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Sunday, 7/12/2026
at 5:00 PM



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This date is prominently marked in the calendars of many East Frisians and is the spectacular finale of every festival season: the grand Schlusskonzert of the Gezeitenkonzerte. On the last day of the festival, around 1,500 visitors make their way to the idyllic Rheiderland, transforming the Polderhof Bunderhee once again into a vibrant pilgrimage site for music lovers. This year there is a special reason to celebrate, as the Schlusskonzert is taking place for the tenth time in this picturesque gem. The atmosphere on the splendid estate and in the large, festively decorated riding hall is legendary – rustic charm meets acoustic brilliance, rural romance meets high culture.

Nowhere could this year's festival motto “Encounters!” be celebrated more spectacularly than here. The program “UWAGA! goes Oper” is like a close encounter of the third kind: classical high culture meets unrestrained joy of playing, symphonic power meets virtuoso crossover. The celebrated quartet UWAGA! – consisting of Christoph König (Violin & Viola), Maurice Maurer (Violin), Miroslav Nisic (Accordion), and Jakob Kühnemann (Double Bass) – is known for not only crossing genre boundaries but joyfully tearing them down.

Together with the Neue Philharmonie Westfalen under the capable direction of Rasmus Baumann, a noted specialist in balancing high and popular music, the ensemble dusts off the great works of opera history in this concert with a wink. Suddenly Mozart grooves to Balkan rhythms, Wagner gets a touch of jazz, and Puccini meets catchy pop. UWAGA! approaches the sanctuaries of the opera world with a lovingly irreverent touch: the melodies remain recognizable but are bathed in a completely new, dazzling light through the quirky arrangements and the rapid playing style.

It is an evening when opera sheds its stiff corset and learns to dance. The encounter between the massive symphonic apparatus and the anarchic energy of the four virtuosos from UWAGA! promises a fireworks display of emotions. Join us as all of East Frisia gathers at the Polderhof to celebrate the end of summer. A finale that proves: classical music can be a party, and opera is anything but boring.

UWAGA! Christoph König (Violin & Viola)
Maurice Maurer (Violin)
Miroslav Nisic (Accordion)
Jakob Kühnemann (Double Bass)

Neue Philharmonie Westfalen Rasmus Baumann (Musical Direction)

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