

TAREQ NAZMI DON FERNANDO

PAUL SCHWEINESTER JAQUINO, GUARD

CHORWERK RUHR(CHORUS MASTER: MICHAEL ALBER)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVENFIDELIO – OPERA IN T WO ACTS TO A L IBRETTO BY

SONN LEITHNER, BREUNING AND TREITSCHKE

KIRILL PETRENKOKirill Petrenko is Chief

Conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker and will be

leading the Easter opera productions in Baden-

Baden in the coming years.

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HANNA-ELISABETH MÜLLERMarcellinaThe soprano studied with Rudolf Piernay, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady, and Thomas Hampson. She gave her debut as Marzelline at the Met in New York and has been a guest at the Salzburg Festival and at Milan’s La Scala.

MATTHEW POLENZANIFlorestanThe American lyric tenor began his career at the opera studio of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. He has since conquered the opera stages of New York, Milan, Rome, Vienna, Berlin, Munich, and Salzburg, and has sung in over 300 performances at New York’s Met alone.

MATEJA KOLEŽNIKProductionThe Slovenian director won the Nestroy Award in 2018 for her production of Chekhov’s “Ivanov.” Since 2012 she has also enjoyed success in the German-speaking world with works at the Munich Residenztheater, Theater in der Josefstadt Wien, and Schau spiel Stuttgart.

RAIMUND ORFEO VOIGTSet DesignerAfter studying in the mas-ter class of Erich Wonder in Vienna, Raimund Orfeo Voigt worked as assistant to his former teacher as well as to Robert Wilson. He has designed sets for the Bayerische Staatsoper, Salzburg Festival, and Berliner Ensemble.

PETER ROSERoccoSince his debut at Glynde-bourne in 1986, the English bass has sung the great roles of his field on major stages throughout the world. At the Festival Hall Baden-Baden, he has ap-peared in Easter Festival productions as Messner in Puccini’s “Tosca” and as Ochs in Strauss’s “Rosenkavalier.”

WOLFGANG KOCHDon PizarroThe foundation of the baritone’s career is the great Wagner roles, includ-ing Hans Sachs, Telra-mund, and Wotan, which he has sung at the Wiener Staatsoper, Bayerische Staatsoper, and at Covent Garden. He has also cele-brated major successes at the Salzburg Festival and in Bayreuth.

MARLIS PETERSENLeonore

Her 2002 debut as Lulu in Vienna helped launch the versatile soprano’s

career. She has since been heard around the world in exciting music

theater productions. Petersen thrilled audiences at the Festival Hall

Baden-Baden in 2017 as Leonore in a performance of the original

version of Beethoven’s opera.

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TUGAN SOKHIEVBerliner Philharmoniker

SUN 5.4.20 6 PM

A Festival Hall debut among friendsHow an orchestra and conductor successfully come together is one of the unsolved mysteries of music. Tugan Sokhiev and the Berliner Philharmoniker are united by a musical friendship that is characterized by precisely this ease and facility. When it clicks, the audience can also feel it immediately – as can the professional critics. The latter were captivated when the music director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, in his inimitable way, led the Philharmoniker in a performance of Pictures at an Exhibition. While most conductors perform Mendelssohn with a simple wink of the eye, Sokhiev paints entire cascades of sound, like a pantomime in the air. A Festival Hall debut!

TUGAN SOKHIEV CONDUCTOR

CHRISTIAN TETZLAFFVIOLIN


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN“CORIOL AN” -

OVERTURE IN C MINOR, OP. 62FELIX MENDELSSOHN

BARTHOLDYVIOLIN CONCERTO IN E MINOR, OP. 64

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KIRILL PETRENKO G. MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 6 Berliner Philharmoniker

MON 6.4.20 6 PM

Music for the futureEach Mahler symphony has its own physiognomy. The Sixth has always been called the “Tragic,” even by the composer himself, but this term diminishes the work. Here, as always with Mahler, we find ourselves before an entire cosmos. The first movement alone, with its pomp-filled marches, its cowbell idyll, and, of course, the famous theme that portrays Mahler’s wife Alma – not at all tragic by the way, but strong, sumptuous, forward-striving, and happy. How to encapsulate all of this? In Mahler’s music, it is possible. When the Berliner Philharmoniker performs this Sixth Symphony under its Chief Conductor, it will be with the awareness that the symphony held a special place for Sir Simon Rattle. It was with this work that Rattle began and concluded his tenure with the orches-tra – both times, incidentally, in Baden-Baden. The symphony thus comes with a history that will now be revived, carried further, and, by nature, overwritten by Kirill Petrenko.

SPONSORED BY:RICHARD AND BETTINA

KRIEGBAUM

KIRILL PETRENKOCONDUCTOR


GUSTAV MAHLERSYMPHONY NO. 6

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FRI 10.4.20 6 PM

My greatest workBeethoven called it his “greatest work,” and the listener truly needs to bring along a good set of equipment in order to con-front the Missa solemnis. This includes enthusiasm for the bold and rigorous – even with all the overcoming of obstacles one is accustomed to with Beethoven. The Missa is one of those works that require you to raise yourself to their height. Here the air is very thin – a fitting image, incidentally, to give an idea of the demands that Beethoven makes of his singers. Here the composer created music for the mankind of the future. Interesting parallels with architecture can be found during the same period: monumental “cathedrals of humanity” on paper that could not yet be technically realized at the time around 1800. Perhaps now, 200 years later, we have progressed enough so that we are ready for the Missa? Its difficulties (breakneck fugues) are as feared as its beauties (the violin solo that portrays the coming of the Holy Spirit) are famous.

In Latin with German and English supertitles.

SPONSORED BY:HORST KLEINER AND

ISOLDE L AUKIEN-KLEINER

KIRILL PETRENKOCONDUCTOR

HANNA-ELISABETH MÜLLER

SOPRANOOKKA VON DER DAMERAU

MEZZO-SOPRANOMATTHEW POLENZANI

TENORTAREQ NAZMI

BASSCHORWERK RUHR(CHORUS MASTER: MICHAEL ALBER)


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SAT 11.4.20 6 PM

Mahler’s monumental symphony with a star castThose who talk about “less is more” aren’t familiar with Gustav Mahler. With his Third, he wrote not only the world’s longest symphony (aside from monuments of undiscovered geniuses lying dormant in archives), but also supplied it with a decidedly confident program: the origin of the world. A primordial be-ginning is followed by a portrayal of plants, animals, humans, and angels – and at the end love prevails. Simply put, this symphony is about … everything. A rich and fascinating work that also provides a wonderful introduction to Mahler’s uni-verse – especially with the “more is more” cast with which we are presenting it today. The alto solo that announces, in the words of Friedrich Nietzsche, the presence of man will be sung by none other than Elīna Garanča. And the fact that the Berliner Philharmoniker will be performing under Yannick Nézet-Séguin testifies to the artist’s exceptional status among the younger generation of conductors.

