Monika Leskovar / Martina Filjak

Performers:

Monika Leskovar, violoncello
Martina Filjak, piano

»Our duty to ourselves and to art motivates us to consistently maintain high quality.«
- Monika Leskovar and Martina Filjak

Monika Leskovar (cello) and Martina Filjak (piano) are among Croatia’s leading musicians, acclaimed internationally as soloists and chamber artists. They will give their debut performance at Wiener Konzerthaus as the opening concert of the 21st Croatian Music Festival in Vienna.

program

Blagoje Bersa
Réverie op.49
Dora Pejačević
Sonate e-moll op. 35
Sergej Rachmaninoff
Sonate g-moll op. 19 für Violoncello und Klavier (1901)
Astor Piazzolla
Le grand Tango (1982)

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.