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Opening Gala of the
AMADEUS Festival 2024
JANOSKA ENSEMBLE
with Special Guest Arpád Janoska (Vocals)
THURSDAY 27 JUNE 2024, 19:30 PM - FESTIVAL STAGE
Tickets:
Category A: EUR 65.00
Category B: EUR 35.00
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©Andreas BitesnichMusical passion. That nicely sums up the spirit of the “Janoska Style”, with which the Janoska Ensemble has shot to international fame in no time – and certainly not just because of the consummate mastery of its instruments.
At each performance the four artists dazzle their audience with their music and their vast reserves of creative energy. They see it as a personal challenge to fulfil, no to surpass, the high hopes of their fans.
True art knows no frontiers, and the music of the three brothers from Bratislava Ondrej, František and Roman Janoska and their Konstanz-born brother-in-law Julius Darvas proves that in remarkable fashion: their musical creations happily harmonize or colourfully contrast their classical fach with the music of other genres – from jazz and Latin to pop music.
The consequence is not a mix of styles, however, it is a creative synthesis: the Janoska Style. This style, apart from its innate spirit, defies description in words. Janoska Style is not a static fixture, mounted on a musical platform, crossing all boundaries of content, it is a spontaneous phenomenon. Five strong creative forces shape its profile: the unmistakable handwriting of the arrangements and the hands of their four skilled musical exponents.
Then there is the dynamic resonance, that anticipation that builds up in the concert audience and feeds back to the artists. After all, they are playing with their audience’s knowledge of music, freely communicating widely known classical themes only to guide the ears of their listeners – slowly or suddenly – into surprisingly appropriate themes from quite different musical disciplines, without any sense of a break in style.
On the contrary, the act of listening is an irresistible pleasure. There is no template, no set formula, for this special ability of the Janoska Ensemble to create imaginative music. Nothing is merely adapted; every note, every motif, is lovingly and playfully reinvented. Janoska Style is far more than just a “sound”, it is “music to be lived” – you have to listen to it and feel it live.
The genial musicians have already played on four continents and are constantly developing new projects. They have repeatedly played suitably expanded arrangements in concert with celebrated European orchestras.
Ondrej Janoska plays on the Carlo Ferdinando Landolfi ca. 1760 generously on loan from the Goh Family Collection.
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Leonard Bernstein: Candide Overture
František Janoska: Bellissima Naomi! Lullaby for my daughter
Pablo Ziegler: Rojotango
with Arpád Janoska on Vocals
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1
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František Janoska: Leo’s Dance
Pablo de Sarasate/ Traditional: Tarantella vs Niska Banja (based on Sarasate and serbian traditional song)
Cesar Portillo de la Luz: Contigo en la distancia with Arpád Janoska on Vocals
Franz Waxman: Carmen Fantasie
“PIANOS&SOUL” COMPETITION
THE FINAL ROUND
FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2024, 18:00 PM - FESTIVAL STAGE
On the night, the finalists will compete for the Grand Prize of EUR 5,000 as well as become the appointed Bösendorfer-AMADEUS Young Artist.
The final round unfolds two unique segments: the first-round performances behind the curtain, followed by the second in full view.
As part of the live audience, you will play an important role in deciding the winner of the Public Prize.
Tickets:
EUR 30.00
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NOSTALGIE
NADJA & LJUBA KALMYKOVA
SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2024, 17:00 PM - FESTIVAL STAGE
“Nostalgie” by Nadja & Ljuba Kalmykova, a special concert night dedicated to the residents of the 18 & 19 districts.
Since the first day, AMADEUS Festival Vienna made a commitment to further elevate and enrich the cultural tapestry of the vibrant Währing district.
This year, we are proud to present a unique and memorable experience tailored for Viennese locals.
"Nostalgie" promises to be an unforgettable night, a celebration of artistry that transcends boundaries and resonates deeply with the local community.
Tickets:
Category A: EUR 35.00
Category B: EUR 25.00
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M. Moszkovsky: Suite for 2 violins and piano op. 71
H. Gál: Sonata for 2 violins and piano op. 96
D. Shostakovich: 5 pieces for 2 violins and piano
P. De Sarasate: Navarra op. 33
WHISPERS OF TIMELESS
MELODIES
LUCILLA ROSE MARIOTTI
SATURDAY 29 JUNE 2024, 19:30 PM - FESTIVAL STAGE
The Grand Winner of the “Violins&Soul” Competition 2022/23, Lucilla Rose Mariotti, returns to the Festival Stage and brings you a mesmerising recital featuring the 1709 Antonio Stradivari violin from the Goh Family Collection.
So let the sound of the Stradivari violin ignite your memories of music from the yesteryears.
Tickets:
Category A: EUR 35.00
Category B: EUR 25.00
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Lucilla Rose Mariotti, an Italian violinist born in 2001, is completing her MPerf at the Royal College of Music in London. She is an Anne & Brian Wadsworth Scholar and is also supported by Help Musicians and by Albert Cooper Music Charitable Trust.
