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GALA KONZERT | Talent Studio Chamber Music

Saturday, December 12, 2026
8:00 PM 9:00 PM

Bildgießerei Hermann Noack 9 Am Spreebord Berlin, BE, 10589 Germany (map)

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About the event

We thought: why have one gala when we can have two?

The Althafen Foundation and NOACK Bildgießerei warmly invite you to our Christmas Gala: two unique evenings of music-making with 20 of the world's finest young artists, gathered in the remarkable setting of a legendary Berlin arts foundry. A tradition since 2022, this year's Gala brings together the artists of the Althafen Foundation's Talent Studio, for a joyful celebration music, talent, and the pleasure of being together.

The second evening opens the doors wide: strings, piano, voice, accordion and saxophone meet in a festive program of chamber music, from Brahms's tender Geistliches Wiegenlied (newly arranged for voice, cello and piano) and Dvořák's "Dumky" Trio to Bach's Goldberg Aria in an unexpected new colour, a Fandango for a whole choir of cellos (with a surprise guest), and the radiant finale of Schumann's Piano Quintet.

Stay afterwards for a glass of wine and the chance to meet the artists. We hope you'll join us for one or both evenings.

Event Schedule

7:30 pm – Doors open
8:00 pm – Concert
Afterwards: wine reception with the artists

€25 – Concert & Wine Reception

The Program

Charles Dancla: Le Carnaval de Venise: Fantaisie brillante, Op. 119, for four violins
Johann Sebastian Bach / György Kurtág: Sonatina from Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106, for piano four hands
Alexander Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D major: II. Scherzo. Allegro
Johannes Brahms: Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2, arranged for voice, cello and piano
Ernő Dohnányi: Serenade in C major, Op. 10: II. Romanza
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Two Pieces for Piano Six Hands: Valse and Romance
Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90 "Dumky": IV. Andante moderato – Allegretto scherzando
Luigi Boccherini / Giovanni Sollima: Fandango, for cellos
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo, for cello, accordion and saxophone
Moritz Moszkowski: Suite for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71: III.
Manuel de Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas: El paño moruno, Jota, Polo
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Andante and Allegro assai vivace, Op. 92, for piano four hands
Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44: IV. Allegro ma non troppo