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      • Streaming premiere

        Bridges Kammerorchester
        from 28 April on ARTE Concert

        The programme premiere Beyond time and space was celebrated with standing ovations in the broadcasting hall of Hessischer Rundfunk on 12 April and recorded for the first time by ARTE Concert. Anyone who missed the concert or would like to enjoy it again can do so exclusively on ARTE Concert.

        From 28 April, 7.00 pm
        Beyond time and space – Arte Concert

        Photo © Salar Baygan

      • Bridges Community

        Restart Bridges Session

        After a short break we start again with our Bridges Sessions - from now on in the Crespo Haus in Frankfurt.

        Next dates
        5 June, 19.00-21.00 hrs
        3 July, 19.00-21.00 hrs

        We look forward to seeing you!

      • Job advertisement

        Our vacancies

        Music mediator

        part-time (50%), initially limited to 2 years with the prospect of extension

        Musikvermittler*in

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      • Education

        Klangwelten – Cooperation project
        with Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium

        In cooperation with the Bridges Kammerorchester, Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium is expanding its range of courses from winter semester 25/26. The Bachelor’s degree programme in Elementare Musikpädagogik und Musikvermittlung will then also allow students to study instruments that do not correspond to the Western European canon. Those interested can register for the entrance examination in June 25 or for the PreCollege.

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      • Premieres

        Concerts 2025

        The Bridges Kammerorchester will be performing different concert programmes in renowned venues in the first half of 2025. Ticket sales have started

        Complementarity – 3. Mai Hilchenbach 

        Glokale Welthits
        12. Juni netzwerk.seilerei
        & 13. Juni Bachfest Leipzig

      • Achieving more together

        Förderverein
        Bridges Kammerorchester e. V.

        Our Förderverein Bridges Kammerorchester e. V. is currently being founded. Its aim is to support the orchestra in increasing its impact and enriching the musical landscape through its diversity. You can already become a member now.

        Kontakt: friends@bridges-kammerorchester.de

        Membership form

        Foto: Jubiläumsfeier 5 Jahre Bridges Kammerorchester, Dr. Hoch’s Konservatorium 13.10.

      • Online-Release

        Complementarity

        Our album Complementarity, released in 2024, stands for the liveliness of the Bridges sound and was nominated for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 02/2024 in the category Grenzgänge.

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        About the album in full length: Complementarity

      • Premiere

        Successful premiere
        at the Elbphilharmonie

        With its debut at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the Bridges Kammerorchester kicked off the new 24/25 season on 26 August in the sold-out Elbphilharmonie.

        Press articles
        Stephan Knies, BackstageClassical, 28.08.24
        Andreas Ströbl, Klassik Begeistert, 27.08.24
        Foto:
        Sophie Wolter, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, 26.08.24

      • Streaming-Premiere

        Exploring the space beyond

        The Bridges Kammerorchester’s program Exploring the space beyond was celebrated with standing ovations in the hr-Sendesaal in April. If you were unable to attend or would like to hear the works again, you can now enjoy the concert via stream.

        Click here for the stream

      • Our Awards

        Longlist German Record Critics‘ Award

        Complementarity was nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award 02/2024 in the category of Crossover Productions. Complementarity is our vibrancy – and the title of our second album, released in March 2024. The works of the orchestra members are full of multi-layered experiences and reflections and represent the unique liveliness of the Bridges sound.

        Offers

        Bridges Kammerorchester

        We are revolutionising the concert experience. Our music renders immigrant societies audible. The Bridges Kammerorchester brings diversity to the stage, the audience and the venues.

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        Bridges Ensembles

        The Bridges Ensembles bring our transcultural sound to any location – from duo to quintet. The individual artistic identities of the ensemble members shape the repertoire.

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        Bridges Education

        We promote transcultural music education and empower children and young people with music theater and hands-on activities. We pass on our experience and expertise with transcultural music in workshops and in a university context. 

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        Bridges Community

        In our community projects, (semi-) professional musicians can make music together with musicians from the Bridges Kammerorchester. We create a lively community in which the focus is on learning from each other and musical encounters.

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        Testimonials

        „When we listen to music, we feel that there is something above us. Something bigger than ourselves. Maybe we can’t describe it, maybe it doesn’t have a name. But we feel that it connects us all. The Bridges Kammerorchester lets us feel this connection not only through its wonderful, diverse, touching music, but also through the people who make this music. Through the message contained in its music. It’s a message that we all need.“

        Gilda Sahebi, Journalist/Doctor/Author
        Foto © Hannes Leitlein
        Foto © Oliver Reetz

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester impresses me because its approach is not only socio-politically contemporary, but also excellent, exciting and relevant as a genuine artistic innovation. Elsewhere, we often experience the attempt to find a ‘common denominator’ as an under-complex compromise. The Bridges Kammerorchester, on the other hand, expands the Central European musical spectrum in all dimensions and allows its listeners to discover an extraordinary diversity and experience its added value through their senses.“

         Konstantin Udert, Founder Detect Classic Festival

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester is the orchestra of our time. In the orchestra as well as in the ensembles, in education and community formats, the wonderful diversity of music can be experienced. The Bridges Kammerorchester makes clear what is possible in a post-migrant society: a new whole that is more than the sum of its parts. This makes the beauty of diversity audible.“

        Prof. Dr. Meron Mendel, Director of the Bildungsstätte Anne Frank
        Foto © Ali Ghandtschi
        Foto © Katarina Ivanisevic

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester engages with our society and seeks musical dialog. Playing together in different time signatures creates friction. Contemporary music that connects – with a lot of feeling.“

        Hadija Haruna-Oelker, journalist/author

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester is a great ambassador for our region. It not only brings together outstanding musicians, but also combines musical influences from all over the world to create a unique blend. Diversity enriches and inspires. The ensemble conveys this through music. Bridges could not be better suited to our times and our colorful region. I’m already looking forward to the next concert.“ 

        Kaweh Mansoori, Hessian Minister of Economics and Deputy Prime Minister
        Foto © Paul Schneider/Hessische Staatskanzlei
        Foto © J. Konrad Schmidt

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester is exemplary and brings a new colour to the landscape of independent ensembles and orchestras with its very own projects and works. I admire the courage, perseverance, diversity and artistic message of this ensemble and hope that these wonderful musicians will inspire others throughout Germany and beyond to create a new whole from a wide variety of sounds and backgrounds.“

        Antje Valentin, Secretary General Deutscher Musikrat e. V.

        „The Bridges Kammerorchester epitomises what is good for music: curiosity and boundlessness. I admire the initiative and energy behind this valuable project. We are delighted to have the Bridges Kammerorchester as a regular guest at the Casals Forum.“

        Raimund Trenkler, Founder and director of the Konberg Academy
        Foto © Kronberg Academy/Andreas Malkmus