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Vocal Quartet Rock4 consists of four singers, each with their own style and background. Tenor Luc Devens is the dynamic lead singer, Lucas Blommers the clear classical tenor, Phillip Schröter the energetic percussionist/vocalist and Miklós Németh the solid, deep bass ensuring the group's perfect foundation. Rock4 has been performing very successfully in the Netherlands and Germany, but also throughout Europe and Asia. The singers won various competitions, such as the Vokal Total Festival in Graz and the Vox Populi Festival in Sankt Pölten. They also received America's CARA Award for Best Pop/Rock Cover for their adaptation of Alanis Morissette's “Uninvited." 

The Trio Morgen brings together three accomplished chamber musicians whose paths have crossed for many years: violinist Anna-Li Hardel, cellist Jérémy Garbarg, and pianist Vincent Mussat. Having frequently shared the stage in various ensembles, they developed a deep musical and personal rapport well before coming together as a trio. Trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, Anna-Li Hardel distinguishes herself through her expressive versatility. Jérémy Garbarg, a renowned soloist and chamber musician, performs regularly on major international stages. Pianist Vincent Mussat, named an ADAMI Classical Revelation and awarded a prize by the Fondation Banque Populaire, is widely praised for the depth and nuance of his playing.

United by a shared passion for chamber music and a common standard of artistic excellence, the three musicians bring their strong individual personalities, enriched by a shared and complementary background, into dialogue with one another. Recently formed, the Trio Morgen is now eager to bring this chemistry to the stage, sharing its vision of chamber music with audiences.

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"Every beginning has its magic," wrote Hermann Hesse. When the Commeter Art Gallery opened in 1821 on Johannisstraße, it was the first business of its kind in Hamburg. The founders, Ernst Georg Harzen and Johann Matthias Commeter, significantly shaped the city's art scene and left a lasting legacy with 30,000 engravings and drawings that founded the Kupferstichkabinett at the Kunsthalle. In 1847, Wilhelm Becker and Christian Meyer took over the gallery, which was further developed by Wilhelm Suhr in 1878 and moved to a magnificent Art Nouveau building in 1908. Suhr Junior led the gallery into the modern era, showcasing Munch, Nolde, and other Expressionists, becoming a key address for modern art. In 1952, Andreas Suhr took over, followed by his daughter Hella Suhr. Today, Carola Persiehl, a descendant of the founders, runs the gallery and features contemporary artists such as Jochen Hein, Maria Ikonomopoulou, and Klaus Schweier. In 2007, she co-founded the sister gallery Persiehl & Heine, specializing in contemporary photography. The gallery’s legacy of art enthusiasm and business acumen continues to thrive.

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Annette Schneider is an expert in art and cultural sciences. With her company Schneider Kulturkonzept, she works independently for numerous institutions including Kunsthalle Bremen, Weserburg (Museum für moderne Kunst), Musikfest Bremen and Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin as well as Museum Barberini in Potsdam. As a curator, she has organised many exhibitions with works, for instance, by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, photographer Candida Höfer and visual works by Armin Mueller Stahl.

She also specialises in art and culture tours, which take her to New York, Bilbao, Berlin, Venice and other places several times a year, where she passionately conveys the many facets of these cultural metropolises. When the native Franconian is not on the road, she calls both Bremen and Berlin home.