Dirk Maassen, Klavier »Eden Tour«

Performers:

Dirk Maassen, piano

Dirk Maassen is one of the most successful German neoclassical composers. He is internationally acclaimed for his moving, gentle and stylistically unique soundscapes. He is also one of the most virally streamed German pianists in the world –, with over a million people streaming his music on various platforms every month. Dirk Maassen also delights his audience live every time.
His fans are happy to travel over a thousand kilometres to see him live. With unique feeling and ingenious timing, he performs his works, which magically reach the subconscious and open doors that previously remained undiscovered. Experience perhaps Germany's most moving pianist live, passionately playing a moving selection of his more than two hundred compositions.

»The music of Dirk Maassen is carried by the artist, who not only composes great pieces of music, but also plays with his whole soul. Absolutely recommendable ...«
»I never thought it was possible to immerse myself in music like this, my world has been given a new space and has become a little more colourful. Thank you from the bottom of my heart«
»The wonderful compositions in combination with the authentic, likeable and modest appearance of the artist give the audience the feeling of being a guest at an intimate private concert. This is unrivalled not only in neoclassical music«
»A thoroughly successful evening, with sensitively penetrating piano music that makes the hours of the evening seem like minutes. Many thanks!«

program

»Eden Tour«

Place

The Konzerthaus in Vienna (German: Wiener Konzerthaus) was opened 1913. It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both tradition and innovative musical styles.

In 1890, the first ideas for a Haus für Musikfeste (House for music festivals) came about. The idea of the new multi-purpose building was to be more interesting to the broader public than the traditional Vienna Musikverein. In addition to the concert hall, the first drawings by Ludwig Baumann for the Olympion included an ice-skating area and a bicycle club. In an attached open air area, 40,000 visitors would be able to attend events. The drawings were not accepted. However, today an ice skating area is situated right next to the building.

The Konzerthaus was finally built between 1911 and 1913. The architects were Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer; the work was done in cooperation with Ludwig Baumann.