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The Roman goddess Concordia was always shown carrying a horn of plenty. She personified virtues such as unanimity, understanding and harmony, all qualities which are clearly needed when musicians play together. And these characteristics are very much in evidence when Maria Radutu performs with other MuTh artists such as Sophie Heinrich and Matthias Bartolomey. We hear piano quintets by Mieczysław Weinberg and Dimitri Shostakovich. These two composers not only suffered similar fates, with both experiencing repression under Josef Stalin’s reign of terror; they were bound together by a lifelong friendship, and each held the other in high esteem. They also inspired one other, and this led to lavish masterpieces such as their quintets: powerful and sensitive, with an explosive power! The pre-concert wine tasting: CUVÉE CONCORDE - Each of this evening’s wines is the product of a friendship between winemakers - wines which have developed out of a shared inspiration and a sense of partnership. The wine tasting takes place an hour and a half before the concert, and is open to all who subscribe to the GLASWEISE KLASSIKER cycle. The wine tasting is not included in tickets purchased for this individual concert. Our thanks go to Transgourmet Trinkwerk for their kind support in arranging the wine tasting.

Down at the wine tavern they’re serving a pleasing young wine. But it’s not just the wine that’s young: there are some fine young musicians there too. Michael Schade, well-known as a Viennese song enthusiast, has invited some of his young colleagues to join us. The sound of Schrammel violins fills the air: Julia Sturzelbaum performs with a new ensemble, which has been put together by Peter Uhler, the RSO member and Vienna winemaker. And of course, there’s a wine tasting as well. With the cheery voices of tavern guests in the background!

Music a-plenty to dance to - and songs you can sing along with to your heart’s content! If your legs are tired, we can just sit and watch the musicians’ fingers as they dance on the keys of the accordion, while we enjoy listening to some dance music. Or maybe you’d like to know how children dance in other countries, and would like to try it out for yourself.

Singing together has a calming effect. It can strengthen relationships and build trust. In addition, singing exercises encourage bodily awareness and improve breathing. And best of all - singing is something that anyone can do. That has been the experience of singing teacher Giti Huber. She has spent years working with people who are new to singing, including her involvement in “1. Wiener ich kann nicht singen Chor” (“Vienna City I can’t sing’ Choir). Through a variety of simple exercises, she soon makes sure that everyone forgets their shyness and discovers the joy of singing. Over the course of these MAMMA PAPA MIA sessions, new parents and parents-to-be learn cradle songs and children’s songs from all kinds of sources, including Mozart, Lalelu, and Latin American folk music. Accompanied by a small ensemble, they get to sing modern songs designed to make children’s daily lives a little easier and a bit more fun: songs for bath-time, songs for cleaning your teeth, and songs to comfort children when they’re unhappy. So aunts and uncles, grandparents and friends are all very welcome to come along and join in the singing. The children’s brothers and sisters can also come down to MAMMA PAPA MIA and enjoy a room filled with music. Unborn children can hear too, and later on these tunes will be associated with the feeling of safety in the mother’s womb. So singing - especially during pregnancy - is an enriching experience for both mother and child. At the end of the session you can sit back, relax and enjoy a short concert with a lot of musical variety.

There are many categories of so-called “light” music. On the other hand, “complex” music can also be made easy to listen to. In this concert we hear remarkable improvisations on classical violin pieces, witness the interplay between the musicians’ inner spirits and the groove, and learn how a jazz standard can constitute a complete composition. In a programme which includes treatments of classical works and their own compositions, Benjamin Schmid, Antoni Donchev and Georg Breinschmid conduct a three-way musical conversation, combining great virtuosity and instrumental mastery with impressive improvisational skills. Their repertoire has only one requirement: the music must invite improvisation. Music by composers ranging from Bach to Breinschmid and Weill provide the raw material on which these three outstanding musicians build their improvisations.

June is nearly upon us. And that means the Superar association’s annual Summer Concert is coming up fast. There will be three concerts staged over a two-day period, all of them held here at the Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir. Children and youngsters from the various (school) choirs join with a musical group to present a programme that they have developed across the course of the school year in collaboration with musicians from Superar. Expect an interesting and varied programme, with pieces ranges from the Classical to the contemporary.

June is nearly upon us. And that means the Superar association’s annual Summer Concert is coming up fast. There will be three concerts staged over a two-day period, all of them held here at the Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir. Children and youngsters from the various (school) choirs join with a musical group to present a programme that they have developed across the course of the school year in collaboration with musicians from Superar. Expect an interesting and varied programme, with pieces ranges from the Classical to the contemporary.

June is nearly upon us. And that means the Superar association’s annual Summer Concert is coming up fast. There will be three concerts staged over a two-day period, all of them held here at the Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir. Children and youngsters from the various (school) choirs join with a musical group to present a programme that they have developed across the course of the school year in collaboration with musicians from Superar. Expect an interesting and varied programme, with pieces ranges from the Classical to the contemporary.

