Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau
On 12 November 2016 the conductor and pianist Christoph Eschenbach will be awarded the Hindemith Prize of the City of Hanau 2016. The prize winner himself, together with the violist Tabea Zimmermann (prize winner in 2006), will contribute to the musical accompaniment of this ceremony in the Congress Park in Hanau.
„He was a very tough teacher.“
How does one become a composer? Here, Hindemith himself and the composer Peter Ré (1919-2016), one of his former pupils, will speak on this subject.
Hindemith Days 2016
Together with the Academy of Music and the Performing Arts in Frankfurt (HfMDK), the Hindemith Institute Frankfurt organises the Hindemith Days each year in honour of the composer. From 9 to 20 November 2016, six concerts and an exhibition will take place in Hanau, Frankfurt am Main and Mainz.
Chamber Music in the Cowherds’ Tower 2017
The concert series “Chamber Music in the Cowherds’ Tower” will present highlights and new findings from the extensive oeuvre of Hindemith during the year 2017.