In German with German and English supertitles.

SPONSORED BY:WOLFGANG GRENKE

YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUINCONDUCTOR

ELĪNA GARANČAMEZZO-SOPRAN0

AURELIUS SÄNGERKNABEN CALW

FRAUEN DES CHORWERK RUHR(CHORUS MASTER: MICHAEL ALBER)


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HERBERT BLOMSTEDT A. BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano

SUN 12.4.20 6 PM

Avowal of faithConductor Sergiu Celibidache trained in meditation in order to help him with Bruckner’s long symphonic lines. His colleague Günter Wand immersed himself throughout his whole life in questions of tempo – and we must also add a third, Herbert Blomstedt, who in Bruckner’s melodies (like the horn call of the Fourth Symphony) always seeks an additional, a metaphysi-cal dimension. Blomstedt describes himself as religious, which becomes something like an artistic credo with regard to Bruck-ner. And for the conductor it is not a matter of dogma, but of cherished custom to combine Bruckner with Mozart in concert programs. Mozart’s Piano Concerto, K. 482 and Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony are both in the same key of E-flat major, and they both feature C minor slow movements of great depth. Leif Ove Andsnes shares Blomstedt’s spiritual approach to music. With nothing left to chance, everything is an avowal of faith.

SPONSORED BY:RUDOLF - AUGUST

OETKER-STIFTUNG

HERBERT BLOMSTEDTCONDUCTOR

LEIF OVE ANDSNESPIANO


WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 22 IN E-FL AT MAJOR

ANTON BRUCKNERSYMPHONY NO. 4 IN E-FL AT MAJOR

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SIMPLICIUS SIMPLICISSIMUS K. A. HARTMANN

Opera and youth project

SPONSORED BY:T. VON ZASTROW

FOUNDATION

MICHAEL HASEL MUSIC DIRECTOR

EVA-MARIA HÖCKMAYR DIRECTOR

VOCAL SOLOISTSFROM BADEN-

WÜRTTEMBERG’S MUSIC UNIVERSITIES

MEMBERS OF THE BERLINER

PHILHARMONIKER

A COOPERATION OF THE FESTIVAL HALL

BADEN-BADEN,BERLINER PHILHAR-

MONIKER, ANDTHEATER BADEN-BADEN

Freedom, dignity, and the future

In the Baden town of Renchen, Baroque poet Johann Jacob Christoph von Grim-melshausen wrote one of the most important novels of his era: Simplicius Simplicissimus. The adventures of the eponymous hero during the time of the Thirty Years’ War make us reflect on such themes as humanity and oppression. In 1948, when Germany was reinventing itself, Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s opera of the same name was heard for the first time. For the Easter Festival, the “three scenes from his youth” – the work’s subtitle – will be presented in a new production in which young people themselves will be seen on the stage. After all, questions about human dig-nity can never be answered too early.

MON 13.4.20, 11 AM

KIRILL PETRENKO AND THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GERMANY

Albrecht Mayer, Oboe and Director

KIRILL PETRENKO CONDUCTOR

ALBRECHT MAYER OBOE AND DIRECTOR

NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA

OF GERMANYMEMBERS OF THE


JOSEPH HAYDN CONCERTO FOR OBOE AND

ORCHESTRA IN C MAJORLUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

SYMPHONY NO. 5 IN C MINOR, OP. 67

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For the youngest, only the best

One of the Easter Festival’s long-standing traditions is the collaboration between the Berliner Philharmoniker and the National Youth Orchestra of Germany. Here the young musicians are mentored by members of the Berliner Philhar-moniker and have the opportunity at the end to present themselves to the Baden- Baden audience – under the baton of none other than Chief Conductor Kirill Petrenko himself. For his premiere with the young artists, Petrenko has chosen a piece in keeping with the other high-lights of this year’s festival program: the most famous classical orchestral work of them all, Beethoven’s revolu -tio nary Fifth Symphony.

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ready for the best of Beethoven. It was only the modern musical era that would find its way to his late

string quartets. During a Beethoven marathon at the Easter Festival,

the timelessness of all 16 quartets will highlight the string formations

of the Berliner Philharmoniker – along with other chamber music

by the composer.

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BEETHOVEN’S CHAMBER MUSICAT THE EASTER FESTIVAL

SUN 5.4.20, 11 AM

THE PHILHARMONIC SALON: BEETHOVENOrangerie, Brenners Park-HotelGÖTZ TEUTSCH CONCEPT AND DIRECTORCORDELIA HÖFER P IANOMEMBERS OF THE BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER

SUN 5.4.20, 2 PM

BEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC IWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

Quintet in E-flat major, op. 16JONATHAN KELLY OBOEALEXANDER BADER CL ARINETSARAH WILLIS HORNSTEFAN SCHWEIGERT BASSOONÖZGÜR AYDIN P IANO

Trio in G majorEMMANUEL PAHUD FLUTESTEFAN SCHWEIGERT BASSOONÖZGÜR AYDIN P IANO

TUE 7.4.20, 12:30 PM

BEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC IVWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

Sextet in E-flat major, op. 81bSTEFAN DOHR, SARAH WILLIS HORNCORNELIA GARTEMANN, CHRISTOPH VON DER NAHMER V IOLINJULIA GARTEMANN V IOL AMARTIN MENKING CELLO

Three duetsALEXANDER BADER CL ARINETSTEFAN SCHWEIGERT BASSOON

TUE 7.4.20, 2 PM

BEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC VWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

Trio in C major, op. 87 Variations in C major on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s opera Don GiovanniJONATHAN KELLY, ANDREAS WITTMANN OBOEDOMINIK WOLLENWEBER ENGLISH HORN

Piano trio in B major, op. 11 “Gassenhauer”ALEXANDER BADER CL ARINETRICHARD DUVEN CELLOLEONIE RETTIG P IANO

