Jakub Józef Orliński © Victoria Nazarova
Delyana Lazarova © Marco Borggreve
Riccardo Chailly © STEFANO GUINDANI
Musik im Gespräch
5 Concerts in the Großen Saal with introductory talks
Room plan in 6 categories (Großer Saal)
A variety of concerts provide an opportunity for an inspiring exchange of ideas that goes beyond the music itself and focuses on its historical and social context. Experts from various disciplines will provide insights into the unique world of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, the oeuvre of the most important German female composers of the 19th century and the Russian music scene from Tchaikovsky to Prokofiev. The example of highly virtuoso baroque castrato arias, sung by portrait artist Jakub Józef Orliński, shows that fluid gender identities are not a contemporary invention. Finally, the 30th anniversary of the Strottern raises the question of what is specifically Viennese in music.