Inaugural concert by Prof. Katharina Andres (historical oboe instruments)
Sinfonie e arie – Baroque chamber music and arias for alto and oboe
Since 1 October 2025, Katharina Andres has been Professor of Historical Oboe Instruments at the University of the Arts Bremen. Her inaugural concert will take place on 27 January 2026 at 6 p.m. in the Galerie Dechanatstraße. Admission is free.
Performers
Benno Schachtner – countertenor
Katharina Andres – oboes
Ernst Schlader – chalumeaux
Giovanni Battista Graziadio – bassoon
Mechthild Karkow – viola d'amore
Hille Perl – viola da gamba
Olaf Reimers – baroque cello
Michael Fuerst – harpsichord and organ
Programme
Works by Bach, Graupner, Platti, Hasse and Stulyck
My desire to bring together as many colleagues as possible for this special occasion and to get to know them musically has resulted in a colourful and varied programme. The special timbres of the oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe da caccia, soprano chalumeau, bass chalumeau, bassoon, viola d'amore and viola da gamba will transform the HfK gallery into a baroque castle hall!
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Prof. Katharina Andres developed her interest in Early Music at an early age at the Saarbrücken Music School through ensemble lessons with Bernhard Stilz, where she became acquainted with the music and instruments (recorder, crumhorn, shawm, pommer, dulcian) of the 16th and 17th centuries. At the age of twelve, she received her first baroque oboe lessons from Elsa Frank. She completed her studies at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Conrad Steinmann and Katharina Arfken with two diploma concerts: in 2005 with a focus on Baroque (recorder and Baroque oboe) and in 2006 with a focus on Renaissance (recorder, shawm, pommer and dulcian). Since then, she has also been extensively involved with the classical and romantic repertoire and instruments. Since 2013, Prof. Katharina Andres has been principal oboist with the Prague orchestra Collegium 1704 under the direction of Václav Luks, and since 2020 she has been teaching Historical Oboe at the HfMDK Frankfurt am Main.
At the HfK Bremen, she is now taking up her professorship for Historical Oboe Instruments at an internationally recognised centre for in-depth training in Early Music. Prof. Katharina Andres: "My instruments and repertoire range from the Renaissance to the Romantic period: from the shawm to various Baroque instruments such as the oboe d'amore and the oboe da caccia to the classical and Romantic oboe. I want to inspire students with this diversity of timbres and expressive possibilities, while at the same time teaching them historical playing practices. I want to pass on to my students the musical experiences and impulses I draw from my own concert activities as inspiration, as well as my experiential knowledge of a successful professional life. Through regular performances and educational projects with my class, I also plan to bring the world of double-reed instruments closer to a wide audience, especially young people."
Important information
The HfK is barrier-free to a limited extent at the Dechanatstraße location.
The entire building is fully accessible via two lifts, in the west wing and in the middle wing, from the basement to the 2nd floor. Due to a height offset on the ground floor, the toilet for people with limited mobility can only be reached barrier-free from the entrance via the basement and the 1st floor.
Public disabled parking spaces are designated on the street immediately adjacent to the courtyard entrance. In addition, a disabled parking space can be allocated on the premises by the caretakers and the security service. The colleagues can be reached by telephone at +49 421 9595-1400.