SUN 5.4.20, 9:30 PM

BEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC IIMuseum Frieder Burda, including pre-concert tour at 8:30 PM

Septet in E-flat major, op. 20SCHAROUN ENSEMBLE

MON 6.4.20, 3:30 PM

CHAMBER MUSIC AT LA8 IK. A. Hartmann: string quartet no. 1 “Carillon” A. Webern: Langsamer Satz J. Suk: string quartet no. 2, op. 31PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTETDORIAN XHOXHI V IOLINHELENA MADOKA BERG V IOLINKYOUNGMIN PARK V IOL AARTHUR HORNIG CELLO

TUE 7.4.20, 11 AM

BEETHOVEN CHAMBER MUSIC IIIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

Octet in E-flat major, op. 103 “Parthia” Rondino in E-flat major

Sextet in E-flat major, op. 71BLÄSER DER BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER JONATHAN KELLY, ANDREAS WITTMANN OBOEALEXANDER BADER, WALTER SEYFARTH CL ARINETSTEFAN SCHWEIGERT, MOR BIRON BASSOONANDREJ ŽUST, SARAH WILLIS HORNMARTIN HEINZE BASSOON

WED 8.4.20, 3:30 PM

CHAMBER MUSIC AT LA8 IIW. Rihm: Fremde Szene 1 for piano trio K. A. Hartmann: cantata for soprano and piano W. Henze: chamber sonata for piano trioFEININGER TRIOJULIANE BANSE SOPRANO

WED 8.4.20, 9 PM

LATE NIGHT: BOLERO BERLINCasino Baden-BadenMARTIN STEGNER V IOL AMANFRED PREIS SAXOPHONERAPHAEL HAEGER P IANOESKO LAINE BASSHELMUT NIEBERLE GUITARDANIEL GIOIA PERCUSSION

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EASTER FESTIVALSTRING QUARTET MARATHON

FRI 10.4.20, 1 PM

STRING QUARTETS IWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

F major, op. 18, no. 1HELENA MADOKA BERG, BETTINA SARTORIUS V IOLINMARTIN STEGNER V IOL AYUMINO WEBER CELLO

G major, op. 18, no. 2VENUS ENSEMBLEKOTOWA MACHIDA , RACHEL SCHMIDT V IOLINJULIA GARTEMANN V IOL ASOLÈNE KERMARREC CELLO

FRI 10.4.20, 2:30 PM

STRING QUARTETS IIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

D major, op. 18, no. 3CHRISTOPH VON DER NAHMER, CORNELIA GARTEMANN V IOLIN JULIA GARTEMANN V IOL AMARTIN MENKING CELLO

C minor, op. 18, no. 4BORCHARD QUARTETTAMADEUS HEUTLING, RAIMAR ORLOVSKY V IOLINMATTHEW HUNTER V IOL ADIETMAR SCHWALKE CELLO

SUN 12.4.20, 1 PM

STRING QUARTETS VWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

E-flat major, op. 74 “Harp”PHILHARMONIC STRING QUARTETDORIAN XHOXHI, HELENA MADOKA BERG V IOLINKYOUNGMIN PARK V IOL AARTHUR HORNIG CELLO

F minor, op. 95 “Serioso”APOS QUARTETZOLTÁN ALMÁSI, RAIMAR ORLOVSKY V IOLINJOAQUÍN RIQUELME GARCÍA V IOL AOLAF MANINGER CELLO

E-flat major, op. 127NOAH BENDIX-BALGLEY, LUIS ESNAOLA V IOLINAMIHAI GROSZ V IOL ASTEPHAN KONCZ CELLO

SUN 12.4.20, 4 PM

STRING QUARTETS VIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

B-flat major, op. 130VARIAN FRY QUARTETPHILIPP BOHNEN, MARLENE ITO V IOLINMARTIN VON DER NAHMER V IOL ARACHEL HELLEUR-SIMCOCK CELLO

Grosse Fuge in B-flat major, op. 133MARZONA QUARTETLUÍZ FÏLÍP COELHO, ROMANO TOMMASINI V IOLINWOLFGANG TALIRZ V IOL ADAVID RINIKER CELLO

FRI 10.4.20, 4 PM

STRING QUARTETS IIIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

A major, op. 18, no. 5ATHENÄUM-QUARTETTLAURENTIUS DINCA , STEPHAN SCHULZE V IOLINWALTER KÜSSNER V IOL ACHRISTOPH IGELBRINK CELLO

B-flat major, op. 18, no. 6CHRISTOPH VON DER NAHMER, ANNA MEHLIN V IOLINKYOUNGMIN PARK V IOL ANIKOLAUS RÖMISCH CELLO

SAT 11.4.20, 2 PM

STRING QUARTETS IV “RASUMOWSKY”Runder Saal, Kurhaus

F major, op. 59, no. 1CHRISTOPHE HORÁK, SIMON ROTURIER V IOLINMICHA AFKHAM V IOL ABRUNO DELEPELAIRE CELLO

E minor, op. 59, no. 2BRAHMS ENSEMBLERACHEL SCHMIDT, RAIMAR ORLOVSKY V IOLINJULIA GARTEMANN V IOL ACHRISTOPH IGELBRINK CELLO

C major, op. 59, no. 3CORNELIA GARTEMANN, SIMON ROTURIER V IOLINJULIA GARTEMANN V IOL ALUDWIG QUANDT CELLO

MON 13.4.20, 1 PM

STRING QUARTETS VIIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

C-sharp minor, op. 131ALEKSANDAR IVIĆ, ANNA MEHLIN V IOLINSEBASTIAN KRUNNIES V IOL ASOLÈNE KERMARREC CELLO

MON 13.4.20, 2.30 PM

STRING QUARTETS VIIIWeinbrennersaal, Kurhaus

A minor, op. 132DANIEL STABRAWA , KRZYSZTOF POLONEK V IOLINAMIHAI GROSZ V IOL ADIETMAR SCHWALKE CELLO

F major, op. 135NOAH BENDIX-BALGLEY, MARLENE ITO V IOLINNAOKO SHIMIZU V IOL AKNUT WEBER CELLO

PRICES IN EUROS: 25 | REDUCED: 21OPEN SEATINGSTRING QUARTET MARATHON PASSFOR ALL EIGHT CONCERTSPRICES IN EUROS: 140

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We bring you close to the music – leave the organization to us! Our cultural

tours combine group visits to Festival Hall events with exclusive cultural workshops

as well as enjoyable excursions with an expert tour guide – and all this together

with people who share an enthusiasm for classical music, art, refined living,

and the city of Baden-Baden. We’ll also be happy to book extra nights and visits

to other events for you on +49-7221-3013-446 or -447.

