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16 May 2026

Photo: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

Nabucco – a drama of power, love, religion, and freedom.
The musical direction for the evening lies in the hands of Ulrich Kern

14/15 May 2026

Visuell Concert

Photo: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

Visuell Concert

Nine attempts to awaken a sense of wonder

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

The visual concert, led by Ulrich Kern, marks both an artistic experiment and Daniel Morgenroth’s farewell project at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz-Zittau.
An invitation to marvel, to observe, to listen, and to meditate.

from 17 April 2026

KRABAT

Photo: Gerhart Hauptmann-Theatre

KRABAT

Co-Production with Lausitz Festival

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann-Theatre

Family opera in 19 scenes by Marius Felix Lange

conducted by Ulrich Kern

from 28 March 2026

The Excursions of Mr. Brouček | premiere of the opera

Photo: Janáček's Autograph:"The Excursions of Mr. Brouček"©Mährisches Museum

The Excursions of Mr. Brouček | premiere of the opera

Music by Leoš Janáček

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater | Großer Saal

The spectacular opera "The Excursions of Mr. Brouček" by Leoš Janáček, conducted by Ulrich Kern.

22. March 2026

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS

Photo: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater | Scene: Zerbinetta and four Clowns

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS

Opera by Richard Strauss

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater | Großer Saal

Ulrich Kern conducting Ariadne auf Naxos
by Richard Strauss

18. January 26

Musikfestspiele Sanssouci with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchestra

Photo: Nicolaisaal Potsdam

Musikfestspiele Sanssouci with the Brandenburgisches Staatsorchestra

Location: Potsdam Nicolaisaal

Ulrich Kern will conduct the Brandenburgische Staatsorchestra. On the programm Mendelssohn's Sommernachtstraum, speaker Juri Tetzlaff

1. January 2026

New Year’s Concerts

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

New Year’s Concerts

Location: Hoyerswerda | Lausitzhalle

Ulrich Kern is conducting Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie. The New Year’s Concerts will feature works by Beethoven, Johann Strauss Sr., and Leonard Bernstein, among others.

31. December 2025

Back in Berlin

Photo: Privat

Back in Berlin

Location: Berlin, Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern will conduct the Berliner Symphoniker. The soloist of the New Year’s Eve program is the soprano Nadja Mchantaf.

25./ 26. December 2025

Ulrich Kern and Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Ulrich Kern and Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester

Location: Frankfurt/ a.O and Nicolaisaal Potsdam

Ulrich Kern will conduct the Christmas Concert – »Die Schneeekönigin« with music by Grieg, Sibelius and Nielsen, female speaker Kristin Muthwill

14.11.2025

Guiseppe Verdi Nabucco

Photo: Adesso Audio 5/2021

Guiseppe Verdi Nabucco

Location: Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theatre | Grand Theatre

Ulrich Kern conducting Verdi's masterpiece Nabucco, a  drama of power, love, religion, and freedom

06.11.2025

Ulrich Kernand Dresden Philharmonic

Photo: dpa Zentralbild/ Oliver Killig

Ulrich Kernand Dresden Philharmonic

Location: Dresden, Kulturpalast

Ulrich Kern returns to the podium to lead the Dresden Philharmonic

September 7, 2025

Season Opening with the New Lusatian Philharmonic

Photo: Kohanova via Envato

Season Opening with the New Lusatian Philharmonic

Best of Filmmusik

Location: Zittau

Ulrich Kern opens the season with the New Lusatian Philharmonic.

September 4, 2025

Video with Ulrich Kern

Photo: With images by Marco Borggreve

Video with Ulrich Kern

video featuring music by Ferdinand Ries with the MDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ulrich Kern.

August 20, 2025

Award

Photo: Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH, CC BY-SA, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

Award

A great success for the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz-Zittau! The theater has been named Germany’s best municipal theater by the professional journal Die Deutsche Bühne.

Jul 6, 2025

Debut with the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra!

Photo: Susanne Diesner

Debut with the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra!

Location: Düsseldorf

Ulrich Kern conducts the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra for the first time at the Tonhalle.

Jun 26, 2025 | 7 PM

Season Finale – Open-Air

Photo: viaThea

Season Finale – Open-Air

Location: Görlitz

Ulrich Kern with the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie at the Görlitz Festival.

Jun 21, 2025 | 6 PM

Dresden

Photo: Palais Sommer

Dresden

Location: Dresden

Ulrich Kern appears at the “Palais Sommer” Festival in Dresden.

from May 10, 2025

Philharmonic Concerts

Photo: GHT

Philharmonic Concerts

Ulrich Kern and the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie perform works by Dvořák, Martinů, and Smetana.

