Project · 27 February – 9 March 2026

Spring 2026

Conductor: Johannes Zahn
Soloists: Aris Alexander Blettenberg, Piano · Raphael Wersin, Cello · Maria Pogolski, Harp
Rehearsals: Musikakademie Weikersheim

Programme

Bedřich Smetana	Vltava (The Moldau)
Maurice Ravel	Piano Concerto in G major · Aris Alexander Blettenberg
Joseph Haydn	Cello Concerto in C major · Raphael Wersin
François-Adrien Boieldieu	Harp Concerto · Maria Pogolski
Jean Sibelius	Symphony No. 7
Claude Debussy	La Mer

Conductor

Piano

Cello

Harp

3 flutes (incl. piccolo), 3 oboes (incl. cor anglais), 2 clarinets (incl. E♭ clarinet), 4 bassoons (incl. contrabassoon)

4 horns, 4 trumpets (incl. cornet), 3 trombones, tuba

5 percussionists (timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals a2, suspended cymbal, whip, tam‑tam, triangle, woodblock, glockenspiel), 2 harps

14 first violins, 12 second violins, 10 violas, 8 cellos, 6 double basses

Total: 81 musicians

Violin 1: Anna Sophie Dauenhauer, University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
Violin 2: Zuzana Vojtova, Munich Symphony Orchestra
Viola: Prof. Patrizia Messana, Tyrolean State Conservatory, Innsbruck / Geneva Camerata
Cello: Boris Stansky, Munich Symphony Orchestra
Double bass: Prof. Matthias Weber, formerly Munich Philharmonic, Stuttgart University of Music
Woodwinds: Andrea Ikker, formerly Bavarian State Opera, Munich
Brass: Prof. Will Sanders, Karlsruhe University of Music
Percussion: Prof. Christian R. Wissel, University of Music and Performing Arts Munich

Friday 27 February
- Arrive in Munich by 14:00
- 14:00 Bus from Munich ZOB (central bus station) to Weikersheim
- Arrival and check-in at the Musikakademie Weikersheim
Saturday 28 February – Sunday 1 March
- Sectional rehearsals as scheduled
Monday 2 March – Wednesday 4 March
- Full orchestra rehearsals as scheduled
Thursday 5 March
- Dress rehearsal as scheduled
- Bus to Munich, check-in at private accommodation
Friday 6 March
- 17:00 Sound check
- 19:30 Concert at the Loisachhalle, Wolfratshausen
Saturday 7 March
- 16:30 Sound check
- 19:00 Concert at the Herkulessaal, Munich
Sunday 8 March
- 16:00 Sound check
- 19:00 Concert at the Stadtsaal, Fürstenfeldbruck
Monday 9 March
- End of project, individual departure