MUSIC PROGRAM
JANUARY - APRIL 2008
KAMMERMUSIK - THE ACF CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES
This ACF concert series presents a mix of contemporary, modern, and older chamber music programs in ACF's wood-paneled, state-of-the-art theatre. Challenging the immediacy of music in a cozy space with a wide variety of works, the series allows for courage, experimentation, and levels of intimacy one might not find elsewhere. It aims to make classical music more accessible, especially to younger generations, and raise awareness for its continuing depth and relevance in our age of digital abstraction. The ACF Chamber Music Series also occasionally focuses on particular genres or instrumentations and pays attention to new relevant academic and musicological findings. It regularly promotes fruitful cooperation between Austrian and European artists. An example is the collaboration between Austrian violinist Wolfgang David and American composer and pianist David Gompper. The ACF Chamber Music Series also frequently showcases innovative American ensembles and their directors, such as the Either/Or Ensemble (Richard Carrick) and the Argento Ensemble (Michel Galante). To complete the program, outstanding young ensembles from Austria like the Merlin Ensemble and Musica Novantica Vienna will perform alongside excellent soloists throughout the spring season.
Tuesday | January 29 | 7:30 pm
Focus Concert: In memoriam Viktor Ullmann - 110th Birthday
A legacy from Theresienstadt in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust
Co-presented by Elysium and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York
Dan Franklin Smith, piano; Gregorij von Leitis, recitation; Michael Lahr, introductory lecture
"The Lay of Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke"
for recitation and piano Piano Sonata No. 6
Thursday | January 31 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Merlin Ensemble
T. A. Koerber, E. Krenek, W.A. Mozart, F. Schubert, A.Webern
Friday | February 1 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Merlin Ensemble
T. A. Koerber, L. Janacek, A. Schoenberg, A. Zemlinsky
Monday | February 4 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Robert Lehrbaumer, piano
Jazz in Classics
L.v. Beethoven, E. Schulhoff, C. Debussy, D. Milhaud,
G. v. Einem, G. Gershwin
Thursday | February 7 | 7:30 pm
Friday | February 8 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Susan Salm, cello; Lynn Stodola, piano
R. Bischof, J. Brahms, R. Fuchs, W. Florey
Wednesday | February 20 | 7:30 pm
Focus Concert: New Sounds from Austria's Cutting Edge and Beyond
Either/Or Ensemble - Richard Carrick
P. Ablinger, R. Carrick, B. Furrer, G.F. Haas, A. Stankovski
Wednesday| February 27 | 7:30 PM
Piano Recital
Markus Schirmer, piano
L. v.Beethoven, P. Pampichler
Monday | March 3 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Abedian String Trio
L.v. Beethoven, T.C. David, G. v. Einem
Thursday | March 6 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Wolfgang David, violin; David Gompper, piano
F. Cerha, D. Gompper, E.W. Korngold, A. Schoenberg, N. Zahler
Friday | March 14 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Reza Najfar, flute; Sigrid Trummer, piano
M. Amann, R. Najfar, F. Schubert, W. Wagner
Monday March 17 | 7:30 pm
Tuesday | March 18 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Musica Novantica Vienna
J.S. Bach, J. Haydn, G. Präsent,
T. Takemitsu, I. Yun, and other composers
Friday | March 28 | 7:30 pm
Monday | March 31 | 7:30 pm
Concert
Elisabeth Jess-Kropfitsch, violin; Johannes Jess-Kropfitsch, piano
R. Bischof, W.A. Mozart, T.D. Schlee, A. Webern
Thursday | April 3 | 7:30 pm
Concert
David Frühwirth, violin; TBA, piano
A Romantic Approach to the 20th Century
H. Gal, E.W. Korngold, E. Kornauth, and other composers
LIED - THE ACF SONG SERIES
LIED - THE ART OF SONG is one of the highlights of the spring season at the ACF. Telling stories or communicating inner feelings without the additional support of sets and costumes requires the very best qualities in singing. The more sophisticated the songs are, the more difficult it is to pass on the art of interpreting them. This season the ACF has chosen excellent interpreters of the art of song and the crucial historic context of the year 1938 for its focus on Austrian exile composers and the legacy of the "Theresienstadt composers". By establishing lineages between past and present, LIED - THE ART OF SONG testifies to the vital relationship between memory and awareness as well as the artistic expression of that memory.
Wednesday | January 9 | 7:30 pm
Friday | January 11 | 7:30 pm
Focus Concert: Songs by Gustav Mahler
Hermine Haselböck, mezzo-soprano; Russell Ryan, piano;
Victoria Coeln, visuals
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Kindertotenlieder, Rückert Lieder
Thursday | March 27 | 8 pm
Carnegie Hall/Weill Recital Hall
Focus Concert: Theresienstadt
Wolfgang Holzmair, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano
P. Haas, G. Klein, H. Krasa, V. Ullmann
(Please note that this concert takes place at Carnegie Hall. For reservations
kindly contact the ACF. Reservations can be as of March 1, 2008.)
Friday | April 4 | 7:30 pm
Monday | April 7 | 7:30 pm
Focus Recital: The Legacy of Austrian Exile Composers
Sylvia Greenberg, soprano; David Aronson, piano
Exile composers such as E.W. Korngold and A. Zemlinsky as well as G. Mahler, J. Bittner, and K. Goldmark
Monday | April 14 | 7:30 pm
Concert/Song Recital
Benno Schollum, baritone; Russell Ryan, piano
A. Copland, A. Schoenberg, R. Schollum, F. Schubert, R. Strauss, K. Weill
Wednesday | April 16 | 7:30 pm
Concert/Song Recital
Ursula Langmayr, soprano; Russell Ryan, piano
C. Bresgen, P. Hindemith, I. Stravinsky
Monday | April 21 | 7:30 pm
Focus Recital: The Legacy of Austrian Exile Composers
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
