1. Sinfoniekonzert „Nichts als die Wahrheit“

"He doesn't lie, he tells fairy tales." This was Zoltán Kodály's verdict on the hero of his singspiel, the Hungarian daredevil Háry János. The lovable rascal turns perception on its head with his fibs. And Kodály dresses up his fantastic adventures in colorful music, played distinctively by the Hungarian national instrument, the cimbalom.

Sergei Prokofiev also knew that there is always a kernel of truth in fairy tales. His most successful opera "The Love for Three Oranges" is full of captivating humor. Here, a depressed prince is cursed with a strange curse: He is to fall in love with three of the plump tropical fruits. No wonder there are three princesses hiding in the bowl who want to be rescued. And of course, the famous march from this opera is a must for this turbulent comedy.

He is not only a "knight of the sad countenance", but also a crazy dreamer and fantasist in love: Don Quixote, the legendary Spanish hidalgo. Richard Strauss dedicated a magnificent symphonic poem to him. The idealistic nobleman goes through his fairy-tale adventures in sonorous variations: from the roaring battle against the windmills to the love dream with the unattainable Dulcinea.