#SoPhi26 – „H²O the Sound of Water“ – European Summer Philharmonic and Choir 2026

Name: #SoPhi26 – „H²O the Sound of Water“ – European Summer Philharmonic and Choir 2026
Start: 2026-07-05T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-09T23:00:00+02:00
Location: Evangelische Jugend Chemnitz

Schedule

Sun, 05 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Evangelische Jugend Chemnitz | Chemnitz, SN

European Summer Philharmonic and Choir 2026
5-9 July 2026
Bedřich Smetana – Die Moldau
Claude Debussy – La Mer
Ralph Vaughan Williams – A Sea Symphony

The Saxon Mozart Society invites enthusiastic choir singers and instrumentalists from all of Europe to join the European Summer Philharmonic and -Choir (#SoPhi26) in Chemnitz. Musicians of all ages and levels of proficiency are very welcome. During a 4-day rehearsal period, the programme will be developed under the professional guidance of mentors. During rehearsals, concerts and joint leisure activities, the participants of #SoPhi26 get to know each other and, carried by the energy of music and music-making, form friendships. These are tangible examples and expressions of the European idea. Highlights of the project are the final open-air performances in both Chomutov and Chemnitz.
The European Summer Philharmonic and -Choir (#SoPhi26) concerns itself with the sound of water: The falling of a drop, the bubbling of a spring, the splashing of a stream, the patter of rain, the sound of waves, the roar of a storm... there is music in it all!
Apart from the symphonic poems “The Moldau” by Bedřich Smetana and „La Mer“ by Claude Debussy, Ralph Vaughan Williams monumental “Sea Symphony”, in which soloists and the choir face each other on equal terms, will be performed.
CONCERTS
Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 7 pm – Letní kino Chomutov
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 8 pm – Theatre Square Chemnitz
PARTICIPATION FEE
Participation (regular) – 100€
Participation (discounted*) – 75€
Lunch (total price for all days, purely vegetarian) – 49€
Dinner (total price for all days, purely vegetarian) – 49€
Bus transfer on 8 July 2026 (Chemnitz – Chomutov – Chemnitz) – 10€
*discounted participation for:
pupils, students, apprentices, unemployed
Registration starts on 15.12.2025 via
https://mozart.vbotickets.com/event/SoPhi26/179020

PERFORMERS
David Timm – artistic director
N.N. – Soprano
Georg Streuber – Baritone
Choir and Orchestra of the #SoPhi26
including from Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Ukraine and Germany
MENTORS
David Timm – artistic director
Marek Rajnoch – Choir Director
Marie Hánová, Luboš Hána – Choir Assistants
Darren Tantama – Violin 1
Yukyeom Ellie Kim – Violin 2
Elo Roiter – Viola
Anastasiya Myakushko – Violoncello
N.N. – Double Bass
Kristýna Jarošová – Flute
Beatrix Graf, Marco Milelli – Clarinet
Ruxandra Sericiuc – Oboe
Radovan Skalický – Bassoon
Andreas Roth – French Horn
Karel Vencour – Trumpet
Petr Janda – Trombone
Pavel Mundok – Tuba
N.N. – Harp
Jakub Kacar – Teambuilding
SCHEDULE
Sat., 04.07.2026
Arrival day for participants from abroad
(except Czech Republic)
Sun., 05.07.2026
10.00 – start of rehearsals, all-day rehearsals (tutti and registers as announced)
Mon., 06.07.2026
All-day rehearsals (tutti and register as announced)
Tue., 07.07.2026
All-day rehearsals (tutti and register by announcement)
Wed., 08.07.2026�10.00 – Main rehearsal in Chemnitz
13.30 – Departure to Chomutov
15.30 – Final rehearsal (Chomutov summer cinema)
19.00 – Concert��
Thu., 09.07.2026
14.00 – Stage rehearsal (Chemnitz theatre square)
20.00 – Concert (Chemnitz theatre square)
QUESTIONS?
Send an eMail to [email protected]

FUNDING
The European Summer Philharmonic and Choir 2026 is part of the project "Shaping the future with diverse roots | S rozmanitými kořeny tvořit budoucnost", which takes place within the framework of the German-Czech cooperation of the lead partner Sächsischer Musikrat e.V. and the two project partners Sächsische Mozart-Gesellschaft e.V. and Základní umělecká škola T. G. Masaryka Chomutov, in the programme "Interreg Saxony - Czech Republic 2021-2027".

Photo:
©Wolfgang Schmidt