Apr 30, 2025

Double Bill! with World Premiere

Photo: GHT

Double Bill! with World Premiere

Ulrich Kern will conduct two operas in one evening: the world premiere of GRAMSCI by Cord Meijering and Giacomo Puccini’s Suor Angelica.

Apr 17 / 19 / 27, 2025

La Bohème

Photo: Pawel Sosnowski

La Bohème

Ulrich Kern conducts Puccini’s masterpiece La Bohème.

from Apr 25, 2025

Peter Pan Returns

Photo: Christina Burton / Courtesy of The Leonard Bernstein Office Inc.

Peter Pan Returns

Leonard Bernstein’s successful dance piece Peter Pan returns to the stage of the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater.

from Jan 25, 2025

Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

Photo: Pawel Sosnowski

Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

Location: Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts the rediscovery of Ta Bouche by Maurice Yvain.

2025/2026

Season 2025/2026

Photo: Marco Borggreve

Season 2025/2026

Berlin Philharmonie – New Year’s Eve concerts with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and soprano Nadja Mchantaf | Return invitation to the Dresden Philharmonic | Kulturpalast Dresden | State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie Koblenz | Weilburg Music Festival | Brandenburg State Orchestra | Nikolaisaal Potsdam | Concert Hall “Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach” Frankfurt/Oder | Camerata Rheingau | Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz: Philharmonic concerts with the New Lusatian Philharmonic | Verdi Nabucco | Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos | Janáček The Excursions of Mr. Brouček

Dec 31, 2024

New Year’s Eve Concerts Philharmonie Berlin

Photo: Matthias Daenschel

New Year’s Eve Concerts Philharmonie Berlin

Location: Berlin

Together with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra and musical star Femke Soetenga, Ulrich Kern sets off a musical fireworks display.

Dec 25 / Dec 26, 2024

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Location: Nikolaisaal Potsdam and Concert Hall Frankfurt/Oder

Christmas family concerts including works by Rossini at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam and the Concert Hall Frankfurt/Oder under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Dec 11 / 12 / 13 / 14, 2024

Erich Kästner – Dot and Anton

Photo: Stuttgart Philharmonic

Erich Kästner – Dot and Anton

For the Kästner Year 2024, the book becomes a musical story. A co-production with the Dresden Philharmonic and the Tonhalle Düsseldorf. On the podium of the Stuttgart Philharmonic: Ulrich Kern.

from Fri, Nov 08, 2024

Leonard Bernstein – Peter Pan

Photo: GHT

Leonard Bernstein – Peter Pan

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz

Revival at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater – conducted by Ulrich Kern.

Thu, Oct 03, 2024 | 11 AM and 7 PM

Bergische Symphoniker

Photo: Nam Woo Kim

Bergische Symphoniker

Ulrich Kern makes his debut with the Bergische Symphoniker, a concert for German Unity Day.

from Jun 08, 2024

Summer Open-Air

Photo: Pawel Sosnowski

Summer Open-Air

Location: Görlitz

On the theater square in Görlitz: a summer open-air concert with Ulrich Kern on the podium.

May 7, 2024

Philharmonic Meets Jazz »Classicism – A Point of View«

Photo: Daniel Infanger

Philharmonic Meets Jazz »Classicism – A Point of View«

Michael Arbenz, composer and pianist, presents arrangements and the world premiere as part of the “Jazzmeile Thüringen” together with the Jena Philharmonic under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Apr 27, 2024

Dot and Anton

Photo: Dressler Verlag

Dot and Anton

“Only those who grow up and remain a child are truly human,” Erich Kästner once claimed. Matthias Kaufmann’s modern setting of the Dresden-born Erich Kästner’s “Dot and Anton” | at the Dresden Philharmonic conducted by Ulrich Kern.

from Apr 18, 2024

The Magic Flute

Photo: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater

The Magic Flute

Location: Bautzen

“… – a magnificent masterpiece full of beauty and power” at the Bautzen Theater with the New Lusatian Philharmonic, conducted by Ulrich Kern.

Mar 22, 2024

Kulturpalast Dresden

Photo: Kulturpalast Dresden

Kulturpalast Dresden

Location: Dresden

The Young Symphony Orchestra Dresden with works by Honegger, Bozza, Waxmann, and Brahms under the direction of Ulrich Kern at the Kulturpalast Dresden.

