VIENNA RESIDENCE ORCHESTRA

One of the best orchestras of Vienna´s music world will take you on a journey through time back to the days of Imperial Vienna.

The Vienna Residence Orchestra , a Viennese chamber orchestra with long tradition was founded to perform the music of the ´Wiener Klassik´ in its purest form. The numerous concert series this orchestra has performed in the last decades have taken place at some of the most beautiful palaces in Vienna. The program has consisted of works from Mozart to Johann Strauss, played by anything from 10 to 40 musicians. In 1991 the orchestra was appointed the official representative of the City of Vienna in the festivities commemorative the bicentenary of Mozarts death and has also performed a number of concerts at the ´Vienna International Festival´.

In 1992 the world renowned Rudolf Nurejev became the first guest conductor of the orchestra. Nureyev and the Vienna Residence Orchestra gained sensational success throughout Europe. Outstanding international artists have performed as soloists with the Vienna Residence Orchestra: Rainer Küchl, leader of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Jochen Kowalski, the star counter tenor, conductors such as Arild Remmereit (now principal conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra), Giuseppe Lanzetta, Herbert Roggenburg and many more. The Vienna Residence Orchestra has frequently been a guest orechestra at well-known major international festivals. Their international career has taken them to cities within Europe such as Paris, Berlin, Rome, Varese, Ravello, Deauville , Athens, Budapest, Brussels, and also as far afield as Montevideo and Mexico. Today the Vienna Residence Orchestra is one of the finest chamber orchestras in the world. Paul Moser, chief conductor since 1989, and his musicians particularly perform works of the two most famous Austrian composers: W.A. Mozart and Johann Strauss Son.The present leaders of the orchestra are violinists of world renown and as well as performing with the Vienna Residence Orchestra, they also participate as soloists with the leading orchestras of the world.

Extract of the Program:

W.A. Mozart:

Overture to ´The Marriage of Figaro´
Papageno-Papagena, Duet from ´The Magic Flute´
Divertimento D-Major KV 136, 1. Movement
Violinconzert G-Major, 2. Movement
Duet from ´Don Giovanni´
Turkish March
Aria from ´The Marriage of Figaro´
´Cat´s Duet´

Johann Strauss:

Emperor´s Walz
Aria from ´The Gypsy Baron´
Tick Tack Polka
Csardas from ´Ritter Paszman´
Viennese Blood, Walz
Blue Danube Walz
Radetzkymar


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program

Antonio Vivaldi: einen Satz aus den “Vier Jahreszeiten” – je nach Saison

W.A. Mozart: “eine kleine Nachtmusik”,

W.A. Mozart: “Ouvertüre aus „Le Nozze di Figaro“,

W.A. Mozart: “Papageno – Papagena” aus “Die Zauberflöte”

W.A. Mozart: “La ci darem la mano” aus Don Giovanni”

Johann Strauss: “Wiener Blut”

Johann Strauss: “Donauwalzer”

Johann Strauss: “Brüderlein - Schwesterlein” aus “die Fledermaus”

Johann Strauss: “Tik Tak Polka”

Antonio Vivaldi: einen Satz aus den “Vier Jahreszeiten” – je nach Saison

Ludwig van Beethoven: “Romanze in F Dur“

Franz Lehár: “Ballsirenen” aus “Die lustige Witwe”

Vittorio Monti: “Csardas”

Johann Strauss Vater: “Radetzky Marsch”

Johannes Brahms: “Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5”

Joseph Haydn: “Serenade op.3”, Nr.5, Andante Cantabile

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.