Live Gershwin & Rachmaninov Fri 21 – Sat 22 November

Patrick Hahn is Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, General Music Director of Sinfonieorchester und Oper Wuppertal and Principal Guest Conductor of Münchner Rundfunkorchester of the Bayerischer Rundfunk. He is one of the most sought after and exciting conductors of his generation.

In his fourth season in Wuppertal, Patrick Hahn’s symphonic and choral programmes include Mahler’s Symphony No.5, Bruckner’s Symphony No.5, and Messiaen’s Turangalila, to name but few. The operas there this season include R. Strauss’ Salome and Mozart’s Don Giovanni.

As a guest conductor in the 2024/25 season, Patrick Hahn makes his first appearances at hr-Sinfonieorchester, Brussels Philharmonic with Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Anastasia Kobekina, RAI with Truls Mork, Semperoper Dresden conducting R. Strauss’ Intermezzo and Staatsoper Hamburg with Wagner’s Parsifal. Return visits include Deutsche Symphony Orchester Berlin with Gabriela Montero, Wiener Symphoniker and Tonhalle Orhestra Zürich. He will also take part in the Johann Strauss 2025 celebration in Vienna, celebrating the 200^th anniversary by conducting a concert performance of Der Karneval in Rom.

Previous seasons’ highlights include his successful debut at Zürich Opera House with Barrie Kosky’s new production of Die lustige Witwe and New National Theatre Tokyo with Der Fledermaus as well as debuts with Bamberg Symphony, alongside Sol Gabetta and SWR with Istvan Vardai. Patrick Hahn enjoys a regular relationship with Klangforum Wien and Wiener Symphoniker, most recently conducting Schoenberg’s Ertwartung with Dorothea Röschmann at the Vienna Musikverein. Patrick has acted as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor for Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic between 2021/23.

Patrick Hahn’s has conducted many cornerstones of the repertoire in his time in Wuppertal, such as R. Strauss’ Eine Alpensinfonie, Bruckner’s Symphony No.4 and No.9, Mahler’s Symphony No.1 and No.2, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Wagner/Maazel’s Ring without Words, Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde and Tannhauser, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, as well as rarely performed gems such as Charles Ives’ Symphony No.2, von Einem’s Capriccio, Op.2.

Patrick Hahn and Münchner Rundfunkorchester’s exploration and recordings of rarely performed repertoire such as Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis and Alexander Zemlinsky’s Eine Florentinische Tragoedie have received critical acclaim. Other recordings include Alpha label’s Britten and Bruch’s Violin Concertos with Kerson Leong and Philharmonia Orchestra and Beethoven’s Piano Concertos No.1 and 2 with Olivier Cave and Kammerakademie Potsdam.

Aside from his work in classical music, Patrick Hahn accompanies himself on the piano singing cabaret-songs by the Austrian satirist and composer Georg Kreisler. As a jazz pianist, he received awards from the Chicago Jazz Festival and the ‘Outstanding Soloist Award’ from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse as the best jazz pianist of the 37th Annual Jazz Festival.

Frank Dupree, winner of the International Classical Music Award and the Opus Klassik, stands as one of the most versatile pianists and conductors of the new generation. Known for his infectious energy and unbridled enthusiasm, Dupree captivates audiences not only as a soloist, sharing the stage with renowned orchestras worldwide, but also as a play/direct artist, conductor, and the leader of his own jazz ensemble, the Frank Dupree Trio. Dupree’s recordings of Nikolai Kapustin’s piano concertos have attracted much international attention (New York Times: “One of the most entertaining and put-on-repeat recordings [of the] year”). As of 2023, Frank Dupree has been the Artistic Partner of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn performing several projects each season as conductor and soloist.

In the 2024-2025 season, Frank Dupree gave his solo debut with the London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (Kapustin Piano Concerto No. 4), Frankfurt Radio Orchestra / Patrick Hahn (Gershwin Piano Concerto in F), Göteborgs Symfoniker / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (Kapustin Piano Concerto No. 5). Re-invitations took Frank Dupree to the SWR Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Dortmunder Philharmoniker (play/direct), Munich Symphony, Robert Schumann Philharmonie Chemnitz, Göttinger Symphony Orchestra and Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein. In chamber music Dupree performed at Alte Oper Frankfurt, Tonhalle Zurich, Konzerthaus Wien, Brucknerhaus Linz and Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

Highlights of Frank Dupree’s career include performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Essener Philharmoniker, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Staatskapelle Weimar, Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal, Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Malmö SymfoniOrkester, Malmö Operaorkester, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the Sinfónica Nacional de México.

Dupree has performed at the Verbier Festival, Lucerne Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Heidelberger Frühling, Kurt Weill Fest, Kissinger Sommer, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Vaduz Classic and Oranjewoud Festival, as well as at renowned concert halls such as the New York Lincoln Center, Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Philharmonie de Paris, Konzerthaus Berlin, Philharmonie Essen and Dortmund, and Festspielhaus Baden-Baden.

Frank Dupree is a passionate chamber musician who effortlessly crosses genre boundaries, and the same can be said for his Frank Dupree Trio: together with Jakob Krupp (double bass) and Obi Jenne (drums) Dupree explores the fascinating intersection between jazz and classical music. In addition, Frank Dupree continues to develop innovative and unique programmes catered towards a number of exciting chamber collaborations, with particularly flourishing artistic relationships with his fellow rising stars; such as Kian Soltani, Vivi Vassileva, Timothy Ridout, Simon Höfele, Noa Wildschut and Pablo Barragán.

