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Program and cast
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
Wiener Concert-Verein
Hannah Eisendle, conductor
Paul Kropfitsch, violin
PROGRAM
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony C major, Hob. I:60, “Il Distratto”
ANNA CLYNE
Sound and fury
Intermission
JEAN SIBELIUS
Humoresque D major, op. 87/2
Humoresque G minor, op. 89/4
HANNAH EISENDLE
New work (premiere)
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025
Wiener Concert-Verein
Živa Ploj Peršuh, conductor
Sebastian Breit, oboe
PROGRAM
ANTONIO SALIERI
Sinfonia D major (“Veneziana”)
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Concerto for oboe and orchestra in C major, KV 314
Intermission
TOMÁŠ ILLE
Viennese coffee houses (premiere)
FRANZ XAVER SÜSSMAYR
Sinfonia turchesca C major
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Wiener Concert-Verein
Hannah Eisendle, Conductor and Piano
Anna Sushon, Co-Conductor and Piano
Program
Elizabeth Maconchy
Music for Strings
Gerd Kühr
"Ricordarsi" for String Orchestra and Piano Four Hands
Intermission
Richard Strauss
String Sextet from the Conversational Piece for Music "Capriccio," op. 85
Lili Boulanger
Prélude Des-Dur; adapted for String Orchestra
Benjamin Britten
A Simple Symphony, op. 4
Monday, November 3, 2025
Wiener Concert-Verein
Nuno Côrte-Real, Conductor
Megan Kahts, Mezzo-Soprano
Program
Alisa Kobzar
"Ab.out" for String Orchestra (Revised 2025)
Joseph Haydn
Symphony in E minor, Hob. I:44, "Trauer-Symphonie"
Intermission
John Dowland
Selected Songs; arranged by Nuno Côrte-Real
Come Again!
Flow, My Tears
Awake, Sweet Love
I Saw My Lady Weep
Shall I Sue
Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
Time Stands Still
Nuno Côrte-Real
Selected Songs from the Song Cycle "Agora Muda Tudo," op. 55
Waves On The Beach
When You Await Me
Infallible Plague
Invisible Banquet
One Millimeter Away From My Skin
Monday, March 2, 2026
Wiener Concert-Verein
Timothy Chooi, Conductor and Violin
Program
Dror Binder
"Curfew" for String Quartet; adapted for String Orchestra
Guadalupe Olmedo
String Quartet in D Major, op. 14 - 4th Movement; adapted for String Orchestra
Antonio Vivaldi
"The Spring" from "The Four Seasons," op. 8
"The Summer" from "The Four Seasons," op. 8
Intermission
Chen Gang
"Sunshine Over Tashkurgan" for Violin and Strings
Granville Bantock
Scenes From The Scottish Highlands
Antonio Vivaldi
"The Autumn" from "The Four Seasons," op. 8
"The Winter" from "The Four Seasons," op. 8
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Wiener Concert-Verein
Barbara Dragan, Conductor
Roland Batik, Piano
Program
Florence B. Price
Wander-Thirst; adapted for String Orchestra
John Corigliano
"Voyage" for String Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Quintet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Cello in C Major, op. 29 - 4th Movement
Roland Batik
Phantasy in Three Parts for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Intermission
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B Major, D 485
Friday, June 19, 2026
Wiener Concert-Verein
Glass Marcano, Conductor
Program
Teresa Carreño
Serenade for String Orchestra - 1st Movement
Johanna Doderer
New Work (World Premiere)
Jan Koetsier
Concertino for Trombone Quartet and Orchestra, op. 115
Intermission
Antonín Dvořák
Serenade for String Orchestra in E Major, op. 22
Musikverein Brahms Hall
For many years, this hall was known only as the “Kleine Musikvereinssaal”, until in 1937, during the 125th anniversary year of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien, it was given a name that truly reflects its importance: the Brahms Saal. Johannes Brahms not only performed in person in this hall, he was also behind the very first concert to be performed here, by Clara Schumann on 19 January 1870. The standards set that day have been maintained ever since. The Brahms Saal remains one of the most prized locations for the greatest chamber music ensembles and lieder singers performing in the world today.
With just under of 600 seats, the hall is designed to showcase the intimate aspects of classical music. The hall acoustics are perfectly attuned to deliver this: the Brahms Saal – 32.50 metres long, 10.30 metres wide und 11 metres high – possesses a similar acoustic brilliance to the Große Musikvereinssaal.
When the Musiverein building was opened in 1870, the Kleine Musikvereinssaal was described as a “true little treasure chest”. It was even suggested that this hall might warrant greater praise and wonderment than the Große Musikvereinssaal: “One might even wish to award the prize to this hall for its peacefulness and simple grandeur.” It is abundantly clear that Theophil Hansen’s design for the Brahms Saal created an architectonic masterpiece of the Historicism period. His commitment to the “Greek Renaissance”, evident in the design’s allusions to classical Hellas, make this concert hall an authentic temple of chamber music.
In 1993 the Brahms Saal underwent a comprehensive restoration programme. The restoration project involved consulting the original designs held at the Print Room at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. This made it possible to reconstruct the original colour scheme created by Hansen as the Musikverein’s architect: green walls, red columns and the liberal use of gold.
When the Brahms Saal reopened to the public in its new form in 1993, a Vienna newspaper wrote: “Without wishing to raise expectations too high, this has been transformed into the most beautiful, magnificent and prestigious chamber music concert hall we are likely to find anywhere in the world.”
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