Kammersinfonie Oldenburg — Spring Concerts

Kammersinfonie Oldenburg

The Kammersinfonie Oldenburg is one of the most distinguished orchestras in the independent music scene in the Northwest. With an ensemble size ranging from chamber music intimacy to symphonic grandeur, the group dedicates itself to programs that combine romantic symphonies with rarely performed solo concertos and contemporary works. The concerts in the Oldenburg Castle Hall are a fixed date in the city's cultural calendar.

2026 Program — Three Romantic Pillars

The 2026 Spring Concerts juxtapose three key works of German Romanticism. Mendelssohn's Trumpet Overture Op. 101 opens the concert with Baroque brilliance, the Horn Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major Op. 11 by the 18-year-old Richard Strauss is an early work of exceptional maturity, and Brahms' First Symphony in C minor Op. 68 forms the symphonic climax of the evening. The works span a spectrum from Classicism through High Romanticism to the symphonic maturity of the second half of the century.

Jacob Dean — Horn Soloist

Jacob Dean is considered one of the leading horn players of his generation. His playing combines chamber music sensitivity with virtuosic technique — qualities that the Strauss concerto demands in a special way. In Oldenburg, he interprets this youthful early work with the Kammersinfonie under Christopher Wasmuth.

Christopher Wasmuth

Conductor Christopher Wasmuth is the artistic director of the Kammersinfonie Oldenburg and has shaped the ensemble's profile for years. His programming is oriented towards dramaturgically cohesive concert evenings that combine knowledge of performance practice with a modern interpretative approach.

Castle Hall as Concert Venue

With its historic acoustics and representative architecture, the Castle Hall of Oldenburg Castle is one of the most beautiful concert venues in Lower Saxony. It offers approximately 400 seats and creates a particularly direct connection between the audience and the orchestra.