She has won many competitions, including the 59th Kocian International Competition in Czech Republic. She has participated in the "European Festival of Soloists" project organized by the embassies of EU Member States in Venezuela and El Sistema. She has been invited to participate again in the upcoming 2023 edition.
Lucilla has also performed at Bloomsbury Festival in London and played with Vengerov during a private Gala. Last year, she played the third movement of Mozart concerto K216 with the RCM Orchestra in a live-streamed masterclass with Vengerov and performed with the New English Concert Orchestra.
In 2021 she played Linley concerto in a premiere performance in Italy and recorded pieces by D’Ambrosio in a world premiere in Hungary.
In 2023, Lucilla Mariotti successfully achieved the grand winner of the inaugural “Violins&Soul” Competition organised by AMADEUS Festival Vienna 2023. This year, she will return to the Festival stage with her debut recital at AMADEUS Festival Vienna 2024.
ENSEMBLE ,,11”
WIENER PHILHARMONIKER
& WIENER SYMPHONIKER
SUNDAY 30 JUNE 2024, 19:30 PM - FESTIVAL STAGE
Tickets:
Category A: EUR 50.00
Category B: EUR 35.00
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THIS YEAR’S TEAM MEMBERS
Stefan Neubauer (Clarinet)
Lars Michael Stransky (Horn)
Clemens Horak (Oboe)
Günter Federsel (Flute)
Harald Müller (Bassoon)
Anton Mittermayr (Timpani/drums)
Mark Gaal (Trombone)
Jan Jankovic (Horn)
Franz Tösch (Trumpet)
Jürgen Pöchhacker (Trumpet)
Paul Halwax (Tuba)
The ensemble “11” was founded in 1997 and represents a completely new idea of the chamber music ensembles of the Vienna Philharmonic.
Even during Mozart's time there was the so-called harmony music, which was exclusively composed of Wind instruments passed and successfully performed pieces by various composers as arrangements. The founder now had a contemporary further development of this old and proven idea of this ensemble Karl Jeitler by combining the 10 classical wind instruments of the symphony orchestra plus percussion instruments to form the ensemble “11”.
With this instrumentation, it is possible to perform a versatile repertoire and due to the dynamic characteristics and dynamic characteristics - due to the winds - the ensemble can also fill large concert halls acoustically.
All arrangements are written especially for this ensemble, as this instrumentation is unique to date.
In addition to works by Mozart, the repertoire already includes pieces by Adam, Bach, Beethoven, Bizet, Brahms, Handel, Humperdink, Jardin, Mascagni, Puccini, Rossini, Stravinsky, Suppé, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Weber and the Strauss family as well as Joseph Lanner and Johann Schrammel.
The American Walter Skolnik composed the first original work for this ensemble in 2001 with his "Divertimento for Ten Wind Instruments and Percussion".
Concerts have so far taken place in Mürzzuschlag, Gumpoldskirchen, Vienna, Salzburg, Hanover, Würzburg, Offenburg, 4 tours in Japan and a tour in Germany with the cities of Munich, Cologne, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Düsseldorf. On this tour, the ensemble also performed with 3 singers for the first time. (soprano, counter tenor, baritone).
So far, two CDs have been recorded with the Japanese company "Camerata Tokyo". The repertoire of the first one comprises exclusively pieces from W.A. Mozart's symphonies, operas, choral and piano works. This CD was released in June 1999.
A further CD with works by Johann, Josef and Eduard Strauss was recorded in February and May 1999 and was released in June 2000.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Ouvertüre zur Oper „Die Entführung aus dem Serail“, KV 384
Menuett aus der Sinfonie Es-Dur, KV 543
Aus der Oper „Die Zauberflöte“, KV 620:
Arie „Der Hölle Rache“
Chor der Priester „O Isis und Osiris“
Marsch der Priester
Menuett aus der Serenade Nr. 9 „Posthorn-Serenade“, KV 320
Aus der Oper „cosi fan tutte“, KV 588: „Soave sia il vento“
„Alla Turca“ aus der Sonate für Klavier Nr. 11 A-Dur, KV 331
Aus der Oper „Don Giovanni“, KV 527: „Finch’ han dal vino“ – “Champagner-Arie”
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Johann Strauss II:
“Die Fledermaus“, Op. 362: Ouvertüre
Josef Strauss:
Moulinet Polka (Polka francaise), Op. 57
“Aus der Ferne” (Polka mazurka), Op. 270
Johann Strauss II:
Frühlingsstimmen (Walzer), Op. 410
Egyptischer Marsch, Op. 335
Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257
Josef Strauss:
„Mein Lebenslauf ist Lieb und Lust“ (Walzer), Op. 263
Johann Strauss II:
Annen-Polka, Op. 117
Furioso (Polka schnell, quasi Galopp), Op. 260