5-7 December 3 great concerts, organized by the German General Consulate

The Consulate General of Germany in Almaty offers, with the support of local partners (State Zhambyl Philharmony, National Kurmangasy Conservatory) and sponsors are inviting you to 3 musical encounters to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas-winter season with the German conductor Kerstin Behnke (Berlin) and the soloists Milena Juhl and Sönke Tams Freier (Conservatory Lübeck, Germany).

The Schedule

1) Thursday, December 5th, 2013, 7 p.m., National Kurmangasy-Conservatory Almaty:

Festive Music from Baroque and the contemporary

(Franz Tunder, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Poulenc)

Soloists: Milena Juhl, Sönke Tams Freier (Germany)

Students of the National Kurmangasy conservatory

Address: Abilai Xhan, between Kabanbai Batir and Bogenbai

Tickets at evening box office - free entrance for students –

or immediately at the Consulate General of Germany (see mail address beneath)

2) Friday, December 6th, 6.30 p.m., Zhambyl-Philharmony:

Famous men - strong women (Berlin programme)

Compositions for choir and orchestra, XIX century

(Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Schumann, Elfrida Andrée, Emilie Mayer)

Soloists: Milena Juhl, Sönke TamsFreier (Germany),

State Philharmonic Zhambyl - Zhambyl-Philarmonie, Almaty

Address: ul. Tole Bi - Kaldayakov

Tickets at evening box office

or immediately at the Consulate General of Germany (see mail address beneath)

3) Saturday, December 7th, 6.30 p.m. Catholic Holy Trinity Church (Церковь Пресвятой Троицы), Almaty:

 Christmas Concert

Address: ul. Tlendieva, 9 - Алматы, ул. Тлендиева 9

Free entrance - mulled wine and Christmas sweets offered by the Consulate General

- Tickets for Thursday, 5th and Friday 6th December may be ordered from now on through the Consulate General:

 mail: info@almaty.diplo.de

Further information:

Consulate General of Germany, phone tél. 262-83-41 or info@almaty.diplo.de.

The German Consulate thanks their sponsors for their valuable support:

Asian Beer Company/Botchonok, Gold Produkt, HeidelbergCement, Interconti Almaty, Kühne&Nagel Ibrakom, Lufthansa, Metro, Siemens.