SOIRÉE ARCADIA: “Max Reger – Arrangement as Original”

Arrangements accompanied and shaped Max Reger's artistic work throughout his life. He gave almost 300 works by other composers a new instrumentation and a new form. In their programme, Rinko Hama and Ruben Meliksetian highlight the diversity of perspectives that Reger took in doing so. These range from faithful transcriptions of the original score to free improvisation, in which the arrangement itself becomes an original work in its own right. The focus is always on the tonal modernisation and artistic appropriation of works by masters whom Reger particularly admired, above all Johann Sebastian Bach and Hugo Wolf.

The concert evening is connected to the third module of the academy project ‘Reger-Werkausgabe (RWA)’, in which Reger's arrangements are being published in eleven volumes. The project manager of the RWA, Prof. Dr. Susanne Popp, and the managing director of the Max Reger Institute Karlsruhe, Dr. Alexander Becker, will introduce Reger's arrangement practice.

Admission is free. If you enjoyed the concert, we would be grateful for a donation. The donation box is located to the right of the entrance to the Kalkhof-Rose concert hall.

Registration is required. Admission tickets will be available from 8:00 a.m. 16 April 2026 here.

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Important note: There is usually a long waiting list for events held by the Academy in the Kalkhof-Rose concert hall. We therefore urge you to cancel in good time if you are unable to attend after confirming your participation. This is the only way we can adequately manage the waiting list. At the same time, we ask for your understanding that if you do not attend without giving prior notice, we will not be able to issue tickets to you in future.