16-year-old conductor Jakob Pagels inspires Soest with his talent!

16-year-old conductor Jakob Pagels inspires Soest with his talent!

Soest, Deutschland - Jakob Pagels, a 16-year-old student at the Conrad von soest high school, faces an exciting musical adventure.

The talented young man completes an apprenticeship as a conductor at the youth academy of the Westphalian School for Music and the Musikhochschule Münster. This academy, which only offers 30 training positions, has it all. Future conductors such as Jakob benefit from comprehensive training that includes individual lessons, ensemble and chamber music as well as theory. A certain level of competition is also promoted: the academy organizes master classes and gives the students the opportunity to take part in competitions while enables encounters with prominent artists. This diverse training is supported by close cooperation with the general education schools to integrate musical activities into the everyday life of children University of Münster.

Jakob's musical journey began at the tender age of four years. At that time he took violin lessons with Jin Kim. At the age of ten, he switched to Christoph Hengst for piano lessons. Since last year he has had the opportunity to develop his talents at the youth academy, where he can stay until his Abitur. In addition to the musical skills, Jakob wants to get the best out of the ensemble and attaches great importance to the depth of music. Bernd-Udo Winker, the artistic director of the Soester Symphony Orchestra, has already discovered his special talent and will sit on Jakob's side at the upcoming summer serenade concert in the blue hall of the town hall.

The big concert

On July 5, 2025, Jakob will conduct himself for the first time. He will present the first sentence from Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 82 C major "Der Bär". An exciting moment not only for him, but also for the listeners who can look forward to a varied program. In addition to Haydn's work, the young pianist Magdalena Pflüger from the Musikgymnasium Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach from Berlin Beethoven's romance for violin and orchestra F major op. 50 and the piano concert No. 1 C major op. 15. The tickets cost moderately 12 euros [soester Anzeiger] (https://www.soester-anseiger.de/lokales/soest/erleben-jakob-pagels-16-jehriger-ABSOLVITTIAGE- AUSTRICHT-DILIGEN-SO-ETWAS-HABE-NOCH-NICHT-93778153.HTML).

an outlook on the future

For Jakob, the serenade concert will surely be a milestone on its musical path. In addition to training at the youth academy, he is also involved in the North Rhine-Westphalia State Youth Orchestra as a violinist and thus takes part in various projects and concerts.

It is impressive how time and space for young talents are created in the music academy, which can develop and discover their creativity. Music is a passion for many, and with the right support, many a talent will get big. If you want to learn more about the offer of the youth academy, you will find a wealth of information on the website of the JMKDakademie