Boris Brovtsyn, Alexandra Conunova, Sarah McElravy and More

“Transfigured Night”: a work for string sextet vibrating with late romantic magic, dramatic passion and subtle nature paintings, created as a wordless setting of the poem of the same name by Richard Dehmel, as a purely musical retelling of the emotional dialogues of a couple who come together again on a higher level. Who could still understand today that Arnold Schönberg heated up people's minds in 1899 - with his bold harmonies and the realization of an extra-musical program in the genre of chamber music? How much Schönberg referred to tradition with his later innovations, for example to Johannes Brahms, can be experienced in this dreamlike program with his B major string sextet - and performed by a hand-picked star cast.

Extasy

The HERBSTGOLD - Festival 2025 invites you to experience music in its deepest and most moving form. Under the motto “Extasy”, we dedicate ourselves to those moments in which music takes us beyond the everyday - into a state of intense devotion in which sounds, emotions and interpretation merge into an inseparable unity.

Ecstasy in music means the complete penetration of a work - for the performers as well as for the audience. These are the moments when a note resonates and time seems to stand still for a moment. When passion, virtuosity and expressiveness build a bridge between art and soul.

Experience renowned artists, extraordinary programs and inspiring encounters in the special ambience of Esterházy Palace. Let yourself be carried away by the power of music - to a festival that is entirely dedicated to the search for the sublime

 - JULIAN RACHLIN

Program and cast

Boris Brovtsyn, violin
Mohamed Hiber, violin
Sarah McElravy, viola
Adrien La Marca, viola
Torleif Thedèen, cello
Andreas Brantelid, cello

Programme

Johannes Brahms: Sextet No. 1 in B Major op. 36
Arnold Schönberg: Transfigured Night op. 4