Vienna Symphony Orchestra Musikverein
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Program and cast
29 - 30 APRIL 2023
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Adam Fisher
conductor
Leah Desandre
mezzo-soprano
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
- Break -
Joseph Haydn
Berenice, che fai. Cantata for soprano and orchestra, Hob. XXIVa:10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony in C major, KV 551, "Jupiter Symphony"
End approx.: 21:20
MAY 20 - 21, 2023
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbanski
conductor
Wilde Frang
violin
PROGRAM
Krzysztof Penderecki
Threnos, the victims of Hiroshima. Lamentation for 52 String Instruments
Bela Bartok
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, Sz 112
- Break -
Antonin Dvořák
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World"
End approx.: 21:30
MAY 24, 2023
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Andrés Orozco-Estrada
conductor
Hilary Hahn
violin
PROGRAM
Johannes Brahms
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, op. 77
- Break -
Richard Strauss
Don Juan. Tone poem after Nikolaus Lenau for large orchestra, op. 20
Suite from the opera "Der Rosenkavalier", AV 145
End approx.: 21:30
11 - 12 OCTOBER
Giedre Slekyte
Bartók • Schumann • Dvořák
7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Great Hall
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Giedrė Šlekytė | conductor
Kian Soltani | violoncello
PROGRAM
Béla Bartók: Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77
Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Santtu Matias Rouvali
Tchaikovsky • Shostakovich • Sibelius
7.30pm – 9.35pm
Great Hall
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Santtu Matias Rouvali | conductor
Leonidas Kavakos | violin
PROGRAM
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Italian Capriccio in A major, Op. 45
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
THURSDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Ingo Metzmacher
Schubert • Mahler • Reger
7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Great Hall
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Ingo Metzmacher conductor
Joyce DiDonato | mezzo-soprano
PROGRAM
Franz Schubert: Interact music to "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus", D 797
Gustav Mahler: Rückert songs
Max Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, op. 132
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras Casado
Haas • Bruckner
7.30 p.m. – 9.35 p.m. Great Hall
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Pablo Heras Casado | conductor
PROGRAM
Georg Friedrich Haas: Joshua Tree
Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic"; Version 1878-1880
THURSDAY 25 JANUARY 2024
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbanski
Kilar • Lalo • Mussorgsky
7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Great Hall
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Krzysztof Urbanski | conductor
Maria Dueñas | violin
PROGRAM
Wojciech Kilar: "Orawa" for chamber orchestra
Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra in D minor, op. 21
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; arranged for orchestra by Maurice Ravel
21.02 - 22.02
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Adam Fisher | conductor
Mao Fujita | Piano
PROGRAM
Joseph Haydn: Symphony in C minor, Hob. I:95
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, KV 491
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116
24.02 - 25.02
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Singing association of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna
Alain Altinoglu | conductor
Chen Reiss | soprano
Nora Gubisch | Old
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor
06.03.2024 - 07.03.2024
PERFORMERS
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Cornelius Meister | conductor
Maxim Vengerov | violin
PROGRAM
Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, Op. 47
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13, "Winter Dreams"
30.03.2024 - 31.03.2024
PERFORMERS
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
DIANA DAMRAU
soprano
MANFRED HONECK
conductor
10.04.2024 - 12.04.2024
PERFORMERS
PETR POPELKA
conductor
GAUTIER CAPUCON
violoncello
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
PROGRAM
ANTONÍN DVORÁK
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104
BREAK
RICHARD STRAUSS
"Don Juan", tone poem for large orchestra op. 20 TrV 156
RICHARD STRAUSS
"Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks", symphonic poem op. 28
04.05.2024 - 05.05.2024