Feb 9 / 10 / 11, 2024

Peter Pan – German Premiere

Photo: GHT

Peter Pan – German Premiere

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

Peter Pan by Leonard Bernstein, German premiere, at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Jan 30 – Feb 11, 2024

Johann Strauss – Die Fledermaus

Photo: Wilhelma Theater

Johann Strauss – Die Fledermaus

Location: Stuttgart

Conducted by Ulrich Kern together with students of the Stuttgart University of Music at the Wilhelma Theater Stuttgart.

Jan 14, 2024

Brahms Double Concerto in A minor

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Brahms Double Concerto in A minor

“Young Stars” with the Brandenburg State Orchestra. Enrique Rodrigues, violin, and Alexander Braun, cello, perform Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Jan 1 / 5 / 6, 2024

New Year’s Concerts

Photo: Theater Görlitz

New Year’s Concerts

Location: Görlitz

“Around America in 80 Minutes” with the New Lusatian Philharmonic under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Dec 31, 2023 | 3:00 PM & 6:30 PM

New Year’s Eve Concerts in the Berlin Philharmonie

Photo: privat

New Year’s Eve Concerts in the Berlin Philharmonie

Location: Berlin

Ring in the New Year with works by Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Bizet, and Johann Strauss II. Ulrich Kern conducts the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Soloist of the evening: Anna Werle.

Dec 25 / 26, 2023

Hansel and Gretel

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Hansel and Gretel

Ulrich Kern appears with the Brandenburg State Orchestra. On the program: Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel and Gretel, a concert suite for narrator and large orchestra with Erik Schäffler as narrator.

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OPERNWELT 2023

Photo: Opernwelt

OPERNWELT 2023

The international specialist journal “OPERNWELT 2023” writes about the opera evening SIMPLICIUS SIMPLICISSIMUS by Karl Amadeus Hartmann at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater with Ulrich Kern on the podium: Awarded in the critics’ poll as the most unusual production of the season.

from Nov 4, 2023

SAUL

Photo: GHT

SAUL

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

SAUL – dramatic oratorio in three acts by George Frideric Handel – presented in a staged production at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Jul 21, 2023

Ulrich Kern and the State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie

Photo: Lea Birringer

Ulrich Kern and the State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern conducts the summer concert of the Rheinische Philharmonie State Orchestra with works by Strauss, Saint-Saëns, Brahms, Sarasate, Ravel, and Bizet.

Sun, Jun 4, 2023

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Kaupo Kikkas

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Ulrich Kern returns to the podium of the MDR Symphony Orchestra with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – incidental music to Shakespeare’s comedy.

Sat, Jun 3, 2023

Simplicius Simplicissimus – Premiere

Photo: GHT

Simplicius Simplicissimus – Premiere

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s “Simplicius Simplicissimus” at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater.

May 14 / 21, 2023

Concerts with Uwaga! and the New Lusatian Philharmonic

Photo: privat

Concerts with Uwaga! and the New Lusatian Philharmonic

A journey through centuries of dance, from the minuet to tango nuevo.

May 3 / 5, 2023

Concerts in Pieńsk and Varnsdorf

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Concerts in Pieńsk and Varnsdorf

Location: Pieńsk (Poland) and Varnsdorf (Czech Republic)

Ulrich Kern appears in Pieńsk (Poland) and Varnsdorf (Czech Republic) with the New Lusatian Philharmonic.

Apr 23, 2023

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Ulrich Kern on tour with the Brandenburg State Orchestra performing works by Mendelssohn, Bizet, and Rossini.

from Jan 20, 2023

TOSCA

Photo: Marlies Kross

TOSCA

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts Puccini’s TOSCA at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater – a thrilling operatic crime drama with passionate music.

Dec 31, 2022

New Year’s Eve Concerts in the Berlin Philharmonie

Photo: Sebastian Hänel

New Year’s Eve Concerts in the Berlin Philharmonie

Location: Berlin

Ulrich Kern with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra performing works by Strauss, Anderson, and Elgar.

Dec 25 / 26, 2022

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Location: Frankfurt/Oder and Potsdam

Ulrich Kern appears with the Brandenburg State Orchestra in the Concert Hall Frankfurt/Oder and at the Nikolaisaal in Potsdam.

Oct 7 / 8 / 9, 2022

BoSy Extra | BoSy goes Pop

Photo: Marco Borggreve

BoSy Extra | BoSy goes Pop

Ulrich Kern returns to the podium of the Bochumer Symphoniker – “Thank you for the Music”, the brilliant song classics of ABBA newly arranged.

