Zahme Geister auf Besuch bei der Styriarte

By Isabella Steppan, 22 July 2020

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“wie ein dumpfes Flüstern aus dem Jenseits ließ Schönfeldinger die Glasharmonika im Adagio einsetzen”

Reviewed at Helmut-List-Halle, Graz on 20 July 2020

Haydn, Piano Trio no. 41 in E flat minor, Hob XV:31 (Jakobs Traum)

Mozart, Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello, K617

Beethoven, Piano Trio no. 5 in D major "Ghost", Op.70 no.1

Bach J. C., Oboe Quartet in B flat major, W B60 (and others)

Maria Beatrice Cantelli, Flute

Fritz Kircher, Violin

Axel Kircher, Viola

Luis Zorita, Cello

Christa Schönfeldinger, Glass harmonica

Florian Birsak, Fortepiano

Kafka's Ghosts at the Vienna Kammeroper

Zwölftöner, 9th December

Over the 60 years of its existence, the Vienna Kammeroper has commissioned chamber operas by Maxwell Davies, Henze and Glass and made figures including Reimann and Birtwistle better known to the Viennese.

***11

An evening of Widmann, Mozart and the glass harmonica with the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 2nd June

Widmann brings his composing personality to conducting Mozart, and uses the glass harmonica to create a sound that's as eerie as it's unforgettable.

****1

Prom 23: Storgårds inspires with Nielsen's Fifth

Oliver Brett, 1st August

The beginning of Prom 23 was utterly surreal. I found myself confronted by sounds I had never heard before in a concert hall.

***11

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.