Marie Jacquot © Julia Wesely
Petr Popelka © Peter Rigaud
Lorenzo Viotti © Antoine Saito
Matineen der Wiener Symphoniker
7 Concerts in the Großer Saal
moderated by Barbara Rett
Room plan in 8 categories (Großer Saal)
Symphonic core repertoire and rarities characterize the matinees of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra presented by Barbara Rett: Franz Schmidt's oratorio »The Book with Seven Seals« can be experienced at the Wiener Konzerthaus for the first time since 1999 and Francis Poulenc's »Stabat mater« (with the fabulous soprano Elsa Benoit and Marie Jacquot conducting) for the very first time ever. Lise de la Salle and Beatrice Rana will delight audiences with romantic piano concertos in two of the matinees led by chief conductor Petr Popelka. There will also be reunions with the captivating conductors Lorenzo Viotti and Robert Treviño, who will each present thrilling works of Russian symphonic music.