Konzert

GARDENS OF SONGS

104. Naxos Hall Concert
Naxos Hallenkonzerte
Das Bild zeigt eine abstrakte, verschwommene Darstellung in Blau-, Grau-, Grün- und Beigetönen. Die Farben und Formen verlaufen ineinander. Durch die Bewegungsunschärfe entsteht ein dynamischer, beinahe wirbelnder Eindruck. Die Darstellung wirkt weich und atmosphärisch. Konkrete Gegenstände oder Personen sind nicht eindeutig erkennbar.
© Raphaël Languillat

Events

Sunday
06. December 26, 19:00 Uhr
Tickets

The new full-length quartet Gardens of Songs (2026) by Offenbach-based composer Jagoda Szmytka is written for soprano, mezzo-soprano, piano, and electric guitar. The work expands the tradition of art song through experimental techniques and explores the relationship between art and nature. The composition draws inspiration from the gardens of historical figures Daisy von Pless, Helena Radziwiłłowa, and Izabela Czartoryska, as well as the research expeditions of Frankfurt-based naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717). It also draws on Szmytka’s own series of drawings, Journal d’été (2024) and Garden Journal (2024/25). Projected throughout the Naxos Hall, these drawings frame the performance as a visual and spatial experience.

 


Program

Jagoda Szmytka | *1982

Gardens of Songs | 2026 ✶
Commissioned by the Naxos Hall Concerts

 

✶ World premiere as part of the Naxos Hall Concerts

Soprano
Maja Bader
Mezzosopran0
Helēna Sorokina
Electric guitar
Samuel Toro Pérez
Piano
Leonhard Dering
Composition, Visuals
Jagoda Szmytka
Entrance fee
Solidarity-based pricing
10 - 30 €

Students, school students, fgnm e.V.
5 €
A production by
NAXOS Hallenkonzerte
About the group

The 104th Naxos Hall Concert is made possible with funding from Musikfonds e. V.

The Naxos Hall Concerts are supported by the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and the Arts, the Cultural Affairs Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, and the Hessian Ministry for Digitalization and Innovation.