Touring Programs 2026/27

June 26–30, 2027

Thomas Zehetmair . Direction & Violin
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

This program unfolds like a multi-part picture in bold, surprising color combinations. Principal conductor Thomas Zehetmair leaves the beaten track...

Read more … Polyptique

February 1–7, 2027

Jean-Guihen Queyras . Direction & Violoncello
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Jean-Guihen Queyras is an exceptional cellist; his stupendous technique and musicality are simply...

Read more … Verrückt nach Cello

April 10–15, 2027

Alexander Melnikov . Direction & Piano
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Exuberant enthusiasm meets profound reflection – in this program, contrasts stretch out like the sky after a storm...

Read more … Mit Steinway und Trompete

November 25–29, 2026, and upon request

Raphaela Gromes . Violoncello
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

“Always poetic, never ostentatious,” but characterized by “wonderfully enchanting sound storytelling”—this is how the Süddeutsche Zeitung describes Raphaela Gromes' playing. For several years now, the young cellist has been making a name for herself with her subtle performances...

Read more … Belle Époque

Date upon request

Thomas Zehetmair . Direction & Violin
Sven Helbig . Live Electronics
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Bach as a constant in nature. As unchangeable as gravity or water. Thomas Zehetmair, recently showered with international awards for his recording of Bach's solo works...

Read more … Creation Bach

Date upon request

Lucienne Renaudin Vary . Direction & Trumpet
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

That warm sound! Those many colors! Can that really be a trumpet? Not since Chet Baker has anyone played the instrument with such freedom and laid-back style as Lucienne Renaudin Vary...

Read more … An American in Paris

November 7–10, 2026

Martin Fröst . Direction & Clarinet
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

The charismatic Swede's enthusiasm for experimentation and discovery is a perfect match for the SKO's musical curiosity. Mysterious and full of life...

Read more … Scandinavian Night

February 2027

Martynas Levickis . Accordion
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

A powerful, highly personal tribute to the music of Philip Glass: accordion star Martynas Lvickis weaves the virtuoso “Tyrol Concerto” with Lithuanian folk melodies and Marian chants.

Read more … Roots

Date on request

Concertmaster direction
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

An extraordinary concert programme featuring music by some of today's most successful composers. Works from the world of ‘New Classics’...

Read more … Dream Space

date upon request

Lars Reichow . Moderation and more
Concert Master . Direction
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Classical music meets cabaret: the SKO plays the greatest hits with the most clicks on Spotify – from baroque classics by Bach, Pachelbel and Vivaldi, streamed millions of times, to the crown jewels of Viennese classical music and classics of the future. The evening will be hosted and satirically embellished by cabaret artist Lars Reichow.

Read more … Greatest Clicks

November 29–December 6, 2026, and upon request

Margret Koell . Harp
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

A programme like a winter journey through the soundscapes of the British Isles – rough and gentle, folkloric and artistic, full of grace, depth and a dance-like joie de vivre.

Read more … English Winter Tale

Date on request

Konzertmeisterleitung
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

From Venice to Buenos Aires: Antonio Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla bring the Four Seasons to life in a musically captivating performance...

Read more … Eight Seasons

Date upon request

Florian Willeitner . Direction & Violin
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Florian Willeitner, first violinist of the vision string quartet, presents his musical travel diary for the first time in collaboration with the SKO...

Read more … Violin Road Stories

Date upon request

Ian Anderson . Arrangements
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

‘Heroes’, David Bowie's iconic album from the ‘Berlin Trilogy’, is performed purely instrumentally and completely without...

Read more … Heroes

Date on request

Susanne von Gutzeit . Direction & Violin
Bernie Mallinger . Arrangements (on behalf of the SKO)

Sensual and powerful: there are couples you just have to love, even if the age difference is unsettling. The main thing is that they have things in common...

Read more … Iron Maiden in love with Vivaldi

Date upon request

Konzertmeisterleitung
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

When music conjures up images in your mind, it's like watching a great film! This programme brings together masterful works that stir emotions like a gripping film...

Read more … Großes Kino

Date upon request

Konzertmeisterleitung
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

On 13 June 1893, five composers from five European countries were awarded honorary doctorates by Cambridge, England's oldest university: the Frenchman...

Read more … The Cambridge Concert

Date upon request

Konzertmeisterleitung
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

A dance, an attitude to life. Hungarian fire also inspired composers such as Weber and Brahms to create fast-paced musical works...

Read more … CSÁRDÁS!

Date upon request

Susanne von Gutzeit . Direction & Violin
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Music between earth and eternity. Chorales and hidden echoes of sacred melodies run through the first...

Read more … Himmelwärts

Date upon request

radio.string.quartet
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

“I imagined what it would be like to walk back up the stream to its source, to go to its origin in the mountain.” (Bernie Mallinger on “B.A.C.H. – like waters”)...

Read more … BACH · like waters

Date upon request

Johanna Summer . Piano & Jazz-Piano
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

To shape improvised music like a composition—and to bring a composed work to life with spontaneity: that is the mission...

Read more … Blue Beethoven

Date upon request

Gwilym Simcock . Direction & Jazz-Piano
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

The Welsh ‘jazz superstar’ is back again and, together with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, will create the perfect atmosphere in the days leading up to the festival. Because what could be more moving...

Read more … The Christmas Playlist

Date upon request

Bill Laurance . Jazz-Piano
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester

Pianist Bill Laurance, five-time Grammy Award winner and founding member of the band Snarky Puppy, released Bloom in 2024...

Read more … Bloom