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Camerata & Kids – Beethoven Deconstructed

Name: Camerata & Kids – Beethoven Deconstructed
Start: 2027-06-27T11:00:00+02:00
End: 2027-06-27T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland

Kirchgasse 13, 8001 Zürich, Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland
Sun, June 27, 2027 (11:00 am - 11:59 pm)

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Description

Camerata & Kids is the family offer of Camerata Zürich for children from 7 years old. In this newly designed format, children and adults experience together in the concert hall how classical music becomes understandable step by step. The works are introduced age-appropriately, made audible, taken apart and reassembled, and explained with small musical observations and experiments so that even young ears can follow them with curiosity. This concert is dedicated to a work that has many sides. It can sound tender and thoughtful, then clear, energetic and full of movement again. Children experience how Beethoven forms something bigger out of small ideas. A motif can recur, be transformed, suddenly appear in a new light or take a completely different direction. In the first part, the moderation guides through selected musical moments of the concert. What does the soloist do, and how does the ensemble respond? How does a musical conversation arise? When does the music sound calm, when tense, when surprising? In this way, children learn to listen more closely and consciously perceive the relationship between piano and strings. This work is particularly suitable for this. It shows that classical music is not only made up of beautiful melodies, but also of questions, answers, contrasts and developments. Children learn how music creates tension, how it can express feelings without words, and how a lively musical course arises from the interplay of many voices. Afterwards, the work sounds in context. What was previously discovered together is now audible as a whole. L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major (arr. for piano and strings) Participants:
Camerata Zürich
Esther Hoppe, conductor
Evamaria Felder, moderator
Ronald Brautigam, piano (Artist in Residence)

Highlights

Family concert for children from 7 years old
Age-appropriate introduction to Beethoven's music
Interactive musical experiments

General Information

Camerata & Kids is a unique concert format by Camerata Zürich that brings the world of classical music closer to children and adults. In this concert, Beethoven's work is presented in an understandable way, with children actively involved in the musical process.