PERFORMERS
JOANA MALLWITZ
conductor
FRANCESCO PIEMONTESI
Piano
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
PROGRAM
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Overture No. 3 to the opera "Leonore" op. 72b
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73
BREAK
PAUL HINDEMITH
"Mathis the Painter" (Symphony)
15.05.2024 - 16.05.2024
PERFORMERS
KARINA CANELLAKIS
conductor
BEATRICE RANA
Piano
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
PROGRAM
ANTON WEBERN
Six pieces for orchestra op. 6b (version 1928)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor K. 466
BREAK
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 "Eroica"
05.06.2024 - 06.06.2024
PERFORMERS
PATRICK HAHN
conductor
DOROTHEA RÖSCHMANN
soprano
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
PROGRAM
ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG
"Erwartung", monodrama in 1 act for soprano and orchestra op. 17
BREAK
ALEXANDER von ZEMLINSKY
"The Mermaid", Fantasy in three movements for orchestra
08.06.2024 - 09.06.2024
PERFORMERS
DIMA SLOBODENIOUK
conductor
VERA-LOTTE BOECKER
soprano
TAREQ NAZMI
bass baritone
SVEN-ERIC BECHTOLF
speaker
SINGING ASSOCIATION OF THE SOCIETY OF MUSIC FRIENDS
mixed choir
VIENNA SYMPHONIC
orchestra
PROGRAM
ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG
"Kol Nidre" for speaker (Rabbi), mixed choir and orchestra op. 39
JOHANNES BRAHMS
"A German Requiem" for soloists, choir and orchestra op. 45
Musikverein Golden Hall
This building is located on Dumbastraße/Bösendorferstraße behind the Hotel Imperial near the Ringstraße boulevard and the Wien River, between Bösendorferstraße and Karlsplatz. However, since Bösendorferstraße is a relatively small street, the building is better known as being between Karlsplatz and Kärntner Ring (part of Ringstraße loop). It was erected as the new concert hall run by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, on a piece of land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1863. The plans were designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in the Neoclassical style of an ancient Greek temple, including a concert hall as well as a smaller chamber music hall. The building was inaugurated on 6 January, 1870. A major donor was Nikolaus Dumba whose name the Austrian government gave to one of the streets surrounding the Musikverein.
Great Hall - Golden Hall
“As high as any expectations could be, they would still be exceeded by the first impression of the hall which displays an architectural beauty and a stylish splendour making it the only one of its kind.” This was the reaction of the press to the opening of the new Musikverein building and the first concert in the Großer Musikvereinssaal on 6 January 1870.
The impression must have been overwhelming – so overwhelming that Vienna’s leading critic, Eduard Hanslick, irritatingly brought up the question of whether this Großer Musikvereinssaal “was not too sparkling and magnificent for a concert hall”. “From all sides spring gold and colours.”
Brahms Hall
"In order not to promise too much it can be said that it has been made into the most beautiful, most magnificent, perfect example of a chamber concert hall that any of us knows in the world.” This was the reaction of a Vienna daily newspaper in October 1993 as the Brahms-Saal was presented to the public after extensive renovation work.
The surprise was perfect. It was a completely new hall. In contrast to the Grosse Musikvereinssaal, the Brahms-Saal had changed its appearance quite considerably over the years. When and how it acquired that slightly melancholy duskiness that was known to music lovers before 1993 cannot be precisely documented.
Glass Hall
As a venue for events from concerts to luxury banquets, the Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium is not only the largest of the Musikverein's 4 new halls but also the most flexible in terms of usage.
Hub podiums enable the smooth transformation of the concert hall into a conference centre, the cinema into a ballroom, or the stage into a catwalk. State-of-the-art equipment for sound, lighting, video and widescreen digital projection provide the ideal conditions for half-scenic productions.
The Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium was designed by the Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer. With a height of 8 metres, the hall (including the gallery) can play host to up to 380 visitors.
Performances: Mo 08 Apr 2024,
Performances: Su 27 Oct 2024, 19:00 - 20:30
Performances: Su 10 Dec 2023,
Performances: Sa 30 Dec 2023,
Performances: Tu 12 Dec 2023,
Performances: Th 16 May 2024,