News from Grafenegg
Programme Summer 2021
Summer is around the corner: In the 15th season at the open-air stage Wolkenturm, live concerts and a brilliant supporting program are returning to Grafenegg.
Schlossklänge season 21-22
The programme for Schlossklänge season 21-22 is online with a lot of highlights from Mozart to Berlioz and the famous Midsummer Night's Gala.
Participants of INK STILL WET 2021
Grafenegg proudly announces the six participants of INK STILL WET 2021 who were chosen out of 75 applicants in total. The first working phase of the composer-conductor-workshop with Toshio Hosokawa starts in March.
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Grafenegg Festival
FESTIVAL OPENING
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Krassimira Stoyanova · Anita Rachvelishvili · Piotr Beczała · Rene Pape · Wiener Singverein · Yutaka Sado
HOSOKAWA · VERDI
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER AND MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO
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Maggio Musicale Fiorentino · Rudolf Buchbinder · Zubin Mehta
BRAHMS · BEETHOVEN
MATINEE JANINE JANSEN
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Janine Jansen · Denis Kozhukhin
SCHUMANN · BEETHOVEN · SCHUMANN · BRAHMS
THE 12 CELLISTS OF THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC
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The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic
BLACHER · DEBUSSY · DEAN · TIZOL ·SPIRITUAL · DEBSKI · KAISER-LINDEMANN · PIAZZOLLA
THE EUROPEAN UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND VASILY PETRENKO
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European Union Youth Orchestra · Jess Gillam · Vasily Petrenko
WEBER · GLASUNOW · SIBELIUS
INK STILL WET CLOSING CONCERT
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VERONIKA EBERLE AND TOSHIO HOSOKAWA
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Veronika Eberle · Toshio Hosokawa · Yutaka Sado
HOSOKAWA · BEETHOVEN
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER AND THE STATE ACADEMIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA «EVGENY SVETLANOV»
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The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia «Evgeny Svetlanov» · Rudolf Buchbinder · Arnold Schoenberg Choir
HAYDN · MOZART · BEETHOVEN
MATINEE BERLIN BAROQUE SOLOISTS
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Berlin Baroque Soloists · Mathieu Dufour · Christoph Hartmann · Reinhold Friedrich · Raphael Alpermann · Roberto González-Monjas · Reinhard Goebel
BACH
HÉLÈNE GRIMAUD AND THE TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH
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Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich · Hélène Grimaud · Paavo Järvi
SCHUMANN · SCHUBERT
SEMYON BYCHKOV AND THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC
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Czech Philharmonic · Semyon Bychkov
MAHLER
RUDOLF BUCHBINDER AND THE CZECH PHILHARMONIC
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Czech Philharmonic · Rudolf Buchbinder · Semyon Bychkov
BRAHMS · DVOŘÁK
CHRISTIAN TETZLAFF AND GUSTAVO GIMENO
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Christian Tetzlaff · Gustavo Gimeno
BRAHMS · STRAUSS
MATINEE JOYCE DIDONATO
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Il pomo d‘oro · Joyce DiDonato
MONTEVERDI · GLUCK · HÄNDEL · U.A.
SOL GABETTA AND THE ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE RADIO FRANCE
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Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France · Sol Gabetta · Mikko Franck
SCHOSTAKOWITSCH · TSCHAIKOWSKI
HERBERT BLOMSTEDT AND THE VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
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Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra · Herbert Blomstedt
SCHUBERT · BRUCKNER
VALERY GERGIEV AND THE MUNICH PHILHARMONIC I
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Munich Philharmonic · Gautier Capuçon · Valery Gergiev
SCHOSTAKOWITSCH · BRAHMS
VALERY GERGIEV AND THE MUNICH PHILHARMONIC II
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Munich Philharmonic · Leonidas Kavakos · Valery Gergiev
TSCHAIKOWSKI · BRUCKNER
MATINEE KONSTANTÍA GOURZÍ AND RUDOLF BUCHBINDER
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Tonkünstler-Orchester · Simon Höfele · Konstantía Gourzí · Emmanuel Tjeknavorian · Harriet Krijgh · Rudolf Buchbinder
GOURZÍ · BEETHOVEN
RENÉE FLEMING AND THE FILARMONICA DELLA SCALA
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Filarmonica della Scala di Milano · Renée Fleming · Andrés Orozco-Estrada
STRAUSS · BERLIOZ
Summerconcerts
MYTHS AND BLOSSOMS
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Arcis Saxophon Quartett · John Axelrod
IVES · MINTZER · ELLINGTON · MÁRQUEZ
ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
Classic film scores to inspire.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Bertl Mayer · Gan-ya Ben-gur Akselrod · Adrian Prabava
MORRICONE · WILLIAMS · STEINER · TIOMKIN · ET AL.
FAKE NEWS
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Tonkunstler-Orchestra · Daniela Fally · Anett Fritsch · Peter Kirk · Markus Werba · Christoph Wagner-Trenkwitz · Karen Kamensek
Excerpts from operas, operettas and musicals
FESTIVAL OF THE INSTRUMENTS
Percussionist Colin Currie as soloist of the Grafenegg Academy Orchestra.
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Grafenegg Academy Orchestra · Colin Currie
GRIME · STRAWINSKI · BARTÓK
BÉSAME MUCHO
Juan Diego Flórez honours the music of Latin America.
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Juan Diego Flórez & Band
VELÁQUEZ · GARDEL · PORTILLO DE LA LUZ · DÍAZ
BÉSAME MUCHO
Juan Diego Flórez honours the music of Latin America.
