Happy birthday, Carl Friedrich Abel!
December 22, 2023
He was considered the last great viola da gamba virtuoso – Carl Friedrich Abel! Today, on December 22, 2023, the music world celebrates the 300th
He was considered the last great viola da gamba virtuoso – Carl Friedrich Abel! Today, on December 22, 2023, the music world celebrates the 300th
Ferdinand Hiller is one of the many composers whose musical oeuvre has been unjustly forgotten. It is therefore fitting that Michael Alexander Willens and his
Which instrument do you play at the Kölner Akademie and when did you start playing? At the Kölner Akademie I am active as a keyboard
In recent years, the Kölner Akademie has been intensively involved with Offenbach’s artistic work. Thus, a recording of “Le Violoneux” (“The Magic Violin”) and “Le
In Beethoven’s eyes, one of the greatest dramatic composers of his time was Luigi Cherubini. In modern times, however, Cherubini’s musical oeuvre is more common
She is one of the many female composers whose life and work have long been forgotten, the German composer Emilie Mayer. Born in Mecklenburg in
Which instrument do you play at the Kölner Akademie and when did you start playing?I have been playing double bass with Kölner Akademie since 2021.
A life for the flute – this should actually be the subtitle of a biography of today’s composer. Johann Joachim Quantz was a flutist, flute
Which instrument do you play at the Kölner Akademie and when did you start playing? I sing alto. I sang in the choir for the
Few people know it, but in fact the composer with the French-sounding name Jacques Offenbach is “ene kölsche Jung”. He was born on June 20,
The Kölner Akademie is going on a journey! We are looking forward to a very special concert on June 16, 2023, the day we serenade
What is your personal background and how did you come to play the harpsichord? In Germany – unlike in France, for example – it is