Jun 12–16, 2022

First International Song Competition “Bolko von Hochberg”

Photo: ab

First International Song Competition “Bolko von Hochberg”

Ulrich Kern – juror at the First International Song Competition “Bolko von Hochberg”.

May 29, 2022 | 11:00 am

Symphony Concert at the Kulturpalast Dresden

Photo: Markenfotografie

Symphony Concert at the Kulturpalast Dresden

Location: Dresden

Ulrich Kern conducts the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Saxon State High School of Music Dresden – a project in cooperation with arche noVa.

Apr 25, 2022

Dortmund Philharmonic

Photo: Jürgen Altmann

Dortmund Philharmonic

Location: Dortmund

Ulrich Kern again on the podium of the Dortmund Philharmonic with works of the Viennese Classicism.

Apr 3, 2022

Marimba di Barocco

Photo: Peter Adamik

Marimba di Barocco

Ulrich Kern and the New Lusatian Philharmonic.

Apr 3, 2022

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Photo: Marco Borggreve

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Location: Stuttgart

Ulrich Kern on the podium of the Stuttgart Philharmonic with works by Beethoven, Offenbach, Gershwin, and Ligeti.

Mar 22, 2022

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Photo: Stuttgarter Philharmoniker

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Location: Stuttgart

Open rehearsal with Ulrich Kern and the Stuttgart Philharmonic.

Feb 3, 2022

Tosca

Photo: Marlies Kross

Tosca

Ulrich Kern with Puccini’s Tosca – a revival.
Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, the performance had to be canceled.

Jan 30, 2022 | 7:30 pm

Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra

Photo: Rosa Frank

Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra

Ulrich Kern and the Rheinische Philharmonie State Orchestra at the Konzerthaus Karlsruhe. Soloist of the evening: trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich.

Jan 1–8, 2022

Season Opening 2022

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Season Opening 2022

3rd Philharmonic Concert – Ulrich Kern together with the New Lusatian Philharmonic.

The New Year’s Concerts are cancelled!

Dec 6 / 7 / 25 / 26, 2021

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

Photo: Nicolaissaal Potsdam

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker

Location: Frankfurt/Oder and Potsdam

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with the Brandenburg State Orchestra in Frankfurt/Oder and at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam.

Nov 26, 2021

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Photo: GHT

Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

Ulrich Kern on the podium of Kurt Weill’s successful opera.

Oct 28, 2021

MDR Jump

Photo: mdr

MDR Jump

The MDR Symphony Orchestra and Ulrich Kern meet MDR Jump. Broadcast live on MDR television and radio.

Oct 7, 2021

MDR Kultur & MDR Klassik

Photo: Marco Borggreve

MDR Kultur & MDR Klassik

The first recording of the Symphony by J. Schubert as well as works by C. F. Abel and F. Ries with the MDR Symphony Orchestra will soon be broadcast.

Aug 12–13, 2021

Radio Production

Photo: stadtrundfahrt.com

Radio Production

Ulrich Kern once again with the Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra, performing works by Schubert, Haydn, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Violin Concerto. Lea Birringer is the soloist of the evening.

Wed | Jul 21, 2021

Summer Concert with the Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra

Photo: Kai Myller

Summer Concert with the Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra

Ulrich Kern once again with the Rhenish Philharmonic State Orchestra, performing works by Schubert, Haydn, and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Violin Concerto. Lea Birringer is the soloist of the evening.

Jun 6, 2021

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Photo: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Viennese Classicism in the Marienkirche in Angermünde – Ulrich Kern once again on the podium of the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt.

CANCELLED

Sun | May 30, 2021 | 11:00 am

The Sunday Concert NDR Kultur – Three Cello Concertos at One Go

Photo: Oliver Borchert

The Sunday Concert NDR Kultur – Three Cello Concertos at One Go

Daniel Müller-Schott, Anastasia Kobekina and Harriet Krijgh perform three different cello concertos. At the podium of the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic: Ulrich Kern.

A recording from July 8, 2018 at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival.

Livestream Mar 23, 2021 | 7:00 pm

Dortmund Philharmonic

Photo: Anneliese Schürer

Dortmund Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern steps in at short notice for the 7th Philharmonic Concert.

Mar 9–12, 2021

Radio Production

Photo: stadtrundfahrt.com

Radio Production

Ulrich Kern and the MDR Symphony Orchestra continue their radio production with symphonies by Joseph Schubert and Carl Friedrich Abel.