OUR SPRING RESIDENCE

TRAVELING TO THE EASTER FESTIVALAPRIL 3– 14, 2020

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YOUR FESTIVAL HALL PACKAGE

HOTELS SILVER GOLD

Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa ***** S € 1,190 € 1,490

Roomers Baden-Baden ***** € 650 € 870

Dorint Maison Messmer ***** € 650 € 870

Belle Epoque **** S € 590 € 820

Der Kleine Prinz **** S € 590 € 820

Radisson Blu Badischer Hof **** S € 550 € 770

Magnetberg *** S € 480 € 690

Bad Hotel zum Hirsch **** € 470 € 680

arcona LIVING BATSCHARI 8 **** € 470 € 680

Hotel Holiday Inn Express *** S € 390 € 610

Tickets are not included, single room available upon request

A simple call is enough – we will be delighted to organize your stay in Baden-Baden. You’re traveling to Baden-Baden for a Festival Hall event? Book one of our Festival Hall packages to go along with your tickets! You’ll enjoy two nights’ accommodation with breakfast in selected hotels plus a number of extras. For each Festival Hall event, choose from the following options:

SILVER PACKAGETwo nights with breakfast in selected hotel, inter-mission package, program booklet, cloakroom ser-vice, admission to Museum Frieder Burda, tourist tax.

GOLD PACKAGETwo nights with breakfast, four-course gala meal at the AIDA restaurant (created by Harald Wohlfahrt), reserved seats for introductory lecture, drink during the intermission, program booklet, cloakroom service, admission to Museum Frieder Burda, tourist tax.

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HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS

BELLE EPOQUE AND DER KLEINE PRINZ **** S

The Hotel Belle Époque is famous for its eponymous decor, while every room in Der Kleine Prinz is de-signed in a different style. French gourmet cuisine. www.hotel-belle-epoque.de and www.derkleineprinz.de

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS *** S

Combining contemporary design with friendly service at affordable prices, the Holiday Inn Express in Baden-Baden is only a few minutes’ walk from the Festival Hall. www.hiexpress.com

DORINT MAISON MESSMER *****

A modern deluxe hotel offering an exclusive ambi-ence and a variety of culinary options. Central location close to the Kurhaus. Superb spa facilities. www.dorint.com/baden-baden

HELIOPARK BAD HOTEL ZUM HIRSCH ****

Hotel in the historic city center with running thermal water in some rooms, antique furniture, and paintings in Belle Époque style.www.heliopark-hirsch.de

BRENNERS PARK-HOTEL & SPA ***** S

One of the oldest and most sophisticated hotels in Europe, richly steeped in tradition and located directly on Lichtentaler Allee. www.brenners.com, www.fritzxfelix.com

RADISSON BLU BADISCHER HOF **** S

Formerly a cloister with a 190-year hotel tradition. In some of the guest rooms, thermal waters flow directly into the bath tubs. The only hotel with a thermal swimming pool. www.radissonblu.com/hotel-badenbaden

ROOMERS BADEN-BADEN *****

Baden-Baden’s luxury design hotel right next to the Festival Hall, with its own lounge/bar/rooftop terrace and the pan-Asian restaurant “moriki.” www.roomers-badenbaden.com

ARCONA LIVING BATSCHARI 8 ****

This modern hotel stands out through its attrac-tive location, spacious facilities, and exceptional amenities. Just 200 m from the Festival Hall. www.batschari8.arcona.de

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ALL ABOUT YOUR BOOKING

If you would prefer to stay at another hotel of your choice, please let us know and we will amend your package accordingly (subject to availability). If you would like to extend your stay in Baden- Baden, we will be happy to book additional nights at your selected hotel.

BOOKINGAfter booking your selected tour package, you will receive a confirmation/invoice specifying all services included in your package. Please note that a deposit of 20% of the invoice total is payable immediately. The remainder is payable four weeks prior to your date of travel and you will not receive a separate invoice. All items listed under “Package includes” are included in the price. Additional expenses, e.g. tips and items from the minibar in your hotel room, are not included in the price. Your package includes category 2 tickets except the arrangements. However, we will be happy to upgrade your package to include category 1 tickets (subject to availability and a surcharge). Concessions, e.g. for senior citi-zens, or special offers cannot be discounted against the package price. If you have any special dietary requirements such as a vegetarian diet or food allergies or intolerances, please let us know at the time of booking.

PAYMENT METHODWe accept payment by bank transfer, MasterCard, Visa, or American Express, as well as Festival Hall gift vouchers.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTSTravel documents are generally sent out two weeks prior to the date of travel. If you would like us to send them out at an earlier date as a gift to some-body else, please let us know.

CHANGES TO THE TOUR PACKAGE Minor changes and amendments to individual parts of the agreed contents of the package that may become necessary subsequent to the time of signing the contract and have not been caused by the organizer in bad faith are permitted as long as they do not compromise the overall format of the tour package. The organizer is obliged to notify the client immediately of any such changes. In the event of changes to the program or cast, the booking remains valid for the new cast or program. In this case, the client does not have the right to cancel the booking.

TRAVEL CANCELLATION INSURANCE We recommend that you purchase travel cancellation coverage. Please see the table below for informa-tion on insurance premiums. Insurance cover can be purchased at the time of booking. Please make sure you are not already covered, e.g. by a policy included in your credit card agreement or similar. Our insurance policy provides coverage against the following events (subject to submission of evidence): death, severe injury, unexpected severe illness, breakage of artificial limbs, damage to property, start of a new employment, or loss of employment.

PRICE PER PERSON

INSURANCE PREMIUM INCL. TICKETS

Up to € 250 € 16

Up to € 500 € 20

Up to € 75 € 24

Up to € 1,000 € 29

Up to € 1,250 € 35

Up to € 1,500 € 41

Up to € 1,750 € 46

Up to € 2,000 € 53

CANCELLATIONCancellations are subject to the terms of cancella-tion as specified in the Festival Hall Baden-Baden’s general terms and conditions for tour packages, which are printed overleaf for your convenience.

