Sheku Kanneh-Mason: International Star Cellist in Wolfegg

Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to the opera Der Freischütz
Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1

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Wolfgan Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, KV 551 “Jupiter”

The orchestral concert in the Rittersaal of Wolfegg Castle combines classical masterpieces with top-tier performers. The Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, conducted by Manfred Honeck, opens the evening with Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Freischütz overture – a tribute to the 200th anniversary of the composer’s death. The internationally acclaimed cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason appears as soloist, performing Joseph Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major. The program concludes with Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” – a pinnacle of classical music that has not been heard in Wolfegg for many years.