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Rudolf Buchbinder opens the 20th Grafenegg Festival with music by the composer of his life: Ludwig van Beethoven’s «Choral Fantasy» begins with a dramatic piano solo, which is in best hands with the festival director. The Philharmonia Orchestra under Cristian Măcelaru joins in quietly, before the Vienna Singverein delicately enters and everyone rises together to the anthemic conclusion. One of the most popular works of the 20th century is the «Carmina Burana», songs from Benediktbeuern, an extraordinarily, worldly celebration of medieval life, which Carl Orff moulded into immediately stirring, archaic and monumental sounds in 1935/36. The «Carmina» also provide great challenges for the solo voices and, of course, for the choirs: a delight for both audience and participants.
Program and cast
Cast
orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra London
Conductor: Cristian Macelaru
soprano: Nikola Hillebrand
Tenor: Nicholas Phan
baritone: Germán Olvera
Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder
choir: Vienna Singing Society
Girls' Choir of the Vienna Boys' Choir
Viennese Choir Girls
Program
Ludwig van BeethovenFantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra in c minor op. 80
- Pause -
Carl Orff«Carmina Burana» Scenic Cantata for Soloists, Mixed Choir, Boys' Choir and Orchestra
Grafenegg Festival, Austria
The Grafenegg Music Festival is a new major international Austrian festival for classical music close to Vienna. The annual festival takes place on the grounds of Grafenegg Castle. Two major venues have been built for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 1,730, opened 2007) as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).
The artistic director is pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the Austrian Tonkünstler Orchestra, which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on August, 23rd, 2007 and lasted until September, 9th, 2007.
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