Concert with the University of Hohenheim and the Solitude Choir
Saturday, 7 February 2026, 7 p.m.
Evang. Kirche im Steckfeld, Steinwaldstr. 2, 70599 Stuttgart
Sunday, 8 February 2026, 7 p.m.
Mozartsaal, Liederhalle | Berliner Platz 1-3, 70174 Stuttgart
Director: Klaus Breuninger
The University of Hohenheim Symphony Orchestra and the Solitude Choir bid farewell to the winter semester with festive energy and British esprit. The program includes two rarely heard works by the English composer Charles Villiers Stanford: his 3rd Symphony in F minor (“Irish Symphony”) and the Mass in G major.
Stanford – a contemporary of Elgar and teacher of Vaughan Williams – was regarded as a musical gentleman with an Irish temperament. His works combine academic precision with lively melodies and a fine sense of humor. In his 3rd Symphony, for example, one hears not only echoes of Irish folk tunes, but also subtle rhythmic surprises, which earned him the reputation of a “British Brahms.”
The Mass in G major shows Stanford from his lyrical side: solemn but not heavy, spiritual but full of human warmth – music that hovers between cathedral and concert hall.
A concert full of discoveries, festive sounds and musical stories from the pen of an unjustly rarely performed master.
Admission tickets
Admission: € 18.00 and € 5.00 concessions for school and university students, federal voluntary service, military service, unemployed, Bonus card holders
