Open-air concerts in the Brunnenhof of the Residenz

Mozart: Overture from “The Magic Flute” 
Vivaldi: “Summer” from “The Four Seasons” 
Mozart: Flute Concerto in D major 
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”

Michael Kofler- Soloflöte MPhil. & Residenz-Solisten

This musical evening promises a fascinating journey through the history of music.

The festivities open with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s spirited overture to *The Magic Flute*, followed by the high-energy "Summer" from Antonio Vivaldi’s *The Four Seasons*, which vividly captures the atmosphere of sweltering summer heat and a sudden thunderstorm. Before the intermission, Michael Kofler showcases the instrument's soloistic brilliance in Mozart’s charming and light-footed Flute Concerto in D major.

After the break, the evening’s magnificent highlight unfolds: Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, "From the New World." Composed during his time in America, this work blends Bohemian melancholy with musical impressions of the New World, drawing notably on the influence of African American spirituals and traditional Native American sounds. It is, above all, the famous, poignant slow movement—featuring a distinctive English horn solo—that makes this symphony an unforgettable experience, bridging the Old and New Worlds of music.

Handel: "Water Music" for Trumpet & Strings 
Telemann: Tafelmusik for Trumpet, Oboe & Strings 
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto 
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor

Gabriele Cassone - Trompete, Marcelino Rojas - Violine & Residenz-Solisten

Experience an unforgettable concert evening filled with musical masterpieces.

The program opens with George Frideric Handel’s (1685–1759) *Water Music*. Originally composed for a large Baroque orchestra to accompany a royal pleasure cruise on the Thames, this work—in an arrangement for trumpet and strings—radiates a festive, majestic, yet lighthearted atmosphere, with the bright, triumphant trumpet often taking the lead.

Next comes Georg Philipp Telemann’s (1681–1767) *Tafelmusik* (Table Music). Once a collection synonymous with sophisticated dining and social entertainment, it creates a colorful, elegant Baroque soundscape rich in contrast through the combination of trumpet and oboe set against a delicate string foundation.

Joseph Haydn’s (1732–1809) Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major (1796) stands as one of the absolute highlights of the trumpet repertoire. Here, Haydn makes innovative use of the newly invented keyed trumpet—which allowed for a full chromatic scale—blending spirited, virtuosic passages with a profound, lyrical middle movement.

The evening reaches its emotional climax with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s (1809–1847) Violin Concerto in E Minor (Op. 64). Breaking with many Classical conventions—the solo violin enters with almost no orchestral introduction, the movements flow seamlessly into one another, and the first movement features a famous cadenza performed by the solo violin alone—this work ranks among the most expressive and beloved concertos of the Romantic era

Verdi: Overture from “The Force of Destiny”
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp – Allegro 
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 – Adagietto 
Bizet: "Carmen Fantasy" for Flute 
Smetana: "The Moldau" 
Offenbach: "Can-Can" & "Barcarolle" 
J. Strauss: "The Blue Danube" – Waltz

Janine Schöllhorn - Flöte, Emilie Jaulmes - Harfe & Residenz Solisten

The antiquarium wing built under Duke Albrecht V forms the southern wing of a courtyard complex rounded off under Duke Maximilian I. The courtyard, which was used for tournaments and as a carriage driveway at the time, got its name from the fountain in the center of the eight-sided courtyard, which is crowned by a bronze statue of Duke Otto I, the first Bavarian duke from the House of Wittelsbach.