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Juan Diego Flórez & Band
VELÁZQUEZ · GARDEL · PORTILLO DE LA LUZ · DÍAZ
WAR AND PEACE
Håkan Hardenberger directs the Grafenegg Academy Orchestra.
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Grafenegg Academy Orchestra · Håkan Hardenberger · Tomo Keller
HAYDN · STRAUSS · GRUBER · STRAWINSKI
BEST OF SWING
The Swing Dance Orchestra radiates lust for life.
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Swing Dance Orchestra · Rachel Hermlin · David Hermlin · Andrej Hermlin
SECUNDA · GERSHWIN · ROBIN · CALLOWAY
CONQUERING SUMMITS AT THE WOLKENTURM
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European Union Youth Orchestra · Alban Gerhardt · Pablo Heras-Casado
ELGAR · BRAHMS
Schlossklänge
SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE
A brilliant start to the Schlossklänge season.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Simon Trpčeski · Fabien Gabel
BERLIOZ · LISZT
BEETHOVEN & MOZART
Lawrence Foster places himself in the service of the great classics.
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Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra · Paul Lewis · Lawrence Foster
BEETHOVEN · MOZART
CHRISTMAS CONCERT I
Tchaikovsky's «Nutcracker» sparkles with brilliance.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Raphaela Gromes · Marina Viotti · Andrea Eckert · Hervé Niquet
DELIBES · TCHAIKOVSKY · CANTELOUBE
CHRISTMAS CONCERT II
Tchaikovsky's «Nutcracker» sparkles with brilliance.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Raphaela Gromes · Marina Viotti · Andrea Eckert · Hervé Niquet
DELIBES · TCHAIKOVSKY · CANTELOUBE
NEW YEAR'S EVE CONCERT
A festive musical atmosphere at the turn of the year.
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Tonkünstler-Orchester · Viktorija Kaminskaite · Alfred Eschwé
Schwungvolle Walzer und Prickelndes aus Oper und Operette
TCHAIKOVSKY & SIBELIUS
Alena Baeva performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Alena Baeva · Hugh Wolff
THORVALSDOTTIR · TCHAIKOVSKY · SIBELIUS
A GERMAN REQUIEM
A Brahms masterpiece conducted by Ivor Bolton.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Christina Landshamer · Tareq Nazmi · Konzertchor Niederösterreich · Ivor Bolton
BRAHMS
GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT
Fabio Biondi interprets Vivaldi and Haydn.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Stephanie Wake-Edwards · Fabio Biondi
VIVALDI · HAYDN
EASTER CONCERT
Fazıl Say performs Mozart and his own works with Camerata Salzburg.
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Camerata Salzburg · Fazıl Say
SAY · MOZART
A DECLARATION OF LOVE TO NATURE
Jun Märkl traces the flight of birds in music.
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Akiko Suwanai · Jun Märkl
VILLA-LOBOS · WILLIAMS · STRAUSS · STRAWINSKI · RESPIGHI
BEST OF ECMA
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Ensembles of the European Chamber Music Academy · Harald Haslmayr
CHAMBER MUSIC
METTIS QUARTET
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Mettis Quartet · Harald Haslmayr
HAYDN · SCHOSTAKOWITSCH · BEETHOVEN
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S GALA
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Tonkunstler Orchestra · Marlis Petersen · Erwin Schrott · Selina Ott · Yutaka Sado
GALA PROGRAMME AT THE BEGINNING OF SUMMER
Subscriptions
SCHLOSSKLÄNGE SUBSCRIPTIONS 21–22
New, flexible subscriptions
Selective Subscription Matinees
Are you an early bird? On the four Sunday matinees you can begin your day at the Grafenegg Festival with highlights from the Classical and Romantic repertoire. Choose three of the four concerts.
Beethoven
Veronika Eberle and Toshio Hosokawa 20 August | Rudolf Buchbinder and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra «Evgeny Svetlanov» 21 August | Matinee Konstantía Gourzí and Rudolf Buchbinder 5 September
Composer in Residence
Festival Opening 13 August | Veronika Eberle and Toshio Hosokawa 20 August | Matinee Konstantía Gourzí and Rudolf Buchbinder 5 September
Romanticsm II
Hélène Grimaud and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich 22 August | Rudolf Buchbinder and the Czech Philharmonic 27 August | Christian Tetzlaff and Gustavo Gimeno 28 August
Home Game
EUYO and Vasily Petrenko 19 August | Christian Tetzlaff and Gustavo Gimeno 28 August | Matinee Konstantía Gourzí and Rudolf Buchbinder 5 September
Piano Magic
Rudolf Buchbinder and the Australian World Orchestra 14 August | Hélène Grimaud and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich 22 August | Rudolf Buchbinder and the Czech Philharmonic 27 August
Violin & Cello
The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic 15 August | Chrstian Tetzlaff and Gustavo Gimeno 28 August | Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic I 3 September | Matinee Konstantía Gourzí and Rudolf Buchbinder 5 September
Sounds of Russia
EUYO and Vasily Petrenko 19 August | Rudolf Buchbinder and the State Academic Symphony Orchestra «Evgeny Svetlanov» 21 August | Sol Gabetta and t
Festival Weekend Subscriptions
Make yourself musically at home. If you want to dive deeper into the world of sound for longer than one evening in Grafenegg, please consider a weekend subscription. Various concert combinations ensure that there’s something for everyone. Arrive, breathe in, be inspired!
Summer Concerts Subscription
Music without borders. Decide according to your own taste which three of the five Summer Concerts you’d like to visit.