Frank Dupree’s current CD productions focus predominantly on the works of Ukrainian-born composer Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020). In November 2024 Capriccio released Kapustin Piano Concertos No. 2 & No. 6 with the SWR Symphony Orchestra & SWR Big Band. Kapustin interpretations of Piano Concerto No. 4 (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn / Case Scaglione) and Piano Concerto No. 5 (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Dominik Beykirch) have earned him both the International Classical Music Award and the Diapason d’Or. Gramophone Magazine recognised Dupree’s ‘flamboyant brilliance’; WDR further praised his rendition of Piano Concerto No. 5 as ‘fantastic,’ noting that the performance perfectly captures ‘the drive and pure joy […] of this music.’ Dupree’s avid interest in contemporary music is reflected in his world premieres, both recorded and on stage, and close collaborations with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, HK Gruber, Péter Eötvös, Christian Jost and Daniel Bjarnason.

Born in 1991 in Rastatt, Germany, Dupree began taking piano and percussion lessons at an early age. He later studied piano under Professor Sontraud Speidel and conducting with Professors Péter Eötvös and Hans Zender at the University of Music Karlsruhe. In 2012, he was awarded first prize at the International Hans von Bülow Competition in Meiningen for his dual-role performance as pianist and conductor interpreting Beethoven. In 2014, Dupree was the sole prizewinner at Deutscher Musikwettbewerb and also received scholarships from the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben and the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes. He gained valuable insights from master classes with Emanuel Ax, Menahem Pressler, Ferenc Rados, and Gábor Takács-Nagy and has been assistant in projects to Sir Simon Rattle and Mario Venzago. Frank Dupree is a Steinway Artist.

See Frank Dupree perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the RSNO on 20, 21 & 22 November 2025.

Jakob Krupp is a highly talented double bass player equally active in classical, jazz, and contemporary music. His international musical career has taken him to concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the Berlin Philharmonie, and the Wiener Musikverein. He has made guest appearances at festivals such as the Darmstadter Ferienkurse fur Neue Musik, the Berliner Festspiele, and the Festspiele Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. Highlights of his career include concerts as a jazz soloist with the Staatsorchester Saarbrucken, the Dortmunder Philharmoniker, and the Munchner Symphoniker. During his studies, he became a member of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, where he worked with conductors such as Jonathan Nott, Ingo Metzmacher, and Sylvain Cambreling. In 2019 he was a double bass player in the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz. He currently collaborates with the Ensemble Reflektor.

Jakob Krupp had already become well known in the field of jazz at a young age. He won several prizes at “jugend jazzt,” and also won the concert prize at the Jazztage Dresden. Since then, he has been invited to jazz clubs and festivals throughout Germany, and has shared the stage with artists such as Tony Lakatos, Christof Lauer and Libor Šima.

A graduate of the Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie, Jakob Krupp is a highly regarded interpreter of contemporary music both as an ensemble musician and as a soloist, for example in projects with Ensemble Modern, Rimini Protokoll, Klangforum Heidelberg, and Orchester im Treppenhaus. He has collaborated with composers such as Brian Ferneyhough, Rebecca Saunders, and Heiner Goebbels, and has participated in numerous world premieres. In 2022 he was an artist-in-residence at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation. Jakob Krupp grew up in Trier and, after graduating from the Conservatoire de Ville de Luxembourg, studied classical double bass and contemporary music at the Hochschule fur Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt. Additionally, he has a low bass voice and is active as a singer.

See Jakob Krupp perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the RSNO on 20, 21 & 22 November 2025.

Drummer Obi Jenne is internationally acclaimed for his distinctive stage presence, brilliant technical skills, and flair for blending disparate musical genres. Concert tours have taken him to major concert halls on all continents, such as the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the KKL Luzern, the Teatro Romano di Verona, the NCPA Mumbai, and all the main concert halls in Germany, as well as to international festivals such as the Jazz Open Stuttgart. Obi Jenne has recorded nearly 100 albums and is a recipient of both the ICMA and the German Record Critics’ Award.

He is the leader of the Stuttgart Jazz Orchestra, the Porsche Big Band, Band in the Bix, and the cult band Soul Diamonds. He has performed with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Helen Schneider, Lang Lang, Art Farmer, Jimmy Woode, Benny Golson, Ack van Rooyen, Chuck Berry, Imaani Saleen, the Pointer Sisters, Les McCann, Cecile Verny, Klaus Graf, Olaf Polziehn, David Gazarov, Bill Ramsey, Kenny Wheeler, Katie Melua, Till Bronner, Chaka Khan, and Roby and Tony Lakatos. Jenne is the drummer for the “German Jazz Masters” with Klaus Doldinger, Wolfgang Dauner, Manfred Schoof, and Wolfgang Schmid.

Born in Heidelberg and inspired by jazz and classical music since early childhood, Jenne began studying classical percussion at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik Trossingen at the age of 17. His first professional engagements were productions with almost all of the radio symphony orchestras in Germany, the Ensemble Modern, and the German Brass. He has served as a percussionist in the Orchester des Nationaltheaters Mannheim, and as an academy player with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Obi Jenne’s early interest in jazz and groove music can be traced back to a masterclass with legendary drummer Elvin Jones that he attended when he was twelve. This unforgettable experience with such an exceptional musician as Elvin Jones has influenced Jenne to this day, and he regards the interaction inherent in playing in a band as the highest form of musical fulfillment.

See Obi Jenne perform Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F with the RSNO on 20, 21 & 22 November 2025.