Jan 29, 2021 | 8:03 pm

Evening Concert on SWR2

Photo: SWR2

Evening Concert on SWR2

Ulrich Kern conducts the German Radio Philharmonic – a concert recording from October 30, 2020 at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern. Soloist of the evening: Tillmann Höfs.

Jan 11–16, 2021

Radio Production

Photo: stadtrundfahrt.com

Radio Production

Ulrich Kern and the MDR Symphony Orchestra continue their radio production with symphonies by Joseph Schubert and Carl Friedrich Abel.

Postponed due to Coronavirus

Dec 25/26, 2020

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Photo: Lothar Tanzyna

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Ulrich Kern conducts two Christmas family concerts: Legends and Myths for Christmas Eve with Erik Schäffler as narrator.

CANCELLED due to Coronavirus

Dec 18, 2020 | 8:04 pm

SR2 Kulturradio – Concert Broadcast

Photo: SR2

SR2 Kulturradio – Concert Broadcast

Ulrich Kern conducts the German Radio Philharmonic in works by Bialas, Haydn and Mozart – a concert recording from October 30, 2020 at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern.

Nov 24–28, 2020

Radio Production

Photo: stadtrundfahrt.com

Radio Production

Ulrich Kern and the MDR Symphony Orchestra record for the first time Joseph Schubert’s Symphony in C as well as works by Miklós Rózsa, Ottorino Respighi and Carl Friedrich Abel. The solo part is performed by violinist Antje Weithaas.

Oct 30, 2020

German Radio Philharmonic

Photo: Werner Richner

German Radio Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern conducts works by Bialas, Haydn and Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 with Tillmann Höfs.

Oct 24, 2020

MDR Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven & Co.

Photo: MDR Symphony Orchestra

MDR Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven & Co.

Ulrich Kern conducts works by Bialas, Haydn and Mozart’s Horn Concerto No. 4 with Tillmann Höfs.

Oct 3, 2020

Lehár’s “The Land of Smiles”

Photo: GHT

Lehár’s “The Land of Smiles”

Location: Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz

Premiere at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater under the direction of Ulrich Kern.

Oct 1, 2020

New Season 2020/21

Photo: Marco Borggreve

New Season 2020/21

Symphony concert with the German Radio Philharmonic | Guest concerts with the MDR Symphony Orchestra | Bochum Symphony Orchestra | CD production with Tilmann Höfs and the German Radio Philharmonic – postponed due to Coronavirus | Concerts with the Brandenburg State Orchestra at the Nikolaisaal Potsdam | Teaching position at the Carl Maria von Weber College of Music Dresden | New Lusatian Philharmonic | Camerata Rheingau | Theater Görlitz: Don Giovanni; The Land of Smiles; Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.

Sep 13, 2020

Bochum Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Marco Borggreve

Bochum Symphony Orchestra

Ulrich Kern returns to the podium with a family concert at the Bochum Symphony Orchestra.

Jul 12, 2020

Camerata Rheingau

Photo: privat

Camerata Rheingau

Ulrich Kern conducts the Camerata Rheingau. Works from the Baroque will be performed in the Hildegardis Monastery Church.

CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Jun 19/20, 2020

Baden-Baden Philharmonic

Photo: Philharmonie Baden-Baden

Baden-Baden Philharmonic

Location: Baden-Baden

Ulrich Kern returns to the podium of the Baden-Baden Philharmonic.

CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Apr 24/25/26, 2020

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3

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Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3

Symphony concerts with the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3.

CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Apr 10, 2020

Meyerbeer’s Opera “Dinorah”

Photo: Marlies Kross

Meyerbeer’s Opera “Dinorah”

Ulrich Kern conducts Meyerbeer’s rarely performed French opera “Dinorah”.

CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS

Apr 3, 2020

New Kulturpalast Dresden

Photo: Markenfotografie

New Kulturpalast Dresden

Location: Dresden

For the first time in Dresden’s new concert hall: Ulrich Kern conducts works by de Falla, Dvořák and Sarasate with the Dresden Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Mar 22/29, 2020

“Marimba di Barocco”

Photo: Katarzyna Myćka

“Marimba di Barocco”

With Katarzyna Myćka (marimba) and the New Lusatian Philharmonic.

Feb 22, 2020

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Photo: Martin Stadtfeld

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Location: Laupheim Castle

Guest performance with the Stuttgart Philharmonic and a Beethoven program at Laupheim Castle. Soloist of the evening: Martin Stadtfeld.

