One of the world‘s most renowned solo trumpeters and winner of the Echo Klassik meets one of the most virtuoso and charismatic concert organists of his generation.
The instrument of kings and the queen of instruments – Trumpet and Organ.
We are pleased to announce today an incomparable concert experience:
Matthias Höfs, one of the world's most renowned solo trumpet players and winner of the Echo Klassik, and
Christian Schmitt, one of the most virtuoso and charismatic concert organists of his generation,
invite you to a Christmas trumpet and organ concert on Friday, December 21, 2018 in the Ruhr Valley Cathedral in Wetter.
Experience perfectly performed music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Tomaso Albinoni, Marcel Dupre, John Baston or Guiseppe Tartini.
Matthias Höfs - Trumpet
When he was six years old, Matthias Höfs declared the trumpet "his instrument, because it shines so nicely".
He received his musical education from Professor Peter Kallensee at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre,
and from Professor Konradin Groth at the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
When just 18 years of age, he was engaged as Solo-Trumpeter at the Philharmonic State Orchestra in Hamburg,
where he enjoyed the fascinating world of opera for 16 years.
At the same time, Höfs became a member of the GERMAN BRASS Ensemble, with whom he continues to achieve worldwide success.
Since their first joint concert in 1985, he writes for himself and his colleagues tailored arrangements
which span more then one genre and continue to inspire the world of Brass.
Matthias Höfs has always shown a pioneering spirit, and thus has consistently widened the horizon of his instrument,
either by close cooperation with other composers, who feel themselves inspired by his incomparable virtuosity
and joy of experimentation, or as "trumpet ambassador" in his home state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany,
or in cooperation with the instrument makers Max and Heinrich Thein.
Since the year 2000, Matthias Höfs has been teaching as Professor at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre,
were he inspires his students with great enthusiasm, knowing how to pass on his passion for his instrument.
In addition to his extensive concert performances as solo-trumpeter and chamber musician,
Höfs has produced numerous Solo CDs, and jointly with GERMAN BRASS, more than 20 recordings.
In October 2016 GERMAN BRASS was awarded with the ECHO Klassik –
one of the most outstanding awards for national and international musicians.
Christian Schmitt - Organ
Following invitations from the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation, Lucerne Festival, Salzburg Festival, and Cologne’s Philharmonic Hall,
ECHO winner Christian Schmitt (b. 1976) has gone on to become one of the most sought-after concert organists of his generation.
He studied church music (»A-Examen«) and concert performance (with distinction) in Saarbrücken and organ
with James David Christie (Boston) and Daniel Roth (Paris).
He received scholarships from the "Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes" and the "Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben"
and won more than ten national and international organ and music competitions
held in Atlanta, Bruges, Calgary, Philadelphia, Tokyo, and elsewhere as well as the German Music Competition in 2001.
In 2003 he was awarded the "Pro Europa" soloist’s prize of the European Cultural Foundation.
Christian Schmitt concertizes around the globe – with European performances at venues such as the KKL in Lucerne,
Tonhalle in Zurich, Philharmonic Hall and Konzerthaus in Berlin, Gewandhaus in Leipzig, and Konzerthaus in Vienna.
He performs with orchestras such as the Bamberg Symphony – Bavarian State Philharmonic and the Beethoven Hall Orchestra of Bonn
and with leading radio orchestras (BR, NDR, MDR, SR, and RSB).
The artists with whom he has performed include Juiane Banse, Sibylla Rubens, Martin Grubinger, Michael Gielen, Wen-Sinn Yang,
Reinhard Goebel, Roy Goodman, Christoph Poppen, Sir Roger Norrington, and Marek Janowksi.
While holding an interim professorship at the Stuttgart College of Music,
Schmitt taught Prof. Jürgen Essl’s organ class during the summer academic term in 2011.
Furthermore, he is an instructor at the Bach International Academy in Stuttgart and teaches at the Saar College of Music.
He regularly serves as a visiting instructor at music schools in Boston, Cremona, Oslo, Mexico, Moscow, Seoul,
Tashkent, and (repeatedly) Bogotá.
