CONCERTS

2025 | 2026

Sun, 5 January 2025 | 18:00

  • New Year’s Concert of
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton, Daan Wilms

    World Premier by J. Strauss
    German Premier by S. Odeh-Tamimi
    Further Works by J. S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, S. Rachmaninoff a.o.

Fri, 10 January 2025 | 19:30

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by
    L. van Beethoven, J. S. Bach, M. Ravel, S. Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, C. Corea a.o.

Wed, 22 January 2025 | 15:00

  • 10th CHMLS PGR Conference
    College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

    Oral Presentation by Doctoral Researcher Christian Benning

Tue, 25 February 2025 | 19:30

  • Prize Winners’ Concert of
    Westfälisches Musikfestival Hamm 2024

    Prize Winners:
    Arcis Saxophone Quartet &
    Christian Benning

    Works by G. Auric, W. Reifeneder, R. Carosone a.o.

Mon, 17 March 2025 | 20:00

  • Percussion Recital by
    Christian Benning

    As Guest: Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by
    J. S. Bach, I. Albéniz, N. Rimski-Korsakow, I. Xenakis, D. Agostini, W. Reifeneder, R. Marino a.o.

Sun, 23 March 2025 | 18:00

  • Le Six & Charly Chaplin

    Arcis Saxophone Quartet &
    Christian Benning

    Works & Arrangements by
    G. Auric, D. Milhaud, I. Xenakis, D. Agostini a.o.

Sat, 29 March 2025 | 19:00

  • Le Six & Charly Chaplin

    Arcis Saxophone Quartet &
    Christian Benning

    Works & Arrangements by
    G. Auric, D. Milhaud, I. Xenakis, D. Agostini a.o.

Wed, 16 April 2025 | 19:30

  • Concert of Musica Libera
    Ensemble of the
    Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

    Christian Benning:
    Drums, Xylophone, Timpani

    Works & Arrangments by:
    L. Bernstein, L. Webber, J. Adams a.o.

Fri, 25 April 2025 | 20:00

  • Christian Benning Percussion Trio

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa

    Works & Arrangements by
    J. S. Bach, I. Xenakis, N. Rimski-Korsakow, C. Corea, M. Schmitt, R. Marino, C. Cangelosi a.o

Fri, 16 May 2025 | 18:00

  • International Conference
    Art in Motion 2025

    18:00
    Presentation by Prof Costas Karageorghis, Holger Geschwindner & Christian Benning

    19:30
    Evening Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group
    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by J. S. Bach, T. de Mey a.o.

Fri, 6 June 2025 | 19:30

  • BEAThovenPercussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Jan Čibej, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid

    Works & Arrangements by
    L. van Beethoven, J. S. Bach, J. Strauss, M. Ravel, S. Rachmaninoff, C. Corea, T. de Mey a.o.

Tue, 10 June 2025 | 19:00

  • Anniversary Concert of the German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

    Solo Percussion by Christian Benning

Sun, 15 June 2025 | 19:30

  • Christian Benning Percussion Trio

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by:
    J. S. Bach, I. Xenakis, N. Rimski-Korsakow, C. Corea, M. Schmitt, R. Marino, C. Cangelosi a.o

Wed, 25 June 2025 | 15:00

  • 75th Anniversary of
    Chemieverbaende Rheinland-Pfalz

    Musical Supporting Programme by:
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by:
    J.S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, C. Corea, T. de Mey a.o.
    incl. a World Premier

1–2 July 2025

  • Mathe, Kunst, Natur

    Workshop in co-operation with the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich

    Christian Benning as lecturer on the subject “Music & Maths”

Thu, 3 July 2025 | 19:00

  • Goennheimer Wein- und Kulturtage

    Concert of Musica Libera
    Ensemble of the
    Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

    Christian Benning:
    Drums, Xylophone, Timpani

    Works & Arrangments by:
    L. Bernstein, L. Webber, J. Adams a.o.

