Salle: Arnold Schönberg Center, Vienne

A gorgeous programme of Wagner, Strauss and Schoenberg and fragments in sextet arrangements

Mezzo-soprano and new music specialist, Katharina Rikus shuffled onto an elevated stage behind the ensemble in Pierrot make-up and costume to perform Schoenberg's masterpiece.

The Arnold Schoenberg Center is a gathering place for serious musicians, academics and informed concert goers, and has developed a considerable, steady following thanks to the consistently high level of its events