Chamber concert series
"Music in the old vicarage"

Important note:
Information on the postponed concerts can be found below under: "The next dates"
The varied 2024/2025 programme takes you through numerous epochs, includes works by famous and less famous composers, and thus covers the different facets of chamber music. For 41 years, this wonderful concert series has enriched Beckum's cultural programme with over 400 chamber concerts. Herbert Pälmke founded the chamber music series.
Current programme is dedicated to Herbert Pälmke
Herbert Pälmke passed away on 8 August 2024 at the age of 93. It is thanks to his voluntary commitment that classical concerts have been given a permanent place in Beckum's cultural programme and have inspired people. In recognition of his extraordinary achievements and in honour of his memory, the chamber music series "Music in the Old Rectory" in the 2024/25 season is dedicated to Herbert Pälmke.
Venue and times:
Altes Pfarrhaus Vellern, An der Kirche 4, 59269 Beckum
The event room can be reached at ground level via a side entrance.
Parking: Dorfstraße car park.
Start of event:
All chamber concerts start at 20:00
Box office/admission: 19:30
Download the entire 2024/25 event programme
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Tickets
Season subscription:
7 concert evenings - with free choice of seats - at the reduced advance booking price of 131 euros.You can purchase a subscription at in person at the citizens' offices of the town of Beckum, by telephone on 02521 29-3350 or by e-mail at: buergerbuero@beckum.de.
- Beckum Town Hall
Wheelchair-accessible, stop: Beckum, Town Hall - Neubeckum Town Hall
I. Obergeschoss
Accessible via stairs or narrow lift.
Haltestelle: Neubeckum, market
Single tickets:
- Advance booking (from 16 September 2024) : 25 euros
- Box office (from 19:30) : 25 Euro
Order your ticket (except subscriptions) for the desired event conveniently online at:
www.beckum.de/kartenvorverkauf (plus service charge).You can reach the cultural ticket office by telephone on 02521 29-3350.
- Beckum Town Hall
The next dates
Thursday, 20 March
Exclusive violin meeting
Albrecht Menzel: Violin
Albrecht Menzel has performed as a soloist under conductors such as Kurt Masur and Joanna Mallwitz with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Munich Radio Orchestra, among others. Invited by AnneSophie Mutter, Menzel has performed at Carnegie Hall and the Salzburg Festival, to name but a few.
Albrecht Menzel presents a dialogue concert in Vellern. He will play virtuoso works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Eugène Ysaÿe and Henri Vieuxtemps on the Stradivari Lady Hallè / Ernst. The artist will also play three other violins from three centuries and present the entire programme with entertaining anecdotes from the world of violins.
Thursday, 10 April
Worlds of sound - from baroque magic to tango fever
Terwey's daughters: violin, piano
The violinist Berenice Terwey and her sister, the pianist Philomela Eva Terwey, are recognised by experts as exceptional young talents.
Following their solid musical training, the two sisters have performed in the most prestigious concert halls. Whether in the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam or the Philharmonie Mexico City - the sisters have thrilled audiences everywhere with their poetic musicality and captivating playing.
Berenice and Philomela Eva Terwey play works by Jean-Marie Leclair, Fazil Say, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms and Astor Piazzolla under the motto "Klangwelten - Von Barockzauber und Tangofieber".
Postponed to Thursday, 15 May
In the frenzy of danceAleksandra Mikulska: piano
Irene ZandelAleksandra Mikulska's playing can be characterised as honest and personal. In concert, the charismatic pianist wants to open up foreign worlds and touch people with complete devotion.
She grew up in Warsaw and was honoured as the best Polish pianist at the 2005 Chopin Competition. Now a professor of piano at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden and President of the Chopin Society in Darmstadt, she performs at major venues such as the Vienna Musikverein and the Zurich Tonhalle and is a guest at international festivals.
In Vellern, Aleksandra Mikulska plays mazurkas, waltzes and preludes by Frédérik Chopin as well as the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 by Franz Liszt.
Due to the illness of the artist, the concert on 7 November 2024 had to be cancelled at short notice. The new date is 15 May 2025. Tickets already purchased remain valid, but can also be refunded.
Support for
Energieversorgung Beckum is once again supporting the "Beckumer Spitzen" and "Musik im Alten Pfarrhaus" series as a sponsor. We are also delighted to have the support of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost.
Many thanks also to the Förderkreis Musik im Alten Pfarrhaus Vellern e. V.,
- Chairman Ludwig Huppert
Artistic director of the chamber music series: Cornelia Baumann M.A.
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