Sat, 12 July 2025 | 20:00

  • Inaugural/Opening Concert

Sun, 20 July 2025 | 19:00

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

Mon, 21 July 2025 | 19:00

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

23 July – 3 August 2025

  • Annual Music Academy of the
    German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

    Instructor & Coach for Percussion:
    Christian Benning

Thu, 31 July 2025 | 21:00

  • Music Academy of the German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

    Chamber Music Concert

Sat, 2 August 2025 | 19:00

  • Concert of the Academy Orchestra of the German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

    Conductor:
    Martin Wettges

    Coach of the Percussion Section:
    Christian Benning

    Works by C. Seither & L. van Beethoven

Sun, 3 August 2025 | 18:00

  • Concert of the Academy Orchestra of the German Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes)

    Conductor:
    Martin Wettges

    Coach of the Percussion Section:
    Christian Benning

    Works by C. Seither & L. van Beethoven

20 August – 5 September 2025

  • Japan Concert Tour by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Concert Dates soon t.b.a.

28 – 31 August 2025

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concerts by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by:
    J. S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, J. Strauss, M. Ravel, S. Rachmaninoff a.o.

Sat, 6 September 2025 | 18:00

  • Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Final Program soon t.b.a.

7 September 2025 | 11:00

  • Le Six & Charly Chaplin

    Arcis Saxophone Quartet &
    Christian Benning

    Works & Arrangements by
    G. Auric, D. Milhaud, I. Xenakis, D. Agostini a.o.

Wed, 17 September 2025

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

Fri, 19 September 2025

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

Mon, 22 September 2025

  • International mining trade fair Perumin37

    Percussion Concert by Christian Benning

Tue, 23 September 2025

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

Thu, 25 September 2025

  • Concert of the Camerata Musicale

    Vibraphone Concerto by E. Sejourné in a new version for large symphony orchestra

    Vibraphone Soloist: Christian Benning

    Further Program t.b.a.

Sat, 27 September 2025 | 19:30

  • Internationales Musikfestival
    Hilderbrandt-Tage

    BEAThoven Percussion Concerts by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by:
    J. S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, J. Strauss, M. Ravel, S. Rachmaninoff a.o.

Sun, 23 November 2025 | 18:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concerts by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by:
    J. S. Bach, L. van Beethoven, J. Strauss, M. Ravel, S. Rachmaninoff a.o.

Sat, 29 November 2025 | 19:30

  • Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Final Program soon t.b.a.

Calendar 2025 / 2026 / 2027

  • CALENDAR soon to be completed

SELECTED PAST CONCERTS

  • Le Six / ASQplus Vol. IV
    Arcis Saxophone Quartet & Christian Benning

    Works by G. Auric, D. Milhaud, F. Poulenc, W. Reifeneder, I. Xenakis a.o.

Wed, 7. February 2024 | 19:00

2024

Fri, 22. March 2024 | 15:00

Thu, 16. May 2024 | 21:00

Sun, 16. June 2024 | 20:00

Sat, 22. June 2024 | 17:00

24. July - 4. August 2024

Sun, 18. August 2024 | 17:00

16. – 19. March 2024

  • Chamber Music Masterclass by Christian Benning

    Elaboration and artistic analysis of works by the Catalan-German composer Jaime Padrós (1926-2007)

Sat, 17. February 2024 | 18:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group
    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Iannis Xenakis, Chick Corea a.o.

Thu, 21. March 2024 | 19:30

Sat, 4. May 2024 | 20:00

Wed, 5. June 2024 | 18:00

Fri, 21. June 2024 | 20:30

Sun, 21. July 2024 | 15:00

Sat, 17. August 2024 | 18:30

Sat, 21. September 2024 | 19:00

Tue, 19 March 2024 | 18:15

Sat, 27. April 2024 | 20:00

Tue, 4. June 2024 | 18:00

Tue, 18. June 2024 | 19:00

Tue, 16. July 2024 | 18:00

Sat, 3. August 2024 | 18:00

Fri, 30. August 2024 | 20:00

Mon, 30 September 2024 | 19:00

  • arcis Saxophone Quartet
    & Christian Benning

    Works by G. auric, D. agostini, D. milhaud, I. xenakis a.o.