He is a member of the juries of the "Jugend musiziert" national youth competition,
the "Soli Deo Gloria" competition in Moscow, and the German Music Competition.
Schmitt’s discography comprises more than thirty-five CD recordings featuring solo performances and live recordings
for all the member radio stations of the German ARD network.
With his recordings of modern, scientific complete editions of the works of G. F. Handel (ed. T. Koopman)
and F. X. Brixi (Butz-Verlag) he encourages the development of organ playing
combining the findings of musicological research and musical practice.
He recorded a number of works by Charles-Marie Widor for organ and orchestra with the Bamberg Symphony– Bavarian State Philharmonic.
Schmitts recording of the Widor organ symphonies opp. 42.3 and 69 received the ECHO Klassik 2013.
He is working on complete recordings of Koechlin, Widor, Gubaidulina, and Pachelbel (ed. M. Belotti) for the cpo label.
He performed several works by Liszt and the members of his circle with the soprano Juliane Banse and the cellist Wen-Sinn Yang
for a music film presented on ARTE in 2011 on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth.
Since 2011 Christian Schmitt has worked with the Berlin Philharmonic Foundation, serving as its organ consultant.
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Author: Matthias Höfs, Christian Schmitt
Title: Concerto G-Dur, I. Allegro from Antonio Vivaldi
Ticket sales and prices
The tickets can be purchased immediately online at
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Special conditions are offered "Early Birds" (purchase of tickets until May 31, 2018), pupils and students.
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Price for "Early Birds" (ticket purchase until May 31, 2018): 20 € plus fees
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Normal price (purchase of tickets from 1 June 2018): 25 € plus fees
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Price for pupils and students: 18 € plus fees
In addition, tickets can be purchased in the
church office of Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Wetter (Ruhr)
(Bismarckstraße 38, 58300 Wetter (Ruhr))
during the opening hours under the following conditions:
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Normal price (ticket purchase from 1 June 2018): 27 € incl. fees
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Price for pupils and students: 19 € incl. fees
The concert starts at 6 p.m., admission is from 5 p.m. There are no fixed seats.
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The venue: the Ruhr Valley Cathedral in Wetter
The Luther Church in Wetter - also known as the Ruhrtaler Dom due to its extraordinary size and monumentality -
was built between 1904 and 1906 in neo-gothic style based on Romanesque forms.
The construction was the outstanding task for the parish at the beginning of the 20th century.
After the comprehensive refurbishment in the years 1994 to 2004, the church now shines in new splendor.
The special acoustics of this monument make every concert a very special experience.
The Luther Church - the Ruhr Valley Cathedral
Your way to the venue
The Lutherkirche is located in the heart of Alt-Wetter, just a few steps from the train station.
There you will also find plenty of parking.
Parking
"www.wir-in-wetter.de" and "www.development-and-art.de"
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you might wonder why the internet site of the company Development and Art is displayed.
Therefore please allow me, Torsten Mühlhoff, an explanatory note, why the two Internet addresses
www.wir-in-wetter.de
and
www.development-and-art.de
refer to the same content.
Since time immemorial, I live in the beautiful Wetter at the Ruhr.
No professional career could induce me to turn back to my home.
Whether for leisure or business: to commit oneself for beautiful and valuable - that is, owning an intrinsic value - topics,
is a major concern.
Privately this means, for example, the commitment in the
Ev.-luth. Kirchengemeinde Wetter (Ruhr),
in the
Rotary Club Wetter-Herdecke Ruhrtal
or in the Community of Artists
Diversity of Art's.
But also from a professional point of view - and ever since the founding of my company Development and Art in July 2014 -
there is a strong reference to my hometown,
which - in this particular case - manifests itself in the planning and execution of this special event.
"Wir in Wetter" - "We in Wetter" - stands for the idea of ​​contributing to the positive development of our city
and for a beautiful life in the Harkortstadt.
Announcements in the press
Westfalenpost on Friday, 19 January 2018
Westfalenpost on Friday, 19 January 2018
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