MICHAEL SCHADE’S MUSIC SALON

Internationally acclaimed tenor Michael Schade invites you to join him in his salon. Appearing as both singer and host, he welcomes some of his colleagues onto the MuTh stage for a concert to fit the mood of the fourth Sunday in Advent. A selection of students from the Senior Classes of the Vienna Boys’ Choir High School join him in song. We also hear the Salterio, a form of baroque zither or psaltery. This provides a magical musical experience, with Franziska Fleischanderl unlocking the instrument’s capacity for wonderful, unique sounds. All this is perfectly complemented by the playing of Early Music specialist Reinhard Führer, who performs compositions by Mozart and Schubert, along with a selection of Christmas music from the English-speaking and German-speaking worlds. The evening ends on a reflective note, rounded off by a cappella renditions of classics such as “Adeste Fideles”, “Es wird scho glei dumpa” and “Andachtsjodler”.