reFLEX Open-Air SommerFestival „Oase” - Flex Ensemble

In the organizer's words:

A small oasis in the city: four concerts in one place where you can escape reality, come together and enjoy different styles of music in the open air. We welcome visitors of all ages and dispense with strict and rigid concert rules:
A picnic concert, a twilight concert with special guest Marina Baranova, a coffee and cake concert with young musicians from the music academy, a family concert about modern fairy tales and cozy DJ sets invite people of all ages to enjoy, relax and/or dance.

Please bring a seat and picnic bag!

Artistic director/piano quartet: Flex Ensemble
Guests: Marina Baranova (piano), Heiko Stoff (DJ) and students of the IFF of the HMTMH

Saturday 13.6.2026
4 pm Picnic concert with the Flex Ensemble
Chamber music delicacies, served with short moderations by the Flex Ensemble, by Gabriel Fauré, Frank Bridge, Maurice Ravel, Paul Frehner, Libby Larsen, and Caroline Shaw.

17.30 - 19.00 DJ set with STOFF (Feinkost Lampe)
Summery sounds from STOFF's record box between the bar and lounge corners will transform the HÖLDERLIN EINS courtyard into a cozy oasis for floating between concerts.

7.30 pm Twilight concert "Cosmic Calendar" Marina Baranova + Flex string players
With "Cosmic Calendar", pianist and composer Marina Baranova presents a profound program that combines science, philosophy and emotion. In twelve sonically impressive miniatures, she traces the history of the origins of the universe - from the Big Bang to the present day - and at the same time builds a bridge to the development of mankind. Her music becomes a medium of universal connectedness and complements the fine, intuitive interplay of the Flex musicians. The concert thus creates a multi-layered universe of sound that appeals equally to the intellect and intuition and offers the audience space for reflection, amazement and empathy.

Followed by a DJ set with STOFF (Feinkost Lampe)
Between classical and club, STOFF invites you to a dance oasis.

Sunday 14.6.2026

11 am Family concert "Once upon a time... and what happens next?"
Once upon a time: four elements. An enchanted castle. A garbage dump, an evil wizard, a talking marsupial. Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Sleeping Beauty, a beach, a toilet and a dust allergy. And what happens next?
Listen to the sounds of the garbage cave and dance the battle stomp dance so that our fairy tale ends with the words: "And if they haven't died, they're still alive today!"

Directed by: Friederike Karig
In collaboration with the 5th grade of the Tellkampfschule Hannover, a fairy tale of a somewhat different kind has been created...

Recommended for families with children aged 6 and over

1 pm Coffee and cake concert "Next Generation"
The Flex Ensemble offers young musicians a stage and invites young talents, including those from the IFF of the Hanover University of Music, to play chamber music together. The program includes works for various instrumentations by Gustav Mahler, Joseph Haydn, Lera Auerbach and Camille Saint-Saëns.

Cake club:
Everyone is invited to bring their favorite homemade cake and share it with each other.