June is nearly upon us. And that means the Superar association’s annual Summer Concert is coming up fast. There will be three concerts staged over a two-day period, all of them held here at the Concert Hall of the Vienna Boys Choir. Children and youngsters from the various (school) choirs join with a musical group to present a programme that they have developed across the course of the school year in collaboration with musicians from Superar. Expect an interesting and varied programme, with pieces ranges from the Classical to the contemporary.

  A group of 24 boys in sailor suits with their choirmaster - why are they known and loved by people all over the world? It’s because they demonstrate that music is the international language of human feelings. Over ten Fridays in their jubilee season, the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir show off their talents. With youthful energy and charm, they lead their audience on a journey through musical history, taking in not just Mozart, Schubert and Strauss, but World Music and Pop as well. There will also be a few stories from the past 525 years!

„…im Land wo die Zitronen blühn!“ (.. in the country where the lemon-trees bloom!). There’s no doubt this means Italy, that longed-for land of the south. A programme of music and literature which places Mediterranean flair and Italian joie de vivre front and centre. Actor, Italy-lover, and author Michael Dangl reads from his book “Orangen für Dostojewski” (Oranges for Dostoevsky) and from his “Hymnus an den Süden” (Hymn to the South). Music is provided by the tenor Pablo Cameselle and pianist Andrea Linsbauer. Performing classics by Liszt and Mendelssohn, they show that, even in the 19th century, Italy was often celebrated in song as a travel destination. The programme also includes works such as familiar Neapolitan canzoni by Tosti and Leoncavallo, as well as well-known hits from the 20s, such as “Torna a Surriento!” and “Non ti scordar di me!”, both written by Ernesto De Curtis.

Panfili & Friends is a project born out of a love for international folk music. This is a collaboration between the violinist Rusanda Panfili and various other artists who, like her, live in Austria. They perform classical music which transcends cultural boundaries, including classical pieces coloured by the influences of folk, tango, flamenco, and Romanian horas and doinas, as well as unconventional interpretations of film music. This is music with a powerful emotional charge, so a memorable experience is guaranteed.

Leistungspräsentation BALLET POINT – Dance Center Vienna Die Schülerinnen und Schüler des Kinderballetts ab 5 Jahren präsentieren zusammen mit den Schülerinnen der Ausbildungsklasse und professionellen Gasttänzern ein vielseitiges Programm mit Elementen des klassischen Balletts bis hin zu Contemporary Dance. Neben Ausschnitten aus „Die Puppenfee“ und „Paquita“ zeigen unsere Wettbewerbsgruppen und Finalisten österreichischer Tanzmeisterschaften ihre preisgekrönten Choreographien.

Pupils from the Académie de Danse Vienne showcase their artistic abilities, performing classical and modern dance routines under the direction of Oleksandr Maslyannikov. These budding young talents present a richly varied programme, in an afternoon full of dance, movement, and emotional expression.

The Académie de Danse Vienne and partners present a lively and highly expressive gala performance. The range of dance on offer includes classical variations, show dance, contemporary and jazz. Jump into the world of movement and dance. You’ll be surprised by what you discover!

As part of its fight against violence, this year the charity “Wider die Gewalt” (Stand against Violence) will once again stage a benefit evening featuring first-class artists.

Various ensembles - an orchestra, instrumental ensembles and choral groups - from the lower school of Musikgymnasium Wien present a colourful and richly varied programme of music both sacred and profane.

Orchestral concert by Camerata Medica Wien: The orchestra, whose players are drawn from the medical profession, takes to the stage with surgeon and pianist Thomas Bachleitner-Hofman as the soloist, under the artistic direction of Nicolas Radulescu. The programme features Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, KV491, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, the “Eroica”.

Die ersten Konzerthälfte bestreitet ein großes Turiner Ensemble bestehend aus Orchester und Chor unter der Leitung von Elena Gallafrio. Auf dem Programm steht Filmmusik von Morricone bis Zimmer. In diesem Konzert erleben Sie den Soundtrack aus so unterschiedlichen Welten wie Game of Thrones, Pirates of the Carribean und Once upon a Time in America. In der zweiten Hälfte begeistert das niederländische Streichorchester unter der Leitung von Carel den Hertog das Publikum. Das Nederlands Jeugd Strijkorkest präsentiert jedes Jahr ein Repertoire, das sich aus einer besonderen Mischung von Evergreens der Streicherliteratur und eher ausgefallenen, modernen Stücken zusammensetzt. Im MuTh spielt das Orchester unter anderem Werke von Beethoven und Mendelsohn, aber auch Modernes von Meijering und Andriessen. Veranstalter: Concerts-Austria

Zunächst spielt das philippinische Streichorchester De la Salle Zobel Strings Stücke aus der südostasiatischen Heimat gemischt mit Beethoven und Grieg. Das Ensemble wird dirigiert von Leopoldo F. Sumera Jr. Danach bietet das Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra aus dem südlichen Kalifornien unter der Leitung von Jacob Sustaita ein Programm dar, welches von Verdis Ägypten über Tschaikowskys Schwanensee zu Jennifer Higdons Peachtree Street führt. Veranstalter: Concerts-Austria

