15.11.2025, 19:00
Alte Nikolaischule, Nikolaikirchhof 2
with Karolina Trybała (singing, DE), Mateusz Tadeusz Dudek (accordion, PL) and Alexander Bersutsky (violin, UA).

The TATE-MAME project [Yiddish: parents, Polish: mum and dad] is a musical exploration of the artist's family history, whose ancestors came from Galicia in Eastern Europe. On stage, Karolina presents favourite songs from her ‘LIDER BIKHL’ [Yiddish: song book]: klezmer classics, old tangos, songs from Jewish theatres in Lviv, Krakow and New York, where many Galician artists emigrated. She interprets well-known and forgotten musical treasures in Yiddish and Polish, but also in German, English and Hebrew.

Tickets: presale 13,- €/reduced 11,- €, remaining tickets at the box office 15,-€/reduced 12,- €

16.11.2025, 11:00
Meeting place: Dorotheenplatz
with salon orchestra "Salon Krause", guided by Prof. Werner Schneider & Dr. Felix Papenhagen

The Colonnade Quarter was home to Leipzig's two largest synagogues (the liberal Great Community Synagogue and the orthodox Ez Chaim Synagogue) and the New Leipzig Operetta Theatre in the Central Palace. These places of Jewish activity and Jewish music shaped the district. Jewish life was also evident here in shops and on the streets. This changed when the National Socialists came to power, and today there is hardly any trace of it left – the tour provides insights into this period of Leipzig's city history.

The tour concludes with excerpts from the current programme of the Salon Krause, ‘Eine Operettenreise’ (An Operetta Journey), featuring repertoire from the former New Operetta Theatre Leipzig, which was located on the stage and side stage of today's Schauspielhaus until 1944. The Salon Krause salon orchestra, based in Leipzig and conducted by Thomas Krause, has ten members who, in addition to their work in the orchestra of the Leipzig Opera's Musical Comedy, share an affinity for salon music of all kinds.

Tickets: presale (plus 1 €) & remaining tickets on site 5,- €/reduced 3,- €, by registration only, limited number of places available

16.11.2025, 18:00
Ariowitsch-House, Hinrichsenstraße 14
with La Chorale Le Chant Sacré (Strasbourg, FR), conducted by Rémi Studer.

Le Chant Sacré is a male choir founded in 1951 and consisting of around twenty passionate singers – both adults and children. Its repertoire includes 19th-century Ashkenazi Jewish liturgy as well as Ladino melodies, songs from Central Europe and modern, Oriental and Hasidic compositions. The choir is one of the last synagogue choirs in Europe and performs at most of the Sabbath services in the large Synagogue de la Paix in Strasbourg, as well as at celebrations, weddings and ceremonies. The choir thus makes a significant contribution to the preservation of Ashkenazi and Alsatian liturgy.

Tickets: presale 13,- €/reduced 11,- €, remaining tickets a the box office 15,-€/reduced 12,- €

18.11.2025, 19:00
Mendelssohn-House (garden house), Goldschmidtstraße 12
with Prof. Dr. Jascha Nemtsov (piano).

Migration is a central theme in Jewish history. Whether through flight, expulsion or the search for a better life, Jewish existence has always been marked by migration. Every migration is ambivalent: it means loss of home, personal suffering and deprivation, but at the same time opens up new opportunities, possibilities for development and a broadening of life horizons. Mobility as a prerequisite for cultural exchange also plays an important role in the history of Jewish music.
The Via Regia, the most important west-east connection in Europe, is symbolic of Jewish history and the development of Jewish musical cultures along its route. In addition to cities with significant Jewish communities such as Frankfurt/Oder, Breslau, Krakow and Lemberg, Leipzig in particular – at the intersection of the Via Regia and the Via Imperii – became a central location for Jewish life and Jewish music.
Pianist and musicologist Jascha Nemtsov highlights the significance of the Via Regia and Leipzig as a centre for Jewish musicians and plays piano works by composers such as Fanny Hensel, Erwin Schulhoff, Alexander Weprik, Joachim Stutschewsky, Edi Tyrmand and Arthur Lourié.

Tickets: presale 13,- €/reduced 11,- €, remaining tickets at the box office 15,-€/reduced 12,- €

21.11.2025, 19:00
Ring Café (upper floor), Roßplatz 8
with Herje Mine (Izabela Kałduńska (violin), Friederike von Oppeln-Bronikowski (clarinet), Gal Levy (drums), Mauricio Vivas (accordion), Jakob Petzl (bass)) und Shira Bitan (singing)

In this two-part concert programme, Herje Mine explore the musical roots of two of their band members and present Ladino songs, songs in the language of the Sephardim, the Spanish Jews who can be found in many countries around the world. The second part of the concert focuses on piyyutim – poems intended for liturgical use that Jewish people often encounter: at Shabbat meals, but also on the radio, at school and even in proverbs. The themes of the various poems are sometimes ancient, but still relevant today. Love, happiness, war, forgiveness, the conflict between faith and everyday life, etc. – all of this is reflected in beautiful rhymes and metaphors.

Tickets: VVK 13,- €/reduced 11,- €, remaining tickets a the box office 15,-€/reduced 12,- €

22.11.2025, 19:00
several venues

At the Notenspur-Nacht der Hausmusik, musicians, hosts and guests bring the idea of making music at home to life and enjoy concerts in an intimate setting, sharing their love of music and exchanging ideas. The music ranges from rock to baroque, performed by amateurs and professionals, old and young alike.

Admission: free, registration via www.notenspur-leipzig.de/hausmusik 

Offers for schools
As part of the European Music Trails Festival, free events are offered for school classes of all ages. These give children and young people low-threshold access to classical music and provide insights into the lives of the international festival musicians.
Admission is free for all events for school classes. However, due to limited space, registration is essential. Please register via Miriam Laschinski, laschinski@notenspur-leipzig.de. Exact times to be agreed.

Service on Day of Repentance in St. Nicolas' Church
19.11.2025, 17:00
Nikolaikirche
with festival musicians