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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Turnalar Quartett
Kranichgeschichten – Sommerwerft08.08.2025 | 06.00 PM | Weseler Werft, FrankfurtFamilienkonzert mit Musik aus der Türkei, dem Iran, Israel und Deutschland
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Noor Jazz Ensemble
Detect Classic Festival 202509.08.2025 | 07.00 PM | Schloss Bröllin, FahrenwaldeDas Noor Jazz Ensemble bringt einen Mix aus klassischen Jazz mit Klangfarben & Rhythmen aus dem Mittelmeerraum, Osteuropa und Zentralasien ins Schloss Bröllin.
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Antara
Detect Classic Festival 202510.08.2025 | 10.30 AM | Schloss Bröllin, FahrenwaldeVier Musiker*innen des Bridges Kammerorchester bringen ihren Bridges Sound ins Schloss Bröllin.
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Bridges Session
Transtraditionelles Musizieren10.09.2025 | 07.00 PM | Crespo Haus, Frankfurt 13.10.2025 | 07.00 PM | Crespo Haus, Frankfurt 03.11.2025 | 07.00 PM | Crespo Haus, Frankfurt AnmeldungBei unseren transtraditionellen Sessions machen wir gemeinsam Musik – ganz unabhängig von Herkunft und Stilrichtung.
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Noor Jazz Ensemble
11.09.2025 | 08.00 PM | Einhards Event Location, Seligenstadt TicketsDas Noor Jazz Ensemble bringt seinen einzigartigen Sound in die Einhards Event Location.
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Vibrant times for groovy people04.10.2025 | 07.15 PM | Kronberg Festival, Casals Forum TicketsAls Orchestra in Residence im Casals Forum der Kronberg Academy zu Gast feiert das Bridges Kammerorchester die Premiere seines neuen Programms Vibrant times for groovy people.
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Weihnachten international05.12.2025 | 07.45 PM | Casals Forum, Kronberg TicketsMit seinem weihnachtlichen Konzert lädt das Bridges Kammerorchester zu einer musikalischen Reise rund um den Globus ein.
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Jugendkonzert07.12.2025 | 06.00 PM | Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg InfosDas Bridges Kammerorchester ist erneut zu Gast in der Elbphilharmonie.
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Weihnachten international13.12.2025 | 08.00 PM | VILCO, Bad Vilbel 14.12.2025 | 05.00 PM | Werner Richard Saal, Herdecke TicketsMit seinem weihnachtlichen Konzert lädt das Bridges Kammerorchester zu einer musikalischen Reise rund um den Globus ein.
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AwardCranach Prize
for Perfect MatchThe Henri Dunant School and the Bridges Kammerorchester were awarded the Cranach Sponsorship Prize on June 26 for their joint project Perfect Match.
After three years of successful collaboration – including as part of the district opera Die Magie der Musik – the cooperation will be intensified from the 2025/26 school year: The Bridges Kammerorchester will become the school’s resident orchestra. There are also plans for a new district opera with a world premiere at Volkshaus Sossenheim.
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Streaming premiereBridges Kammerorchester
on ARTE Concert from now onThe 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.
Beyond time and space – Arte Concert
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Bridges CommunityRestart Bridges Session
After a short break we start again with our Bridges Sessions - from now on in the Crespo Haus in Frankfurt.
Next dates
10 September, 19.00-21.00 hrs
13 Oktober, 19.00-21.00 hrs
3 November, 19.00-21.00 hrs
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EducationKlangwelten – Cooperation project
with Dr. Hoch’s KonservatoriumIn 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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Achieving more togetherFörderverein
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
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Online-ReleaseComplementarity
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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PremiereSuccessful premiere
at the ElbphilharmonieWith 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
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Streaming-PremiereExploring 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.
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Offers
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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Gilda Sahebi, Journalist/Doctor/Author
„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.“
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Konstantin Udert, Founder Detect Classic Festival
„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.“
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Hadija Haruna-Oelker, journalist/author
„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.“
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Prof. Dr. Meron Mendel, Director of the Bildungsstätte Anne Frank
„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.“
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Kaweh Mansoori, Hessian Minister of Economics and Deputy Prime Minister
„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.“
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Raimund Trenkler, Founder and director of the Konberg Academy
„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.“
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Antje Valentin, Secretary General Deutscher Musikrat e. V.
„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.“
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