CONTACTFor all bookings and enquiries, please contact our travel expert Britta Loose and Elisabeth Winkler by phoning +49-7221-3013-446 and -447 or sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Our in-house travel agency is open Mondays to Fridays from 10 am to 6 pm.

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AIDA FINE DININGWhen Richard Wagner conceived his Gesamtkunst-werk (“total work of art”), he left out food. But the fact is, cooking and music have gone well together for ages; not only wine is perfect while chatting about the night’s concert. Enjoy your meal! At the Festival Hall Baden-Baden, every menu item and set meal is prepared on location by our in-house cooks. When you wish to be regaled by our catering team’s culinary delights, you’ll have several options to choose from, savoring their cuisine in our AIDA restaurant or in selected seats in the lobby. You can enjoy world-class dining before or after every event, and during intermissions.

AIDA BISTROCold gourmet delicacies await you in the middle of the lobby, rounded out with an exquisite selection of premium wines together with coffee and cake specialties. We’ll be happy to take your reservation on +49-7221-3013-101.

AIDA RESTAURANTIn days past, this is where first-class travelers would wait for their trains. Today, the à la carte restaurant provides a supremely elegant culinary setting for your visit to the Festival Hall. The res-taurant opens two hours before the event begins and serves hot meals up to two hours following the event. For reservations, please call +49-7221-3013-101.

AIDA BARFor the bar’s design, we drew inspiration from the old train station atmosphere. Here you can enjoy small snacks and a wide range of drinks.

LOBBY BARSAt the lobby bars you can choose from a selection of drinks, freshly prepared canapés, oven-baked pretzels, and sweet delights. During the concert intermissions (around 20 minutes long), we offer intermission snacks at reserved tables, with the option of a glass of sparkling wine (€ 18) or champagne (€ 22). For reservations, please call +49-7221-3013-101.

INTRODUCTORY LECTURES We hear what we know – for all operas and sym-pho ny concerts, the Festival Hall offers an intro-ductory lecture in lobby level 3 80 minutes before the event. It will be repeated 40 minutes before the event. The lecturers often welcome guest artists as well.

DISCOUNTSPeople holding the Baden-Baden Family Pass, seniors, the severely disabled (from 70%), and the unemployed are entitled to a reduced admission price. For discounts, ID must be presented at the entrance.

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CLOAKROOMSIn the interests of security, jackets and coats may not be taken into the hall. Cloakrooms are located on the ground floor as well as on the second and third levels. There is a charge of € 1.50 per item of clothing.

OPENING TIMESThe lobby and lobby bars open 90 minutes beforethe event begins. Food and drinks are also offered during the intermissions and after the event.

OPERA GLASSESOpera glasses can be rented in every lobby bar fora fee of € 2.50.

PAYMENTYou can pay for your tickets by credit card (VISA, American Express, MasterCard), bank transfer, or direct debit. For online orders, payment can be made by credit card, PayPal, or direct debit.

Bank details:Festspielhaus und Festspiele Baden-Baden gGmbH

Deutsche BankIBAN: DE65 6627 0024 0010 4422 01BIC: DEUTDEDB662.Sparkasse Baden-Baden/GaggenauIBAN: DE37 6625 0030 0000 0645 84BIC: SOLADES1BAD

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INFORMATION FORM PRELIMINARY INFOR-MATION REQUIREMENTS

Information form for the traveler regarding package tour according to § 651a of the German Civil Code (BGB)

Dear Guest,The combination of travel services offered to you are considered a package tour within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302. You can thus claim all EU rights that apply to package tours. The Festival Hall gGmbH bears full responsibility for the proper execution of the entire package tour.

In addition, the Festival Hall gGmbH possesses the legally required coverage for the reim-bursement of your payments and, if transport is included in the package tour, to ensure your return transport in the event of insolvency.

The following are the principal rights under Directive (EU) 2015/2302Travelers will receive all the essential infor-mation about the package tour prior to the conclusion of the package tour contract.

At least one operator shall always be liable for the proper provision of all travel services included in the contract.

Travelers will receive an emergency tele-phone number by which they can contact the tour operator or travel agency.

Travelers may transfer the package tour to another person within a reasonable time frame and possibly at an additional cost.

The price of the package tour may only be increased if certain costs (e.g. fuel prices) increase and if this is expressly provided for in the contract, in any case at the latest 20 days before the start of the package tour. If the price increase exceeds 8% of the package tour price, the traveler can withdraw from the contract. While a travel operator reser-ves the right to increase the price, the trave-ler has the right to a price reduction if the corresponding costs are reduced.

Travelers are entitled, without payment of a cancellation fee according to D 14.2 tour pack-age form § 651 BGB Version 1 11.06.2018 JK, to withdraw from the contract and receive a full refund of all payments if one of the essential components of the package tour, with the exception of the price, is substan-tially altered. If the operator responsible for the package tour cancels the package tour before the start of the package tour, travelers are entitled to reimbursement and possibly to compensation.

In the case of the occurrence of unusual cir-cumstances, travelers are entitled to withdraw from the contract prior to the start of the package tour without payment of a cancel-lation fee, for example if there are serious security problems at the destination that are likely to affect the package tour.

In addition, travelers can withdraw from the contract at any time prior to the start of the package tour upon payment of an appropriate and reasonable cancellation fee.

If, after the start of the package tour, essen-tial components of the package tour cannot be carried out as agreed, other appropriate arrangements shall be offered to the traveler at no additional cost. The traveler can with-draw from the contract without payment of a cancellation fee (in the Federal Republic of Germany this right is called “termination”) if services are not provided in accordance with the contract and this has considerable effect on the provision of the package tour services stipulated by the contract and the tour operator fails to remedy the situation.

The traveler is entitled to a price reduction and/or compensation if the travel services are not provided or not properly provided.

The travel operator shall provide assistance to the traveler in the event of difficulties.

In the event of insolvency of the tour operator or, in some Member States, of the travel agent, payments will be refunded. If insolvency of the tour operator or, if applicable, the travel agent occurs after the start of the package tour and if transport is part of the package tour, the traveler’s return transport is guaran-teed. The Festival Hall gGmbH has insolvency insurance with R+V Allgemeine Versiche-rung AG, Raiffeisenplatz 1, 65189 Wiesbaden. Travelers can contact this agency by mail, by telephone on +49-611-5330, or by e-mail at [email protected] if they are denied services due to insolvency of the Festival Hall gGmbH.