Das Jugendsymphonieorchester aus Alicante unter der Leitung von Francisco Maestre wurde erst im Zuge der Pandemie gegründet und hat sich in dieser kurzen Zeit bereits ein erstaunliches Repertoire erarbeitet. Bei seinem zweiten Besuch in Wien stellt das Ensemble de la Mediterrània spanische und lateinamerikanische Stücke solchen von Verdi und Saint-Saëns gegenüber. In der zweiten Konzerthälfte gibt das ebenfalls noch sehr junge Orchester aus Puerto Rico unter dem Dirigat von Leticia Medina sein Wien-Debüt. Neben Beethoven und Offenbach präsentiert das Antonio Paoli Music School Youth Orchestra ein Repertoire das stark von lateinamerikanischen Einflüssen geprägt ist.

The Long Island Symphonic Winds is a unique ensemble organized to tour and perform in Austria during the summer of 2023. The ensemble’s personnel is drawn largely from current students and alumni of Long Island University (LIU), but also includes students at other universities in the United States, as well as current music teachers and other invited musicians. Similar ensembles based out of LIU have toured internationally to Poland/Czech Republic (2009), China (2012), Puerto Rico (2015), and Australia (2018). With over sixty years of history, the Wind Band Program at LIU provides students with outstanding performance and educational opportunities, featuring on and off-campus performances at local venues, as well as regional, state and national conferences. In the last twenty-three years they have produced 29 CD/DVD recordings, sponsored fifteen regional band festivals, hosted multiple performance workshops, commissioned and premiered seven original works for concert band, and have been chosen to perform in two state music conferences. Annual Band Festivals have included week-long residencies with composers such as Jack Stamp, David Gillingham, Mark Camphouse, Frank Ticheli, Timothy Mahr, Roger Cichy, Philip Sparke, Julie Giroux, Martin Ellerby, Rossano Galante, Johan de Meij and Andrew Boysen, Jr.

Ein junger Popchor des Grazer Johann-Josef Fux-Konservatoriums trifft auf einen Wiener Gospelchor. Popsongs treffen auf Gospelklassiker. Mikrofonierte Stimmen vermischen sich mit dem akustischem Gospelchorklang. Kenner und Liebhaber der popularen Gesangsstimme werden sofort erkennen: Bei diesen Chören klingt Pop nach echter Popmusik und Gospel nach authentischem Gospelsound! Die beiden Chöre loten mutig die stimmlichen Möglichkeiten aus, überraschen mit vielseitiger Klangmalerei und begeistern durch ihre energiegeladene Bühnenpräsenz. Dieser Abend verspricht ein Feuerwerk an Sounds, Groove und Bewegung zu werden. Denn wovon das Herz voll ist, davon geht ja bekanntlich der Mund über. Jede und jeder, der sich die Zeit nimmt, ist willkommen beim GOSPEL project. Spaß und Disziplin sind ein unzertrennliches Dreamteam! Hohe Ziele und gute Erdung! Seit Juni 2012 arbeitet das GOSPEL project mit diesen Vorsätzen und zählt so zu den besten Gospelchören des Landes. Sie sind von der belebenden Wirkung der Gospelmusik begeistert und können damit nicht hinterm Berg halten. Die Styrian Voices oder kurz STYV sind ein junger steirischer Pop-Chor der zwar bereits im Jahr 2016 ins Leben gerufen wurde, nun aber seit letztem Jahr eine neue Heimat am Johann-Josef-Fux-Konservatorium gefunden hat. STYV will jungen Menschen eine Plattform bieten und ihre Kreativität, Musikalität und Begeisterung fördern. In jährlichen Castings werden von den STYV-Coaches die Sängerinnen und Sänger ausgesucht die gemeinsam einen Jugend Pop-Chor bilden. Im den letzten Jahren haben sich mehr als 200 Sängerinnen und Sänger beworben um ein Teil von STYV von zu werden. Wir sind sehr stolz darauf, was wir hier für ein musikalisches Potential in der Steiermark bündeln können und unterstützen unsere Mitglieder wo es nur geht.

Austria’s biggest martial arts school celebrates in style with “Your step into the next dimension”. YU-Taekwondo looks back over two decades in a birthday extravaganza. Breathtaking acrobatics, contactless demo fights with amazing choreography and other special features in this spectacular show will galvanize visitors and students alike! Ticket sales will help support the Pusteblume (Dandelion) association. This organisation works throughout Austria to fund professional counselling and support for those who have suffered miscarriages, or lost a child soon after birth. Any donations will be greatly appreciated! The birthday party will end in the foyer, with an opportunity for students, coaches and interested parties to have a lively chat in pleasant, friendly surroundings. Presented by: YOUNG-UNG Taekwondo GmbH