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Johannes Wildner “on Tour”

To mark its twentieth anniversary, the  has invited Austrian conductor  to rehearse and present an ambitious program: Carl Nielsen’s Helios Overture, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Tyrolean pianist Michael Schöch, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade. Following this, he will conduct the  in a program titled Viva España, featuring works by composers Joaquín Turina, Joaquín Rodrigo and Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga. In Berlin, young conductors can gain insights…

Johannes Wildner with the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra in Graz and Vienna

Johannes Wildner with the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra in Graz and Vienna © Lukas Beck It has become a tradition for the Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra to perform under the direction of Johannes Wildner on the Austrian National Day in the Golden Hall of the Vienna Musikverein. This time, the renowned Korean soprano Sumi Jo will join them on stage to sing, among other pieces, the Csárdás…

Johannes Wildner Conducts the Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich

Operetta at the highest level will also be on offer in Grafenegg: In a gala concert of the Tonkünstler Orchester Niederösterreich titled “Operetta Magic”, conducted by Johannes Wildner, soloists Julia Kleiter, soprano, and Benjamin Bruns, tenor, will present well-known and lesser-known pieces by Franz Lehár, Robert Stolz, Franz von Suppé, Johann and Josef Strauss, and Carl Michael Ziehrer, not forgetting Jacques Offenbach.…

Johannes Wildner bids Sønderborg a fond farewell

After six years as the orchestra’s Principal Conductor, Austrian Johannes Wildner will bid farewell to the Danish Philharmonic, the Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester in Sønderborg. He marks the end of his tenure as chief conductor with the traditional season closing concert, the St. Hans Concert. For the future, regular concerts and CD recordings with the orchestra under his direction are planned. Danish Philharmonic – Sønderjyllands…

Johannes Wildner with Austrian Contemporary Music in Denmark

Conducting a program that combines various epochs of Austrian music, Johannes Wildner with the South Danish Philharmonic Orchestra (Sønderjyllands Symfoniorkester): The second violin concerto by HK Gruber, who celebrated his eighty-first birthday with a gala concert with the RSO Vienna at the Vienna Konzerthaus in April, and the violin concerto “Oskar” by Johannes Maria Staud — both dedicated to the evening’s soloist, Ernst Kovacic.…

Dates

(for more  performance dates, please see Calendar)

Tyrolean Youth Orchestra – 20 Years
31 Oktober 2024, Brixen, Forum Brixen
08
 November 2024, Innsbruck, Congress/Saal Innsbruck
09 November 2024, Erl, Festspielhaus
Carl Nielsen: Helios Overture, op. 17
Peter I. Tchaikovsky: 1st piano concerto op. 23 b-minor
Soloist: Michael Schöch
Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov: Scheherezade op. 35

Hof Symphony Orchestra
15 November 2024, Hof, Festsaal der Freiheitshalle
Joaquín Turina: La oración del torero, op. 34
Joaquín Turina: Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
Soloist: Ricardo Gallén
Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga: Symphony d-major

International Masterclasses Berlin
Symphonic Journey XIII – Purely Wiener Klassik
18.-22. November 2024
J. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G major Hoboken I/88
W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major KV 365 <Haffner>
L. v. Beethoven: Coriolan Overture; Symphony No. 4 in B♭ major Op. 60

Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra
Tour to Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea
26. Dezember 2024 – 17. Januar 2025