Website where Directive (EU) 2015/2302 in the form transposed into national law can be found: www.umsetzung-richtlinie- eu2015-2302.de

D14.2 form package tours according to § 651 BGB Version 1 11.06.2018 JK

Preliminary information requirements according to Art. 250 § 3 EGBGB for Festival Hall packages and Festival Hall cultural tours of the Festival Hall gGmbH

Address/contact of your tour operator Festival Hall gGmbHBeim Alten Bahnhof 276530 Baden-Baden Telephone: +49-7221-3013-101Fax: +49-7221-3013-444E-mail: [email protected]

Accessibility/suitability for persons with reduced mobilityOn a Festival Hall cultural tour, we use various means of transport such as buses or taxis and stay overnight in different hotels of varying standards. Since we cannot always guarantee accessibility, neither in public spaces nor in the means of transport and accommodation, our tours are generally not suitable for persons with reduced mobility and other disabilities or handicaps. However, experience shows that with a certain willing-ness to compromise and accompanied by a support person, certain tours from the pro-gram are possible. Please understand that our tour guides and bus/taxi drivers cannot take on additional assistance duties. The Festival Hall itself, however, is accessible for persons with disabilities. We will be happy to advise you individually on +49-7221-3013-446 from Monday to Friday from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm.

Hotel descriptionIn addition to the hotel descriptions in the 2020 Easter Festival brochure, please visit our website for detailed descriptions of the hotels offered: www.festspielhaus.de/plus/hotel-empfehlungen

Detailed itineraryIn addition to the program descriptions in the 2020 Easter Festival brochure, please visit our website for detailed descriptions of the cultural tours offered: www.festspielhaus.de/plus#kulturreisen

PaymentUpon conclusion of the contract, a deposit of 20% of the invoice amount is due. The balance is due four weeks before the start of the tour. For contracts concluded less than four weeks

before the start of the tour, the total price is to be paid immediately.

Withdrawal/termination and change in booking by the customer/representativeThe customer can withdraw from the tour at any time prior to the start of the tour. If the customer withdraws from the travel contract or does not join the tour, the operator may demand lump-sum cancellation costs as a reasonable compensation for the travel arrangements made as well as the expenses. This does not apply to termination due to force majeure within the meaning of § 651h par. 3 of the German Civil Code (BGB). The cus-tomer must declare the withdrawal to the operator in writing. These lump-sum cancel-lation costs are, per registered participant:

up to the 30th day before start of the tour 15% of the tour price, from the 29th to the 15th day before start of the tour 40% of the tour price, from the 14th to the 7th day before start of the tour 50% of the tour price, from the 6th to the last day before start of the tour 80% of the tour price, from the day of the tour 95% of the tour price.

The calculation of the lump-sum cancellation costs shall be determined with reference to the time of receipt by the operator of the customer’s cancellation notice. The operator shall have a claim to compensation exceeding that agreed in the lump-sum cancellation costs if the operator provides evidence sub-stantiating such claim.

The traveler can declare, within a reasonable period before the start of the tour on a durable medium, that instead of him/herself, a third party enters into the rights and obligations under the package tour contract. The decla-ration is in any case timely if it reaches the operator not later than seven days before the start of the tour. The operator may object to the entry of the third party if the latter does not fulfill the travel requirements specified in the contract. If a third party enters into the

contract, he/she and the traveler are jointly and severally liable to the operator for the tour price and for the additional costs incurred by the entry of the third party. The operator may demand reimbursement of additional costs only if and to the extent that they are reasonable and actually incurred. The operator must provide the traveler with proof of the amount of additional costs incurred by the third party.

Booking modification requests by the customer with regard to travel dates, accommodation, meal type, or type of transport are considered up to 30 days before the start of the tour, if feasible, for a processing fee of € 25 per person and any additional costs incurred. After expiry of this period, booking modifi-cation requests by the customer can only be processed after withdrawal from the tour contract in accordance with the above-mentioned conditions and simultaneous new booking. Exceptions to this are the type of transport and meal type, for which the stipu-lated processing fee continues to apply.

We recommend that you obtain travel cancellation insurance.

Cancellation by the operatorThe operator may withdraw from the contract prior to the start of the contract in the following cases(I) For the package tour, fewer persons have registered than the minimum number of par-ticipants specified in the contract: in this case, the operator must declare the withdrawal at least 20 days prior to the start of the tour for a travel duration of more than six days, seven days prior to the start of the tour for a travel duration of at least two and not more than six days, and 48 hours prior to the start of the tour for a travel duration of less than two days.

(II) The operator is prevented from fulfilling the contract due to unavoidable, extraordinary circumstances: in this case, he must declare the withdrawal immediately after learning of the reason for withdrawal. If the operator withdraws from the contract, the operator forfeits the claim to the agreed tour price. If the operator is liable to refund the tour price as a result of withdrawal, the operator must issue the refund within 14 days after the withdrawal.

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Terms and Conditions Festival Hall Baden-BadenInformation about your booking

General Terms and Conditions of Travel of Festspielhaus und Festspiele Baden-Baden gGmbH for travel events

In cases in which Festspielhaus und Fest-spiele Baden-Baden gGmbH (hereinafter “Organizer”) operates a package tour within the meaning of Section 651 a BGB (German Civil Code) on its own responsibility and offers it in its own name, the legal relationship between the customer and the Organizer is regulated in accordance with the General Terms and Conditions of Travel below and Sections 651 a ff. BGB (German Civil Code).

1. Conclusion of the travel contractBy registering in writing, in person, or by phone, the customer makes a binding offer to the Organizer to conclude a travel contract. The receipt of the customer’s registration shall immediately be confirmed electronically. Registration by the customer shall also take place for all the participants listed in the reg-istration, and the customer shall be respon-sible for their contractual obligations as well as for his or her own obligations insofar as he or she has assumed a separate obligation to this effect in the form of an express separate declaration. The contract shall be concluded when the Organizer accepts the registration. Such acceptance does not require any parti-cular form. On or immediately after the con-clusion of contract, the customer shall receive the confirmation of travel, which can be issued in writing or electronically on a durable me-dium. If the details of the travel confirmation differ from the registration, the travel confir-mation shall constitute a new offer from the Organizer, by which the Organizer shall be bound for ten days and which the customer can accept within this period by means of an express declaration, the payment of a deposit, the payment of the balance, or by commencing the trip. After the contract has been concluded, the text of the contract will be stored by the Organizer and will be handed over to the customer on request. The con-tractual language is German. The Organizer shall inform the customer, before the custom-er confirms his or her agreement with the terms, pursuant to Article 250 Sections 1 to 3 of the Introductory Law to the German Civil Code (EGBGB).

