When does Poet's Love and More... take place?

The song evening takes place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, from 19:30 to 22:00.

Where will the concert be held?

The concert will take place in Hall X of Gasteig HP8, Hans-Preißinger-Straße 8, 81379 Munich.

How much do the tickets cost?

Regular admission is 27 Euro. For students and pupils, the ticket costs 10 Euro.

Who performs at the song evening?

On stage are the Carinthian baritone Thomas Salzmann and the Slovenian accordionist Sajdin Horović.

Which works will be presented?

The focus is on Robert Schumann's song cycle Poet's Love op. 48 based on poems by Heinrich Heine. The program is supplemented by other romantic and late romantic songs, including works by Josip Ipavec.

Poet's Love in a New Sound Attire: A Romantic Evening Surprises Munich

Name: Poet's Love and More...
Start: 2026-10-17T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-17T22:00:00+02:00
Location: Saal X im Gasteig HP8

Romantic Song Art in a New Sound Attire: Poet's Love and More...

On Saturday, October 17, 2026, Hall X in Gasteig HP8 transforms into an intimate resonance space for great emotions. The Carinthian baritone Thomas Salzmann and Slovenian accordionist Sajdin Horozović present a romantic song evening that connects Robert Schumann's famous cycle Poet's Love with other works from the romantic and late romantic song tradition.

Heinrich Heine's Words, Robert Schumann's Sound World

The focus is on Robert Schumann's song cycle Poet's Love op. 48, created in 1840 based on poems by Heinrich Heine. Longing, irony, tenderness, and inner unrest coalesce into a musical narrative that still touches deeply today. Schumann's precise orchestration for voice and piano gains a new sonic perspective through the concert accordion.

Baritone and Concert Accordion in Musical Dialogue

Thomas Salzmann shapes the songs with an expressive baritone voice and great affinity to the text. Sajdin Horozović leads the accompaniment on the concert accordion into a colorful sound picture that oscillates between warm breaths, dance-like lightness, and dramatic tension. The unusual instrumentation creates a concentrated live atmosphere where every nuance of dynamics, articulation, and synchronization becomes audible.

From Schubert's Winter Journey to Josip Ipavec

The collaboration between the two musicians is characterized by a passion for newly interpreted song cycles. After a joint adaptation of Franz Schubert's Winter Journey, they now dedicate themselves to Schumann's Poet's Love as well as other songs whose texts originate from Heinrich Heine. Compositions by Josip Ipavec are also part of the artistic focus of the evening, expanding the view of romantic and late romantic song art.

A Concert Experience for Classical Music Lovers

The audience's mood in Hall X promises an evening full of musical intimacy. Between vocal stage performance, breathing accompaniment, and finely tuned conducting in a metaphorical sense, a concert experience arises that does not rely on grand effects but on emotional precision. The acoustics of the space allow the text to resonate as present as the differentiated sound of the accordion.

Conclusion: Experience Romance Up Close

Poet's Love and More... brings a central song cycle of German Romanticism into an unusual, touching instrumentation. Anyone who wants to experience Schumann, Heine, and artful song interpretation live will find an evening filled with longing, tonal color, and musical narrative at Gasteig HP8.