Dec 25 / Dec 26, 2019

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Photo: Winfried Mausolf

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Ulrich Kern conducts the Brandenburg State Orchestra.

Dec 22, 2019

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Photo: Marco Borggreve

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Location: Berlin

Ulrich Kern conducts the Konzerthausorchester Berlin for the first time.

Nov 28, 2019

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Peter Adamik

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Sound meets idea – 100 years of Bauhaus. Ulrich Kern conducts the MDR Symphony Orchestra.

Nov 22, 2019

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Photo: Martin Stadtfeld

Stuttgart Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern’s debut with the Stuttgart Philharmonic featuring a Beethoven program. Soloist of the evening: Martin Stadtfeld.

Oct 17–26, 2019

2nd Philharmonic Concert “Quasi à la française”

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

2nd Philharmonic Concert “Quasi à la française”

Ulrich Kern conducts the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie with works by Milhaud, Berlioz, Mozart, and Saint-Saëns.

Oct 13, 2019

Die Fledermaus

Photo: GHT

Die Fledermaus

Location: Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of the most popular stage work of the Waltz King Johann Strauss at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater.

Oct 13, 2019

Award for Ulrich Kern

Photo: Nikolai Schmidt

Award for Ulrich Kern

Ulrich Kern receives the Audience Award from the Görlitz Theater and Music Association.

Aug 12–16, 2019

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Peter Adamik

MDR Symphony Orchestra

MDR production with the MDR Symphony Orchestra for the Bauhaus centenary celebration.

Jul 7, 2019

Camerata Rheingau

Photo: privat

Camerata Rheingau

Location: Kloster Hildegardis im Rheingau

Ulrich Kern and the Camerata Rheingau with baroque music at the Abbey of St. Hildegard.

Jun 16, 2019

Fidelio

Photo: Artjom Belan

Fidelio

Ulrich Kern conducts Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater.

Jun 9, 2019

Bochum Symphony Orchestra

Photo: Lutz Leitmann

Bochum Symphony Orchestra

Ulrich Kern conducts the Bochum Symphony Orchestra, joined by narrator Wolfram Boelzle.

Mar 24, 2019

Jena Philharmonic

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Jena Philharmonic

Location: Jena

Ulrich Kern appears with the Jena Philharmonic together with actress Karolin Schuch.

Jan 20 / Feb 10, 2019

Ramon Jaffé and the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Photo: csm

Ramon Jaffé and the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Under the direction of Ulrich Kern, cellist Ramon Jaffé and the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie perform works by Gluck, Mozart, Paisiello, and Sallinen.

Jan 9 / Jan 10 / Jan 11, 2019

Philharmonie Baden-Baden

Photo: Jörg Bongartz

Philharmonie Baden-Baden

Location: Baden-Baden

Ulrich Kern makes his debut with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic.

Dec 6 / Dec 17 / Dec 25 / Dec 26, 2018

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Photo: Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Location: Nikolaisaal Potsdam and Frankfurt/Oder

Ulrich Kern returns to conduct the Brandenburg State Orchestra, appearing in the Nikolaisaal Potsdam and in Frankfurt/Oder.

Oct 18 / Oct 19 / Oct 23 / Oct 24 / Oct 26, 2018

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Location: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern conducts the Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie in Sibelius’s Symphony No. 2.

Oct 20, 2018

Current Review: “Flowers for the Horn”

Photo: Sosnowski

Current Review: “Flowers for the Horn”

“… Ulrich Kern brought the work into sharp relief, let the brass shine and the basses pulse. (…) The applause and stomping of the audience in the sold-out hall was a clear sign. More of this fresh vibrancy!”

Sächsische Zeitung, Oct 20, 2018, Karsten Blüthgen (on Sibelius Symphony No. 2)

Sep 29, 2018

Premiere: Strauss “A Night in Venice”

Photo: GHT

Premiere: Strauss “A Night in Venice”

Location: Görlitz Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of Strauss’s operetta A Night in Venice at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater, Görlitz.

Sep 27, 2018 | 8 p.m.

World of Music Without Borders with UWAGA!

Photo: UWAGA

World of Music Without Borders with UWAGA!

Ulrich Kern conducts the Jena Philharmonic – program includes works by Elgar, Sibelius, and Mahler. With UWAGA!.

Sep 23, 2018 | 11 a.m.

