Concentus Musicus Concerts in the Golden Hall Vienna
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18 May, 2019
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Arnold Schoenberg choir
Stefan Gottfried
conductor
Sophie Karthäuser
soprano
Wiebke Lehmkuhl
Old
Michael Schade
tenor
Florian Boesch
bass-baritone
10.11.2019
Stefan Gottfried, Dirigent
Marlis Petersen, Sopran
Elisabeth Kulman, Alt
Werner Güra, Tenor
Florian Boesch, Bass
14.12.2019
Stefan Gottfried, Dirigent
07.03.2020
Stefan Gottfried, Dirigent
David Hansen, Countertenor
Emőke Baráth, Sopran
Cornelia Horak, Sopran
Michael Schade, Tenor
Andrè Schuen, Bass
16.05.2020
Stefan Gottfried, Dirigent
Christophe Coin, Violoncello
Program and cast
10 October 2020,
11 October 2020
Performers
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Programme
Franz Schubert
Overture "In Italian Style" D Major, D 590
Joseph Haydn
Symphony in E flat major, Hob. I:99
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 B flat major, D 485
12 December 2020,
13 December 2020
Performers
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Marlis Petersen, Soprano
Florian Boesch, bass
Programme
Selected works by Mozart and Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92
16 February 2021
Performers
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, harpsichord
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
Overture no. 2 B minor, BWV 1067
Concerto for two violins, strings and basso continuo in D minor, BWV 1043
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto for recorder, transverse flute, strings and b.c. E minor, TWV 52:e1
20th March 2021,
21 March 2021
Performers
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Arnold Schoenberg, Choir
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Sabine Devieilhe, Soprano
Elisabeth Kulman, old
Michael Schade, Tenor
Werner Güra, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass
Krešimir Stražanac, bass
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach
St John Passion, BWV 245, "Passio secundum Johannem
19 June 2021,
21 June 2021
Performers
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Julian Prégardien, tenor
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture to the opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio", KV 384
This is where I am supposed to see you, Constanze!
Constanze, I want to see you again! - Oh how frightened. Recitative and aria by Belmonte from the opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio", KV 384
Michael Haydn
Marcia turchese C major, MH 601
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Per pietà, non ricercate. Aria for tenor with orchestra accompaniment, KV 420
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Michael Haydn
Symphony G major, KV 444/MH 334
Joseph Haydn
Overture to "Orlando Paladino", Hob. XXVIII:11
Angelica, mio ben - D'Angelica il nome! Recitative and aria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony D major, KV 385, "Haffner Symphony
Musikverein
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.