2. PaymentPayments of the price of travel before the package tour has ended are to be made only when there is a valid contract of guarantee for the customer’s money and when the name and bank details of the guarantor were pro-vided to the customer clearly, understandably, and in a prominent manner. The financial guarantee certificate will be sent to the custo m-er together with the confirmation of travel. A deposit of 20% of the invoice amount is due for payment on the conclusion of contract and the handover of the financial guarantee certificate. The balance of payment is due

four weeks before the departure date. If con-tracts are concluded less than four weeks before the departure date, the full price is payable immediately. After receipt of payment, we will send the customer the travel docu-ments (vouchers, tickets, etc.) around two weeks before the departure date. The custom-er must check all the documents received for correctness regarding those details which are within the sphere of the customer con-cerned and of the participants listed in the registration. The customer must assert any complaints to the Organizer immediately. No account can be taken of later complaints. If for reasons of time it should no longer be possible to send the travel documents out, they will be kept at the box office of the Festival Hall Baden-Baden.

3. ServicesThe contractual scope of services derives from the details in the confirmation of travel. If the Organizer uses brochures, the scope of services derives from the travel descriptions in the respective brochure. The details con-tained in the corresponding publication are binding upon the Organizer. However, the Organizer expressly reserves the right to de-clare a change to the details in the brochure before the conclusion of contract; the custom-er will be informed of this before booking.

4. Dispatch of travel documentsThe travel documents will be sent to the address provided by the customer. Partial deliveries are permissible provided these are reasonable for the customer. The Organizer should be informed immediately if the cus-tomer has not received the travel documents by seven days before the departure date at the latest.

5. Changes to the service and price after the conclusion of contractChanges to individual travel services and departures from the agreed content of the travel contract which become necessary after the conclusion of contract and are not introduced by the Organizer contrary to good faith are permitted, provided they are insig-nificant and do not adversely affect the over-all nature of the trip booked. The Organizer must immediately inform the customer of changes in the terms of contract on a durable medium and clearly, understandably, and in a prominent manner. A change is only valid when it meets these conditions and is declared prior to the commencement of the contract. In the event of insignificant changes to the program and the cast after the conclusion of contract, the booked trip shall remain in place with the changed cast or the changed program. In this case, the customer does not have any right of withdrawal from the trip. When due to circumstances occurring after the conclusion of the contract, the Organizer can only provide the travel service to the client by altering one of the essential characteristics of the travel service, or by departing from special provisions of the customer that form part of the contract, the Organizer can offer a corresponding price increase and require for the customer, within an appropriate time frame, to (i) accept the price increase or (ii) withdraw from the contract. Optionally, the Organizer can also offer a different package tour (replacement tour). After the expiry of the time period determined by the Organizer, the offer of a price increase or other changes in the contract is deemed to be accepted.

6. Withdrawal/termination and change of booking by the customer/substitute personThe customer can withdraw from the trip at any time before the departure date. If the customer withdraws from the travel contract, or if he or she does not commence the trip, the Organizer can demand a flat-rate with-drawal fee as appropriate compensation for the travel arrangements made and the Organizer’s expenses. This does not apply to termination due to force majeure within the meaning of Section 651 h Para. 3 BHB. The customer must declare his or her with-drawal to the Organizer in writing. These flat-rate withdrawal costs per registered participant are:

up to the 30th day before start of the tour 15% of the tour price, from the 29th to the 15th day before start of the tour 40% of the tour price, from the 14th to the 7th day before start of the tour 50% of the tour price, from the 6th to the last day before start of the tour 80% of the tour price, from the day of the tour 95% of the tour price.

The effective date for the calculation of the flat-rate withdrawal fee is the date on which the customer’s declaration of withdrawal is received by the Organizer. The Organizer can assert higher damages than those agreed in the flat-rate withdrawal fee if it provides evi-dence of these. Within an appropriate time frame before the departure date, the customer can declare on a durable medium that instead of him or her, a third party shall succeed to the rights and obligations flowing from the package travel contract. In each case the dec-laration is in due time when it reaches the Organizer no later than seven days before the departure date. The Organizer can refuse entry of the third party if he or she does not meet the demands stipulated in the travel contract. When a third party enters into the contract, he/she and the customer are jointly and severally liable to the Organizer for the price of the trip and for the additional costs incurred by the entry of the third party. The Organizer can claim reimbursement of addi-

tional charges only if, and to the extent that, they are actually and reasonably incurred. The Organizer must provide proof to the customer of the amount of additional charges incurred through the entry of the third party. If the customer wishes to change his or her booking in respect of the date of travel, accommoda-tion, form of catering, or method of transport, provided it is feasible, account will be taken of this up to 30 days before the departure date in return for a processing fee of € 25 per person and any additional costs arising. After this period has expired, the customer’s wishes to change his or her booking can only be dealt with after he or she has withdrawn from the travel contract in accordance with the aforementioned conditions and simulta-neously made a new booking. Exceptions from this are the means of transport and the form of catering. The agreed processing fee will continue to apply here.

7. Withdrawal by the OrganizerThe Organizer can withdraw from the contract before the departure date in the following cases: (i) When fewer people have registered for the travel package than the minimum number of participants specified in the con-tract; in this case the Organizer shall declare withdrawal at the latest 20 days before the departure date for a trip duration of more than six days, seven days before the departure date for a trip duration of at least two and at most six days, and 48 hours before the departure date for a trip duration of fewer than two days. (ii) The Organizer is prevented from comply-ing with the contract due to unavoidable and exceptional circumstances; in this case the Organizer shall declare withdrawal imme-diately upon learning of the reason for with-drawal. If the Organizer withdraws from the contract, he loses any claim to the agreed-upon trip fee. If due to withdrawal, the Organizer is liable to reimburse the trip fee, he shall do so within 14 days after the withdrawal.