NDR Kultur – “The Sunday Concert”

Photo: Oliver Borchert

NDR Kultur – “The Sunday Concert”

Ulrich Kern live on NDR Kultur – closing concert of the 360° Cello Festival at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival with the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic: three cello concertos with three soloists – Harriet Krijgh, Anastasia Kobekina, Daniel Müller-Schott.

A broadcast recording from July 8, 2018.

Sep 11, 2018

Farewell Concert for Mayor Dr. Schröter

Photo: Jenaer Philharmonie

Farewell Concert for Mayor Dr. Schröter

Location: Jenaer Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern and the Jena Philharmonic: farewell concert for Jena’s long-serving mayor Dr. Schröter.

Aug 16, 2018

Buenos Aires, Sala Sinfónica

Photo: Haupt & Binder

Buenos Aires, Sala Sinfónica

Location: Buenos Aires

Ulrich Kern conducts the Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Nacional José de San Martín. Program: Beethoven Symphony No. 7 and Cavanna “Geek Bagatelles”.

Jul 8, 2018

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Photo: Uwe Arens

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Ulrich Kern’s debut at the festival – “360° Violoncello”: three cello concertos with three soloists – Harriet Krijgh, Anastasia Kobekina, and Daniel Müller-Schott.

Jul 1, 2018

Baroque Sounds from the Rheingau

Photo: Abtei St. Hildegard

Baroque Sounds from the Rheingau

Location: Kloster Hildegardis im Rheingau

Ulrich Kern conducts “Baroque Sounds” at the Abbey of St. Hildegard in the Rheingau, featuring works by Handel, Bach, and Pachelbel with soprano Elisabeth Scholl, countertenor Friedolin Obersteiner, and the Camerata Rheingau.

May 27, 2018

Ulrich Kern’s Debut with Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser

Photo: Marlies Kross

Ulrich Kern’s Debut with Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser

Ulrich Kern makes his debut with Wagner’s grand romantic opera Tannhäuser.

May 25, 2018

CD Release: Klaus Wüsthoff – “Die Regentrude”

Photo: razvandm/Morguefile

CD Release: Klaus Wüsthoff – “Die Regentrude”

Ulrich Kern conducts the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt, with actress Martina Gedeck as narrator.

Apr 28, 2018

MOZART: The Abduction from the Seraglio

Photo: GHT

MOZART: The Abduction from the Seraglio

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of Wolfgang A. Mozart’s Singspiel The Abduction from the Seraglio.

From Mar 3, 2018

The Consul

Photo: Marlies Kross

The Consul

Ulrich Kern conducts Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera The Consul.

Feb 22, 2018

Jena Philharmonic

Photo: Jenaer Philharmonie

Jena Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern conducts works by Stanić, Hovhaness, Cavanna, and Haydn.

Feb 8, 2018

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

Photo: WPR

Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen

Location: Reutlingen

Ulrich Kern conducts the Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, with moderation by Lars Reichow.

Jan 14, 2018

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Photo: Tobias Tanzyna

Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

Location: Frankfurt/Oder

Ulrich Kern conducts the Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt/Oder.

Dec 3 / Dec 15, 2017

The Consul

Photo: Marlies Kross

The Consul

Ulrich Kern conducts Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera The Consul.

Nov 16, 2017

Ensemble Courage

Photo: Christian Held

Ensemble Courage

Ulrich Kern once again with Ensemble Courage at the German Hygiene Museum, Dresden.

Oct 29, 2017

Jena Philharmonic

Photo: Jenaer Philharmonie

Jena Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern appears as guest conductor with the Jena Philharmonic.

Oct 26, 2017

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Photo: MDR/Peter Adamik

MDR Symphony Orchestra

Ulrich Kern’s debut with the MDR Symphony Orchestra.

Oct 22, 2017

Philrock

Photo: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Philrock

Location: Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie

Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” and Jon Lord’s Concerto for Group and Orchestra with Ulrich Kern conducting.

Oct 7, 2017

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

Photo: Marlies Kross

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.

Sep 18, 2017

Flanders Festival – Ghent

Photo: Tobias Schult

Flanders Festival – Ghent

Location: Gent

Ulrich Kern and Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg: Opening concert of the Flanders Festival, Ghent.

Jul 9, 2017

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Photo: GHT

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps

Ulrich Kern at the podium with Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps.

Jul 2, 2017

Baroque Sounds

Photo: Kloster Hildegardis

Baroque Sounds

Location: Kloster Hildegardis im Rheingau

At Kloster Hildegardis in the Rheingau, Ulrich Kern conducts “Baroque Sounds” with works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach, and Vinci, featuring soprano Elisabeth Scholl and the Camerata Rheingau.

