Musica Alta Ripa, the actor couple Jens Harzer and Marina Galic, and other musicians bring to life the correspondence between Electress Sophie, her daughter Sophie Charlotte, and the universal genius.
General Info
Date: 11 December 2026
Time: 19:30
Location: Galerie Herrenhausen, Hanover
Duration: approx. 90 minutes including intermission
Tickets: €35 / €25 / €15 / €10, reduced €20 / €15 / €10 / €5
Notes: An event by the City of Hanover in cooperation with the Leibniz Festtage, organised by the Leibniz Foundation Hanover. The box office opens one hour before the event starts. Tickets entitle you to enter the Great Garden on the day of the event (please note the regular opening hours).
Reduced Tickets
School pupils, trainees, university students and volunteers up to the age of 30, people with a disability degree of at least 50 and HannoverAktivPass holders are entitled to reductions. Children under the age of 6 do not need a ticket if they do not have their own seat.
With
Franziska Giesemann – Soprano
Anna Padalko – Alto
Musica Alta Ripa
Bernward Lohr – Conductor
Jens Harzer and Marina Galic – Reading
Programme
Correspondence between Leibniz, Electress Sophie of Hanover and Sophie Charlotte, framed by vocal duets and scherzi by Agostino Steffani
Description
Leibniz's talent for intellectual and trusting friendships found ideal partners in Electress Sophie of Hanover and her daughter Sophie Charlotte, the Queen of Prussia, who lived in Berlin. He maintained an inspiring correspondence with both ladies. The witty humour, eloquence and subtle affection between the correspondents make the letters a literary event. The readings are framed by vocal duets and scherzi by Agostino Steffani. Steffani was famous throughout Europe for these chamber music works, and other composers such as Handel modelled themselves on his compositions.
This event is also the closing event of the Leibniz Festtage 2026, organised by the Leibniz Foundation.
An event by the City of Hanover in cooperation with the Leibniz Festtage, organised by the Leibniz Foundation Hanover.
