Kindergarden

 

 

 

Programmes for Kindergartens

Music already plays an important role in early childhood and acts as a connecting and culture-forming medium. The programme designed for kindergartens invites children to enjoy aesthetic experiences, to become active themselves and to enjoy live music. Chamber ensembles of the orchestra visit kindergartens in the city and play concerts where children can participate, instruments are presented and, of course, classical music is performed. During a Zwergenprobe-visit to the Kölner Philharmonie, preschool groups have the opportunity to listen to a rehearsal of the orchestra and have the great hall of the Philharmonie all to themselves.

 

Das Orchester war sehr schön und laut und es war ultra toll für mich!

Linus, 5 Jahre

Concerts Out and About

Five ensembles of the Gürzenich Orchestra visit kindergartens in Cologne, playing amusing and fascinating concerts that involve the young audience, present various instruments, and of course feature classical music. The concerts last approximately 40 minutes and will take place on the dates given in the morning at 9:15 am or at 11 am. All kindergartens in Cologne with a gym or a similarly suitable space can apply.

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Participation in this offer is free of charge.

The registration period is already over. From spring 2025, you will find all information about the programmes on offer for the upcoming 2025/26 season and the relevant registration form.

  • The Magical Harp

      Antonia and Mareike are moving! Everything is packed in boxes, so it's easy to lose track of everything. But what is this? A big, golden something that wasn't there just now, was it? As they hear delicate sounds and fine melodies, the two sisters soon find themselves in another magical world. With the help of the fascinating sound of the harp, the ensemble takes the children to outer space, to the high seas and to a fairytale castle, and invites all children to join in.

      Dates

      MON 2.9.24
      MON 9.9.24
      FRI 27.9.24
      TUE 1.10.24

      Artists

      Mareike Marx actress 
      Antonia Schreiber harp

  • Only Three More Sleepless Nights

      The little girl hedgehog Freddy would rather celebrate Christmas with the humans than hibernating. So her mother Elli and father Fritz host a Christmas celebration of their own, together with the other animals. Now of all times, the house of their hedgehog friend Paul is destroyed by a falling branch. What to do? Might Carola the blackbird have the saving idea? The ensemble tells a musical Christmas story about community and hospitality, with music and texts by Alexandra Naumann.

      Dates

      MON 16.12.24
      TUE 17.12.24
      WED 18.12.24
      THU 19.12.24

      Artists

      Joanna Becker Violin | Hedgehoge Mom Elli  
      Martina Horejsi-Kiefer Viola | Carola the blackbird
      Konstantin Krell Bass | Hedgehoge Dad Fritz
      Matthias Kiefer trumpet, accordeon | Paul Hedgehoge
      Alexandra Naumann voice | Freddy Hedgehoge

      Felix Janosa/Matthias Kiefer arrangement 

  • Gürzi's new adventure

       

      Adventure is in the air! Gürzi, the orchestra dog, is off on another musical discovery tour. Together with Juliane and the children, he tries out instruments and learns what it really means to make music. Along the way, he meets four musicians who take him into the world of sounds.

      Dates

      MON 10.3.25
      MON 31.3.25
      MON 7.4.25
      TUE 8.4.25

      Artists

      Nathalie Streichardt Violin
      Petra Hiemeyer Violin
      Eva-Maria Wilms Viola 
      Daniela Bock Violoncello 
      Daniel Calladine Gürzi 
      Juliane Kein Narrator

  • The Carnival of the Animals

      A whole zoo of sounds - that is the world Camille Saint-Saëns creates with his famous piece in which lions, elephants, turtles and lots of other animals present themselves in the arena. The story of the circus director and his animals is told by the trombone quartet of the Gürzenich Orchestra together with Guido Sterzl.

      Dates

      TUE 13.5.25
      WED 14.5.25
      MON 19.5.25
      TUE 20.5.25

      Artists

      Aaron Außenhofer-Stilz Trombone
      Leonardo Fernandes Trombone
      Carsten Luz Trombone
      Jan Böhme Trombone
      Guido Sterzl Narrator 

  • Off to space

      Music can open many a door - even into the vast and exciting world of outer space. Together with Sabine and our string quartet, we leave the kindergarten at short notice and set off on an exploratory journey to the planets and stars. And who knows what else we'll discover... So 3-2-1-0 and off to space!

      Dates

      MON 26.5.25
      TUE 27.5.25
      WED 28.5.25
      MON 2.6.25

      Mitwirkende

      Dylan Naylor Violin
      Toshiko Tamayo Violin
      Felix Weischedel Viola
      Georg Heimbach Cello
      Sabine Cremer Narrator

Preschool Rehearsal

There is plenty to discover in an orchestra: how many musicians are seated on stage? Which instruments can you hear? And what does a concert hall actually look like from the inside? Preschool children can find answers to all these and more during our preschool rehearsal entitled »Zwergenprobe«. Before they observe the orchestra rehearse for about half an hour, the children will be given an age-appropriate introduction by orchestra musicians presenting their own instruments.

Dates

Fri 15.11.24
Fri 31.01.25
Fri 21.02.25
Fri 14.03.25
Fri 04.04.25 

9:10 - 11:00 a.m.
Cologne Philharmonic Hall

 

Register

Participation in this offer is free of charge.

The registration period is already over. From spring 2025, you will find all information about the programmes on offer for the upcoming 2025/26 season and the relevant registration form.

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