The next live introductory event will happen on 9 November at 8.00 p.m. at NEO – Coffee | Bar | Events.

NEO – Coffee | Bar | Events
Langenstraße 6-8
28195 Bremen

Kammer­philharmonie viola player Dr Anja Manthey will lead ›en passant‹ through an entertaining evening, offering you dynamic insights into the forthcoming concert programme ›Fasci­nating choral melodies‹.

Entry is free of charge. Access is barrier-free.

As always, there is a good chance to meet the conductor and/or the soloist personally – lastly Iiro Rantala, Antti Tikkanen and Minna Pensola, Tarmo Peltokoski and Elim Chan, Anastasia Kobekina or Duncan Ward visited during this opportunity.

Following their recognition as ›Orchestra of the Year‹ by Gramophone, Europe’s most prestigious classical music magazine, in London last year, where they surpassed renowned orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and the Berlin Philharmonic, The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen and its Artistic Director Paavo Järvi have now been awarded the Opus Klassik. This year, the Kammer­philharmonie and its principal conductor were honoured once more as ›Orchestra of the Year‹ for their renditions of Haydn’s London Symphonies Nos. 101 and 103 at the Opus Klassik Gala in Berlin on 13th October 2024. It’s a splendid affirmation of the collaborative efforts between the orchestra and the renowned conductor, who have previously made their mark with their cycles of Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. This is the 11th OPUS Klassik award, including its precursor, the ECHO Classic, for The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

It is with great sorrow and deep sadness that we say farewell to Uwe Hollweg. The passing of the honorary citizen of Bremen, entrepreneur and patron of the arts is a painful loss for his family as well as for Bremen and especially for us, The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen, whom he and his wife Karin supported for many years as outstanding patrons with unparalleled generosity and heartfelt commitment.

Uwe Hollweg was an exceptional and generous person, whose life’s work and personality have always inspired us. He was an art lover, a benefactor and a Hanseatic citizen through and through, almost proverbially modest and wholeheartedly committed. He had been very lucky in life, and he wanted to share some of it, Uwe Hollweg once said – a motto that underpinned his generous disposition. The founding of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation together with his wife in 1996 is testimony to his profound respect for the arts and their creators, and remains a major pillar of cultural funding in Bremen to this day. Without this Foundation, Bremen would be much the poorer. The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen also owes Uwe and Karin Hollweg more than mere words can express. His commitment and support have been invaluable, for which we thank him from the bottom of our hearts.

Not only did Uwe Hollweg, with his characteristic matter-of-factness and a generosity that left us at a loss for words, offer unfailing support in some of the most challenging moments in the orchestra’s corporate development. It was and still is also thanks to the unwavering sponsorship of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation that the orchestra has been able to realize numerous projects that would not have been possible otherwise, and without which Bremen’s reputation in the world would not be what it is today and the social inequalities in the city would be more acutely felt. We will miss Uwe Hollweg deeply, both as an individual and as a friend.

Uwe Hollweg passed away on 9th December 2024, aged 87. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Karin and his family.

The next live introductory event will happen on 9 November at 8.00 p.m. at NEO – Coffee | Bar | Events.

NEO – Coffee | Bar | Events
Langenstraße 6-8
28195 Bremen

Kammer­philharmonie viola player Dr Anja Manthey will lead ›en passant‹ through an entertaining evening, offering you dynamic insights into the forthcoming concert programme ›Fasci­nating choral melodies‹.

Entry is free of charge. Access is barrier-free.

As always, there is a good chance to meet the conductor and/or the soloist personally – lastly Iiro Rantala, Antti Tikkanen and Minna Pensola, Tarmo Peltokoski and Elim Chan, Anastasia Kobekina or Duncan Ward visited during this opportunity.

Following their recognition as ›Orchestra of the Year‹ by Gramophone, Europe’s most prestigious classical music magazine, in London last year, where they surpassed renowned orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and the Berlin Philharmonic, The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen and its Artistic Director Paavo Järvi have now been awarded the Opus Klassik. This year, the Kammer­philharmonie and its principal conductor were honoured once more as ›Orchestra of the Year‹ for their renditions of Haydn’s London Symphonies Nos. 101 and 103 at the Opus Klassik Gala in Berlin on 13th October 2024. It’s a splendid affirmation of the collaborative efforts between the orchestra and the renowned conductor, who have previously made their mark with their cycles of Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. This is the 11th OPUS Klassik award, including its precursor, the ECHO Classic, for The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

It is with great sorrow and deep sadness that we say farewell to Uwe Hollweg. The passing of the honorary citizen of Bremen, entrepreneur and patron of the arts is a painful loss for his family as well as for Bremen and especially for us, The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen, whom he and his wife Karin supported for many years as outstanding patrons with unparalleled generosity and heartfelt commitment.

Uwe Hollweg was an exceptional and generous person, whose life’s work and personality have always inspired us. He was an art lover, a benefactor and a Hanseatic citizen through and through, almost proverbially modest and wholeheartedly committed. He had been very lucky in life, and he wanted to share some of it, Uwe Hollweg once said – a motto that underpinned his generous disposition. The founding of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation together with his wife in 1996 is testimony to his profound respect for the arts and their creators, and remains a major pillar of cultural funding in Bremen to this day. Without this Foundation, Bremen would be much the poorer. The Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen also owes Uwe and Karin Hollweg more than mere words can express. His commitment and support have been invaluable, for which we thank him from the bottom of our hearts.

Not only did Uwe Hollweg, with his characteristic matter-of-factness and a generosity that left us at a loss for words, offer unfailing support in some of the most challenging moments in the orchestra’s corporate development. It was and still is also thanks to the unwavering sponsorship of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation that the orchestra has been able to realize numerous projects that would not have been possible otherwise, and without which Bremen’s reputation in the world would not be what it is today and the social inequalities in the city would be more acutely felt. We will miss Uwe Hollweg deeply, both as an individual and as a friend.

Uwe Hollweg passed away on 9th December 2024, aged 87. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife Karin and his family.