Music – archive
Thursday 26 June 2008, 7:30pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Anna Leese (soprano) and Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell/Britten 2 Songs: Mad Bess; Sweeter than Roses
Schubert Viola
Brahms An die Nachtigall; Nachtigallen schwingen lustig; In stiller Nacht; Meine Liebe ist grün
Strauss Das Rosenband; Schlagende Herzen; Ich wollt’ ein Sträusslein binden; An die Nacht
Walton 3 Sitwell Songs
Britten Fish in the Unruffled Lakes; Johnny from Cabaret Songs;
3 Songs from On this Island: Let the florid music praise!; Seascape; As it is, plenty
Venue and Information
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP,
Box office: T 020 7935 2141, E boxoffice@wigmore-hall.org.uk, www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Saturday 21 June, 2008
Exhibition Road, London
georg & thomas carysforstories at Exhibition Road Music Day
georg & thomas carysfortstories bring their fusion of jazz, experimental music, sound-designs, theater and dance to the Exhibition Road Music Day. This spectacular day of free live music in the heart of London will include over 100 performances and showcase an incredible range of sounds and styles all celebrating the diversity of international culture.
Carysforstories is made up of Georg Gratzer (woodwinds & voice), Thomas Mauerhofer (electric guitar, laptop and voice), Chris Knowles (conducting the stories), Edina Husanovic (vocals), Joachim Kapuy (acting the dance) and Christiana Lederhaas (dancing the act). Each episode of their unique style of theatre/music/dance performance tells its own story derived from personal experiences with strangers or as strangers in a foreign environment.
For more information please visit www.carysfortstories.co.uk or
www.exhibitionroadmusicday.org
Venue and Information
Exhibition Road, London
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP,
Box office: T 020 7935 2141, E boxoffice@wigmore-hall.org.uk, www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Saturday 10 May – Friday 6 June, 2008
various venues, London
Balkan Fever London 2008
Started in 2006 as an initiative of the Austrian Cultural Forum, Balkan Fever London continues, in a month-long festival, to present a wide range of music from the Balkans, or drawing on the region’s musical traditions. As in previous years with the support of ACF, the programme includes Austrian-based artists who have taken part in Balkan Fever Vienna (www.balkanfever.at), this year the singer Maja Osojnik and DJ Dunkelbunt.
Thursday 15 May - Pizza on the Park Jazz Club
Maja Osojnik Band (Slovenia/Austria)
Sunday 18 May – Cargo, Shoreditch
DJ Dunkelbunt (Austria)
Information and sound clips: www.myspace.com/balkanfeverlondon
Venue and Information
various venues, London
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP,
Box office: T 020 7935 2141, E boxoffice@wigmore-hall.org.uk, www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Wednesday 4 June, 2008, 2pm
Wigmore Hall, London
Richard Tauber Prize For Singers 2008
Public Final Audition
Venue and Information
Wigmore Hall, London
36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP
Box Office: 020 7431 0144; www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Wednesday 14 May, 7.30pm
St George’s Hall Concert Room, Liverpool
Viennese Masters, Ensemble 10/10
This concert explores, as its starting point, the newest music from Vienna. HK Gruber and Kurt Schwertsik are leading members of the Third Viennese School, which emerged in the 1960s; their music draws together influences as diverse as Stockhausen, Cage and Schubert, and blends them with an often irreverent wit. Johanna Doderer (b.1969) ‘proves convincingly that even today you can create intense music by combining late-romantic models with minimalism’ (Die Presse, Vienna). Lukas Ligeti took a different musical path from his famous father into the world of jazz performance; his compositions have been championed by Gruber. Doderer, Ligeti – could this be the Fourth Viennese School?
Venue and Information
St George’s Hall Concert Room, Liverpool
Hope Street, Liverpool
Box Office: T 0151 709 3789; www.liverpoolphil.com
Friday 25 April 2008, 7:30pm
Ramsden Memorial Hall
Marwan Abado - Music Beyond Orient
Marwan Abado was born in Beirut to Palestinian refugee parents. At 18, he followed his Iraqi mentor, the Oud-virtuoso Asim Chalabi, to Austria to continue his studies, settling in Vienna and becoming widely regarded throughout the country as a musician, singer, composer and poet.
Abado’s music has its roots in the classical Arabic tradition of the TAQ´SIM, which is not restricted to particular rhythms, but which springs from the inner impulses of the musician. Contemporary poetry and prose often provide the inspiration for Abado’s lyrics; thought-provoking commentary on the political realities of the Palestinians is interwoven through his texts leading to what he describes as „cosmopolitan, borderless music“.
Since 2000, he has been playing with the renouned Austrian percussionist Peter Rosmanith, who will accompany Marwan at this very special and intimate performance.
Tickets £10/£8 (concs)
Under 12s FREE
Booking info: T 01865 305305 or visit www.bigvillage.org
Venue and Information
Ramsden Memorial Hall
High Street,
Ramsden, OX7 3AU
Sunday 20 & Monday 21 April 2008
Quecum Bar, London
Harri Stojka
Harri Stojka is one of Austria’s most acclaimed Jazz performers and one of the leading Roma musicians. He will perform with his band for two nights at the London Gypsy Swing club Quecum Bar.
www.harristojka.com
Venue and Information
Quecum Bar, London
42-44 Battersea High Street, SW11 3HX
T 0207 787 2227
www.quecumbar.co.uk
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 April 2008
The Young Vic Theatre, London
Olga Neuwirth
Lost Highway
An ENO and Young Vic co-production, based on the film by David Lynch, with music by Olga Neuwirth and words by Elfriede Jelinek and Olga Neuwirth.
Find out more: www.eno.org/voungvic
David Lynch’s psychological thriller, a film that explores identity, dislocation and desire through the eyes of troubled jazz musician Fred Madison, has been adapted for the stage by Olga Neuwirth. A seething combination of sound and image, Lost Highway is directed by Diane Paulus.
Gillian Moore will interview Olga Neuwirth Monday April 7, 5:30pm at the Young Vic.
Tickets free!
Venue and Information
The Young Vic Theatre, London
66 The Cut
London SE1 8LZ
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 April 2008
various venues
Matt Boroff Tour 2008
Matt Boroff (vocals and guitar), Rolf Kerstin (bass), Little Konzett (drums)
Matt Boroff’s Austrian-based eclectic brand of minimal rock has been described as the lost soundtrack to a David Lynch film and been hailed by fans and critics alike. The members are from around the world and together produce a raw yet intimate sound. They are currently touring to promote their second album Ticket to Nowhere.
Friday 4 April - The Dogstar, Brixton
Saturday 5 April, 1001 Brick Lane, London
Sunday 6 April, The Dolphin, Hackney
Monday 7 April, London venue TBC
Tuesday 8 April, The Free Butt, Brighton
Wednesday 9 April, The Grand Union, Camden
Thursday 10 April, The Biddle Bros, Clapton, London
Info: http://www.mattboroff.com/
Venue and Information
various venues
66 The Cut
London SE1 8LZ
Thursday 3 April 2008, 8pm
St Hilda's College, Oxford
Daniela Lehner - soprano
Sholto Kynoch - piano
Daniela Lehner, the young Austrian mezzo and one of the ACF’s new artists, will be accompanied by Sholto Kynoch for a recital in association with the conference From the Ausgleich to the Jahrhundertwende. The programme of Austrian Lieder will include works by Wolf, Mahler and Korngold.
Tickets £13
www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/jdp/concerts.php