The Cuban-European Youth Academy was founded by Thomas Hengelbrock and the Balthasar Neumann Academy in 2014. Since then, cooperation between the Balthasar Neumann Academy and the relevant cultural institutions in Cuba has been developing progressively.
2024
July
10 years CuE: Transatlantic orchestra project with rehearsals in Berlin and Naurod and two concerts at the Rheingau Music Festival
Direction Music Night Kloster Eberbach: tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
Direction Anniversary Concert Wiesbaden: Thomas Hengelbrock
June
Orchestra project in Havana with the Havana Lyceum Orchestra
Direction: Pablo de Pedro
April
Orchestra project in Havana and masterclasses with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
Direction: José Antonio Méndez Padrón
January
Masterclasses at the Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana and the Universidad de las Artes in Havana with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
2023
November
Transatlantic orchestra project in Baden-Baden, Germany
Direction: José Antonio Méndez Padrón and Thomas Hengelbrock
October
Masterclasses at the Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana and the Universidad de las Artes in Havana with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
April
Orchestra project in Havana and masterclasses with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Choir
Soloists of the Balthasar Neumann Choir
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
2022
December
Masterclasses at the Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana and at the Universidad de las Artes in Havana with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
July
Transatlantic orchestra project in Berlin and Hamburg, Germany
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
April
Masterclasses at the Lyceum Mozartiano de La Habana and at the Universidad de las Artes in Havana with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
2021
August
Concert tour of the Havana Lyceum Orchestra through Germany with soloist Sarah Willis (horn)
Direction: José Antonio Méndez Padrón
2020
May
Cancelled: Concerts with the creation „Cuba – a quest“ featuring the Cuban quintet Caribe Nostrum and German actress Johanna Wokalek
February
Postgraduate study course for Cuban and European students in Havana; masterclasses at the Universidad de las Artes
January
Project start of the cooperation project „Clasicismo”: intensive course on historical performance practice of the classical period for students of the Orchesterzentrum NRW
2019
October / November
Concert for the 500th anniversary of Havana
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
July
Transatlantic baroque orchestra project in Dortmund
Direction: Enrico Onofri
May
Transatlantic orchestra project in Havana
Direction: José Antonio Mendez Padrón
February
Masterclasses with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and postgraduate study course in Havana
2018
October
Masterclasses in Havana with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and auditions for the postgraduate study course
September
Transatlantic orchestra project at the Ruhrtriennale in Germany
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
April
Fourth week of the postgraduate study course and auditions for the transatlantic orchestra project 2018
February
Third week of the postgraduate study course
2017
December
Second week of the postgraduate study course
September
First week of the postgraduate study course
August
Transatlantic orchestra project at the Rheingau Music Festival and Young Euro Classic in Germany
Direction: Duncan Ward
April
Masterclasses in Havana with tutors from the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra, auditions for the postgraduate study course and for the transatlantic orchestra project 2017
March
Auditions in Dortmund for the transatlantic orchestra project 2017
February
Masterclass for composers in Havana
Direction: Simon Wills
Masterclass for French Horn in Havana
Direction: Sarah Willis
January
Masterclasses in Havana with tutors from the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra, auditions for the postgraduate study course and for the transatlantic orchestra project 2017
2016
November
Transatlantic orchestra project in Havana
Soloist: Matthias Goerne
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
April
Concert tour in Germany, Cuban quintet “Caribe Nostrum”; school visit and work with the school orchestra of the Droste-Gymnasium in Freiburg
2015
December
Chamber music workshop for Cuban and European students in Havana with tutors from the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra and Arabella Steinbacher
August
First transatlantic orchestra project as part of the Rheingau Music Festival
Soloist: Arabella Steinbacher
Direction: Thomas Hengelbrock
April
Organizational visit to Havana: presentation of donated instruments
March
Auditions in Vienna for the first transatlantic orchestra project 2015
January
Auditions in Frankfurt for the first transatlantic orchestra project 2015
2014
September
Auditions in Havana for the first transatlantic orchestra project 2015
April
Orchestra project in Havana; masterclasses with tutors of the Balthasar Neumann Orchestra