Mon, 7 October 2024 | 20:00

  • Concert of Christian Benning Percussion Group
    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton, Daan Wilms

    World Premiere of “ROAÏKRON” by Samir Odeh-Tamimi
    Italian Premier of Wolfgang Rihm’s “Tutuguri VI. – Kreuze”

Wed, 9 October 2024 | 18:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group
    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chick Corea a.o.

Fri, 11 October 2024 | 17:00

  • Excellence in Performance Degree Concert of Christian Benning

    Percussion Studio of Prof. Raymond Curfs

    Further Musicians:
    Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton, Daan Wilms

Sun, 10 November 2024 | 18:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Jan Čibej, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid

    Works & Arrangements by
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chick Corea a.o.

11–13 November 2024

  • Percussion Workshop for Gymnasium Students by

    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Jan Čibej, Manuel Kustermann

    Introduction to the basics of percussion, instrument studies, rehearsing several percussion chamber music works

Thu, 14 November 2024 | 19:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group
    Christian Benning, Jan Čibej, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid

    Works & Arrangements by
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chick Corea a.o.

Sat, 23 November 2024 | 18:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa, Godwin Schmid, Patrick Stapleton

    Works & Arrangements by
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Maurice Ravel, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chick Corea a.o.

Fri, 29 November 2024 | 16:15

  • Live TV Performance & Interview by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Patrick Stapleton

    TV Show Host: Michael Sporer
    “Wir in Bayern”

Fri, 6 December 2024 | 19:00

  • Percussion Recital by
    Christian Benning

    As Guest: Manuel Kustermann

    90th Anniversary Celebration of “Landsberger Kuenstlergilde”

Sat, 7 December 2024 | 19:00

  • Weihnachtsoratorium (Cantatas I, II, III & VI) – Johann Sebastian Bach
    Bayerische Philharmonie

    Conductor: Mark Mast
    Timpani: Christian Benning

Sun, 8 December 2024 | 19:00

  • Weihnachtsoratorium (Cantatas I, II, III & VI) – Johann Sebastian Bach
    Bayerische Philharmonie

    Conductor: Mark Mast
    Timpani: Christian Benning

Sat, 14 December 2024 | 20:00

  • BEAThoven Percussion Concert by
    Christian Benning Percussion Group

    Christian Benning, Felix Kolb, Marcel Morikawa

    Works & Arrangements by
    J. S. Bach, I. Xenakis, C. Corea, M. Schmitt, R. Marino, C. Cangelosi a.o

Tue, 24 December 2024 | 14:00

  • „Weihnachten im Gasteig“ am Heiligen Abend in der Isarphilharmonie: Moderiert, arrangiert und musikalisch begleitet von Andreas Kowalewitz laden der Chor der Klangverwaltung unter der künstlerischen Leitung von Christiane Büttig und Christian Benning ein.

2023

7. August - 15. August 2023

Sat, 7. January 2023 | 21:00

Sun, 29. January 2023 | 15:00

Wed, 22. March 2023 | 19:30

Mon, 17 April 2023 | 21:00

Tue, 2. May 2023 | 20:00

Fri, 5. May 2023 | 20:00

Fri, 12 May 2023 | 16:00

Wed, 14. June 2023 | 20:00

Thu, 15. June 2023 | 20:00

Sat, 24. June 2023 | 19:30

Sat, 15. July 2023 | 19:00

Fri, 21. July 2023 | 19:30

26. July - 6. August 2023

Fri, 4 August 2023 | 15:00

Thu, 19. October 2023 | 19:30

11. - 14. November 2023

Sun, 24. December 2023 | 15:00

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