8. Guarantee/redress/withdrawalIf it is not possible or reasonable for the customer for redress for a deficiency to be provided via the respective service provider, the customer shall be obliged to immediately

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inform the Organizer of any deficiencies occurring and request redress. The Organizer can refuse to provide such redress if this is impossible or requires disproportionate ex-pense. Insofar as the deficiencies relate to a substantial portion of the travel services and the Organizer is not obliged to provide redress, the Organizer shall provide redress in the form of appropriate compensation in accordance with Section 651 k Para. 3 BGB. A withdrawal by the customer from the travel contract on account of a deficiency in the trip which has a substantial adverse effect on the trip is only permissible if the Organizer does not provide any reasonable redress after being given an appropriate period to do so by the customer. No such period is required if redress is im-possible, is refused by the Organizer, or if immediate termination has been received, unless the customer has been prevented from complying with the time limit through no fault of his or her own. Apart from claims in his or her own name, the aforementioned claims can also be registered by the customer for family members traveling with him or her, or in the name of travel participants who were represented by the customer when registering for the trip. The traveler’s contractual claims on account of deficiencies in the trip according to Section 651 i Para. 3 BGB shall expire in accordance with the statutory authorization (Section 651 i BGB) in two years, calculated from the day the travel package is to end according to the contract. If the last day of this period falls on a Sunday, on a nationally recognized, general public holiday at the place of declaration, or on a Saturday, the next working day shall be deemed to be the end of the period. If the customer has asserted such claims, their expiry is blocked until the day on which the Organizer definitively rejects the claims in writing. The cession of claims against the Organizer is excluded.

9. Limitation of liabilityThe Organizer’s contractual liability for damages that are not physical injuries is limited to three times the price of travel insofar as damage to the customer is not culpably caused. No claim to compensation can be made insofar as the deficiency is caused by the customer or a third party who is neither the service provider nor involved in any other way in providing the travel service stipulated in the package travel contract,

and was not foreseeable or was unavoidable for the Organizer or was caused by unavoid-able and exceptional circumstances. Liability for fault and personal injury remains unaffected.

10. Events at the Festival Hall Baden-BadenCustomers are forbidden to make sound, photo, film, or video recordings. Once the event has started, customers can only enter the hall as appropriate during a break for late admissions. The instructions of the personnel must be followed. If a customer leaves the room or site of the event after being admitted or during a break, or if the tear-off section of the ticket is removed by a third party in-structed by the Organizer, the ticket shall lose its validity.

11. Place of jurisdiction/applicable lawThe Organizer’s registered office is the com-petent place of jurisdiction, and this contract shall be governed by German law, though in both cases only insofar as the customer is a merchant.

12. Passport, visa, customs, foreign currency, and health regulationsThe Organizer shall inform citizens of the EU member state in which the trip is offered about the provisions of the regulations con-cerning passports, visas, and health before the departure date, as well as any changes to these. Nationals of other states should obtain information from the embassies/consulates responsible for them. It is assumed that no special circumstances (e.g. dual citizenship, statelessness) apply to the customer and other participants. The Organizer is not liable for the necessary visas being issued by the respec-tive diplomatic representation and received in good time. The Organizer is not responsible for compliance with customs and foreign currency regulations.

13. Information about possible insurance policiesThe Organizer wishes to point out that it is possible to take out travel cancellation and luggage insurance and also travel health insurance.

14. Severability clauseThe ineffectiveness of individual provisions of the travel contract does not affect the ef-fectiveness of the travel contract otherwise.The same applies to these General Terms and Conditions of Travel. Version of March 2018

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CONTACTTelephoneTo order tickets +49-7221-3013-101Mon to Fri 9 am to 6 pmSat/Sun and holidays 10 am to 2 pm

Postal addressFestival Hall gGmbH,Beim Alten Bahnhof 2, 76530 Baden-Baden, Germany

Fax+49-7221-3013-211

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Ticket officeAt the Festival Hall Baden-BadenMon to Fri 9:30 am to 6 pmSat/Sun and holidays 10 am to 2 pmin addition to two hours before the start of the event

Advance booking possible for members of the Circle of the Festival Hall associationFor further information, please call +49-7221-3013-440.

CREDITSPublisherFestival Hall gGmbH, Rüdiger Beermann (responsible for publication)CoordinationVanessa FalkTextRüdiger Beermann, Dariusz SzymanskiIllustrationSébastien PlassardDesignAnzinger/Rasp, Munich Printjohnen-druck, Bernkastel-Kues Press date March 26, 2019

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4 DORINT MAISON MESSMER

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4 FIDELIO – L. VAN BEETHOVEN New production 8

5 TUGAN SOKHIEV – PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION 12

5 SIMPLICIUS SIMPLICISSIMUS – K. A. HARTMANN 22

6 KIRILL PETRENKO – G. MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 6 14



10 KIRILL PETRENKO – BEETHOVEN: MISSA SOLEMNIS 16


11 YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN – G. MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 3 18

12 HERBERT BLOMSTEDT – A. BRUCKNER: SYMPHONY NO. 4 20

13 KIRILL PETRENKO AND NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF GERMANY 23


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5 | 11 AM THE PHILHARMONIC SALON: BEETHOVEN 26

5 | 2 PM BEETHOVEN Chamber Music I 26

5 | 9:30 PM BEETHOVEN Chamber Music II 26

6 | 3:30 PM CHAMBER MUSIC at LA8 I 26

7 | 11 AM BEETHOVEN Chamber Music III 26

7 | 12:30 PM BEETHOVEN Chamber Music IV 27

7 | 2 PM BEETHOVEN Chamber Music V 27

8 | 3:30 PM CHAMBER MUSIC at LA8 II 27

8 | 9 PM LATE NIGHT: BOLERO BERLIN 27

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10 | 1 PM STRING QUARTETS I 28

10 | 2:30 PM STRING QUARTETS II 28

10 | 4 PM STRING QUARTETS III 28

11 | 2 PM STRING QUARTETS IV “RAZUMOVSKY” 28

12 | 1 PM STRING QUARTETS V 29

12 | 4 PM STRING QUARTETS VI 29

13 | 1 PM STRING QUARTETS VII 29

13 | 2:30 PM STRING QUARTETS VIII 29

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EASTER FESTIVAL BERLINER PHIL HARMONIK ER APRIL 4– …EAS TER FESTIVAL BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER APRIL 4–13, 2020 The non-profit Festival Hall Baden-Baden Cultural Foundation was