Audio sample:
Zoltán Kodály: Dances from Galanta
(Detail), Beethoven Festival Bonn 2011
Nächstes Konzert:
Arabesque Symphonique
am Donnerstag,
19. Februar 2026, 20 Uhr
Bockenheimer Depot Frankfurt am Main
Roma-Romantik
Vol. III
Kartenreservierung über Schauspiel Frankfurt
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Enthüllung einer Gedenktafel am Stadthaus Frankfurt am 27. Januar 2026
Am 27. Januar 2026 wurde endlich wahr, was die Stadt Frankfurt am Main bereits zum Jubiläum "600 Jahre Roma in Frankfurt am Main" im Jahr angekündigt hatte: Sie enthüllte an der Fassade im Eingangsbereich des Stadthauses Frankfurt gleich neben dem Frankfurter Dom eine Gedenktafel, die an die erstmalige Erwähnung von Sinti und Roma in Frankfurt am Main im Jahr 1417 erinnert. Eine Auswahl der Roma und Sinti Philharmoniker umrahmte das festliche Zeremoniell rund um die Enthüllung der Tafel musikalisch im Stadthaus Frankfurt. Dabei erklangen Maurice Ravels "Tzigane" in der Bearbeitung für Violine und Streichorchester, „Torontoi Emlek“ von Sandor Jaroka jun. in der Bearbeitung für Streichorchester von Roger Moreno-Rathgeb sowie „Erinnerung“ von Stanko Sepic.
In die Freude über die öffentliche Würdigung der langjährigen Präsenz der Roma und Sinti in Frankfurt am Main mischte sich für Riccardo M Sahiti die Kritik daran, dass die explizite Bezeichnung "Roma" in der Inschrift der Gedenktafel nicht auftaucht. Auch der Frankfurter Historiker Christian Kleinert, der das Jubiläum "600 Jahre Roma in Frankfurt am Main" 2018 und 2019 wissenschaftlich begleitete und Redner eines gleichlautenden Festakts in der Paulskirche gewesen war, hätte sich eine Erwähnung der Roma als unmissverständlichen Sammelbegriff gewünscht.
Gedenkstunde
81 Jahre Befreiung des KZ Auschwitz am 27. Januar 2026 in der Paulskirche Frankfurt am Main
Am Dienstag, 27. Januar, erinnerte die Stadt Frankfurt mit einer Gedenkstunde in der Paulskirche an die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus.
Im Mittelpunkt der Veranstaltung stand ein Vortrag von Silas B. R. Kropf mit dem Titel „Geschichte, die bleibt: Wie historische Erfahrungen die Gegenwart von Sinti und Roma prägen“.
Eine Auswahl der Roma und Sinti Philharmoniker umrahmte die Gedenkstunde musikalisch. Dabei erklangen Maurice Ravels "Tzigane" in der Bearbeitung für Violine und Streichorchester, „Torontoi Emlek“ von Sandor Jaroka jun. in der Bearbeitung für Streichorchester von Roger Moreno-Rathgeb sowie „Erinnerung“ von Stanko Sepic.
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Welcome to the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic!
Inspire their audience with playful passion and technical professionalism: the musicians of the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic!
They come from symphony and opera orchestras from all over Europe - for example MDR Symphony Orchestra, Vienna State Opera, Zurich Opera, Frankfurt Opera and Budapest Opera - and are regularly formed as Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra with a common conviction: They believe in the power of music to unite people ! They take their listeners on a journey to discover the rich influence of Roma and Sinti culture on classical music (see also "Message" ).
Conductor Riccardo M Sahiti, Rome himself from the former Yugoslavia, founded the orchestra in 2002. Under his direction, professional musicians from Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Israel, Italy and the Czech Republic grow with each project Yugoslavia, Poland, France, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Germany together to form a spirited orchestra that sees itself as a European ambassador: For him, music is an international language that transcends all national borders.
Whether Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók, Brahms, Dvorák, Rachmaninoff, Sarasate, Liszt, Saint-Saens, Tschaikowsky, Johann Strauss, Bizet, Enescu or Ravel: You and many other composers have been inspired by the music of the Roma and Sinti , made them sound new. There are many references in the symphonic orchestral literature (see also "Repertoire" and expertise of Prof. Dr. Peter Ackermann ).
The Roma and Sinti maintain their tradition and are also open to new things: contemporary composers have dedicated works specifically to the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic.
The Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra have continued to develop over two decades: from the Roma and Sinti String Orchestra to the Roma and Sinti Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra to the Roma and Philharmonic Orchestra (see also "History" and "Archive" ).
The Philharmonic Association of Sinti and Roma Frankfurt am Main e. V. has significantly supported the development of the orchestra and still houses the Philharmonic under its organizational roof (see "Association" ).
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma act as important cooperation partners and organizers of large projects by and with the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic Orchestra. At the head of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma is its chairman Romani Rose , who has been loyal to the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic for decades.
The patrons of the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic concerts included Volker Bouffier, Prime Minister of Hesse, Peter Feldmann, Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main , Günter Grass, writer, Dr. Ina Hartwig, Frankfurt Head of Cultural Affairs , Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Romani Rose, Chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Petra Roth, then Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main, Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers, former Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Vaclav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia and the European Parliament.
On October 4, 2016, Federal President Joachim Gauck (second from right) presented the ribbon of merit for the construction of the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic to Riccardo M Sahiti (second from left). With him his wife Elizabet and on the right Romani Rose, chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma.
Since 2018, the city of Frankfurt am Main and from 2020 the state of Hesse has supported the work of the Roma and Sinti Philharmonic in the form of institutional funding. You can find an overview of the previous sponsors and supporters here .