May 28–29, 2017

State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie

Photo: Kai Myller

State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern conducts the State Orchestra Rheinische Philharmonie – with works by Bach, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and Schumann on the program.

May 14, 2017

Jena Philharmonic

Photo: Anna Schroll

Jena Philharmonic

Location: Jenaer Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern appears as guest conductor with the Jena Philharmonic.

May 6, 2017

Dramma lirico

Dramma lirico

Ulrich Kern conducts Manon Lescaut, a dramma lirico in four acts by Giacomo Puccini.

From Mar 17, 2017

Gaetano Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore

Photo: Marlies Kross

Gaetano Donizetti: L’elisir d’amore

Ulrich Kern conducts Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore.

From Mar 6, 2017

Northwest German Philharmonic

Northwest German Philharmonic

Location: Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern appears as guest conductor with the Northwest German Philharmonic.

Jan 22, 2017

Prince Suite

Prince Suite

Location: Jenaer Philharmonie

Ulrich Kern appears as guest conductor with the Jena Philharmonic.

Oct 9, 2016

Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra

Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra

Ulrich Kern makes his debut with the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra.

Oct 3, 2016

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Brandenburg State Orchestra

Ulrich Kern conducts a special concert.

Sep 30, 2016

Fiddler on the Roof

Photo: Marlies Kross

Fiddler on the Roof

Location: Theater Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts the musical by Jerry Bock.

Sep 8, 2016

Festive Sounds – Anniversary Concert of the New Lusatian Philharmonic

Festive Sounds – Anniversary Concert of the New Lusatian Philharmonic

Ulrich Kern and General Music Director Andrea Sanguineti jointly conduct, among others: Earle Brown (1926–2002) Module 1 and 2 for two orchestras and two conductors.

Sep 2, 2016 Görlitz | Sep 3, 2016 Zittau | Sep 6, 2016 Görlitz | Sep 7, 2016 Hoyerswerda | Sep 8, 2016 Bautzen

Jun 18, 2016

Premiere “Into the Woods” – Musical by Stephen Sondheim

Photo: Marlies Kross

Premiere “Into the Woods” – Musical by Stephen Sondheim

Location: Gerhardt-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz

Following a successful premiere, Ulrich Kern returns for further performances at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater Görlitz.

May 29, 2016

L’elisir d’amore – The Elixir of Love

Photo: Marlies Kross

L’elisir d’amore – The Elixir of Love

Comic opera in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti, with Ulrich Kern at the podium.

May 28, 2016

Jenůfa – Opera by Leoš Janáček with Ulrich Kern

Photo: Marlies Kross

Jenůfa – Opera by Leoš Janáček with Ulrich Kern

“Jenůfa is one of the most beautiful operas ever written. … She can forgive from the depths of her heart. Music that holds so much love is extremely rare. It should be performed every day.” (Ingo Metzmacher, conductor)

Feb 1, 2016

Ulrich Kern conducts Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg

Ulrich Kern conducts Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg

Location: Hamburg

Ulrich Kern conducts Ensemble Resonanz Hamburg at Hamburg’s Laeiszhalle; world premiere of a work by Sven-Ingo Koch.

Nov 29, 2015, Dec 8, 2015, Dec 15, 2015, Dec 18, 2015

Hansel and Gretel

Photo: Marlies Kross

Hansel and Gretel

Location: Theater Görlitz

Ulrich Kern appears with the fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel at Theater Görlitz.

Nov 21, 2015

Location: Gerhardt-Hauptmann-Theater, Görlitz

Ulrich Kern conducts the premiere of Jacques Offenbach’s operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld" at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater, Görlitz.

Dec 6, 2015 / Dec 16, 2015 / Dec 17, 2015

Dec 26, 2015 Concert Hall Frankfurt (Oder)

Location: Nikolaisaal Potsdam

Ulrich Kern conducts Gisbert Näther’s "Prince Suite" Op. 84 with the Brandenburg State Orchestra, featuring Stephan Holzapfel as narrator.

Dec 12, 2015

Christmas Concert

Christmas Concert

Ulrich Kern conducts the Christmas concert of the Northwest German Philharmonic with works from the opera and concert repertoire.

Oct 23, 2015

Reunion with ECHO Klassik Award winner Fabrice Millischer

Reunion with ECHO Klassik Award winner Fabrice Millischer

Ulrich Kern conducts the world premiere of "Quasidah II" by the renowned Italian composer Orazio Scortino.

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