Auf dem Weg

Auf dem Gletscher

»Eine Alpensinfonie« lässt sich hören wie ein Film-Soundtrack. Vor dem inneren Auge zu sehen: der mühsame, aber durch grandiose Naturbilder belohnte Aufstieg zu einem Alpengipfel. Natürlich spitzt sich die Situation zu, denn auch ein Richard Strauss wusste: Drama an der Bergwand muss sein. Sonnenaufgang – Der Anstieg – Auf der Alm – Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen – Auf dem Gletscher – Gefahrvolle Augenblicke – Auf dem Gipfel – Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg: Das sind nur einige der 22 Landschaftsbilder, aus denen sich dieses gewaltige Werk aufbaut. Und gewaltig sind auch die musikalischen Mittel, die dieses Bergmassiv zum Klingen bringen. Blechbläser aus der Ferne, Kuhglocken, eine Maschine für die Windgeräusche, Strauss lässt nichts aus, um das Erleben der Natur mit all seinen Herausforderungen plastisch darzustellen. Und dazu die Orgel hoch oben über dem groß besetzten Orchester, der Effekt ist atemberaubend. Ein Sound, so breit, monumental und faszinierend wie ein Alpenpanorama. Konzertdauer: ca. 80 Minuten – keine Pause!

Barock auf historischen Instrumenten

Free admission concert featuring works for two violins by Antonio Vivaldi, Carlo Tessarini, and Jean-Marie Leclair. Donations are welcome.

re:start Nachmittagsmusik auf dem Boxberg

This afternoon's concert at the community center features favorite pieces chosen by five young musicians. Violinist Charlotte Spruit, who curated the program, will perform solo works by Bach, along with other string pieces ranging from Dowland and Purcell to Bartók, Kodály, and a modern arrangement of Bulgarian choral songs. The program includes time for conversation and a potluck buffet. Families and children are welcome.

Kammermusikmatinee des Konzerthausorchesters

Originating from South Africa, Germany and France, the members of the Franz Trio came together at the Konzerthaus in 2017 and have been performing with us regularly ever since. The program of their first concert together included a trio by their namesake Franz Schubert. This season, they have been joined by additional orchestra members: principal piccolo player Daniel Werner, principal oboist Szilvia Pápai and principal harpist Ronith Mues. Violist Ernst-Martin Schmidt on the program: “Three composers in three countries come up with enchantingly beautiful chamber music in the war year 1916: Max Reger writes his 2nd String Trio, Claude Debussy and Arnold Bax are inspired by the delicate combination of flute, viola and harp. Benjamin Britten's Phantasy Quartet for oboe and strings from 1932 and Jean Françaix's String Trio from 1933 bear witness to the witty, original chamber music created in England and France a generation later. This colourful program opens with a Fantasia by the forefather of English music, Henry Purcell. Max Reger struggles with him to the best of his ability to achieve mastery in the art of polyphonic composition.”

„Haydn statt Regen – Ligeti statt Grau“

The Klangforum at the Musikwerkstatt will be open before and after the concert.

Verborgene Tiefe unter der scheinbaren Einfachheit

Viola

Quintessenz

Kammermusikmatinee des Konzerthausorchesters

The programme that contrabassist Igor Prokopets has put together with four string colleagues for our matinee two days before Christmas ranges from unusual duos to orchestral symbiosis in a quintet. Each piece combines the eight strings of two string instruments differently: sometimes very high with very low in the “sophisticated Piazzolla arrangement, in which the double bass also becomes a percussionist and the violin literally celebrates the tango” (Prokopets). Sometimes as a neighborly encounter between violin and viola, which instead of the original piano trace a short piece from Bartók's great Hungarian journey in 1905 in “Seven Romanian Dances”. Or with violin and cello, who take on the famous Passacaglia from Handel's G minor suite for harpsichord. Igor Prokopets could tell a lot about Giovanni Bottesini, whose “Gran Quintetto” forms the finale: As a musician, the Italian found his way to the lowest string instrument at an early age and wrote numerous pieces to suit it, including three concertos that are still popular today. He later became a conductor and even conducted the world premiere of Verdi's “Aida” in Cairo - but his heart definitely belonged to the double bass!