Full details of 2018 Summer Tour, The Great Mosaic; a celebration of Europe's Musical Heritage.
European Music Campus, Grafenegg
20th - 31st July
Music Labs
Friday 20th July 20:00
Music Lab 1: Music for Social Change
Reitschule
Etienne Abelin and Avril Levitan explore different music projects in Europe with social change as their aim
Wednesday 25th July 14:30
Music Lab 2: Creating and Selling
Reitschule
George Nimeh introduces players to skills to enable them to sell their projects as entrepreneurs as well as performing as artists
Tuesday 31st July 14:30
Music Lab 3: Excellence in Performance
Reitschule
Hannah Conway works with the EUYO musicians to help them get to the next level of excellence of communication
Saturday 28th July 13:00
Music Gallery
Schloss Grafenegg
Detailed Programme note available here
The Myths of Europa – European stories in music
Harrison Birtwistle The World is Discovered
John Tavener Thrinos
Volker David Kirchner Und Salomon Sprach
Einojuhani Rautavaara The Last Runo
Einojuhani Rautavaara A Finnish Myth
The People’s Music – Europe through its folk music
Pop Baroque La Follia (Corelli, arr. brass Peter Gane)
Béla Bartók Duos for 2 violins
A Gaelic Dance – Scottish Cèilidh dance music My love is like a red red rose, Country Dance, Three Scottish Reels, Slow Air
Test of Time – Icons of the Repertoire
Franz Schubert Cello quintet D.956 in C major, 2nd movement
Gyorgy Ligeti 100 metronomes arr. EUYO percussion section
Vivaldi/Richter Movements from The Four Seasons: Spring 1st movement, Summer 2nd movement, Winter 3rd movement
Sound Memories – European memory captured in sound
Dmitri Shostakovich String quartet no. 8 in C minor, op.110 mov. 3, 4 and 5
Roxana Panufnik Memories of my Father
Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time, mov.5 and 6
Thursday 2nd August 20:30
Vienna Peace Concert
Vienna Stephansdom
Manfred Honeck Conductor
Thomas Hampson, Cornelia Horak, Maria Nazarova, Luca Pisaroni, Iris Vermillion Singers
Gustav Holst Mars from The Planets
Ottorino Respighi from Pines of Rome
Franz Schubert Allerseelen with Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen
Joseph Haydn Qui tollis peccata mundi from Paukenmesse
Gustav Mahler Der Tambourgesell from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Lili Boulanger Pie Jesu
Gustav Mahler Symphony No 2, Urlicht and extract from Finale
Saturday 4th August 17:30
Prélude Concert
Schloss Grafenegg
Richard Strauss Serenade for thirteen wind instruments in E flat major op. 7
Ottorino Respighi Antiche Danze ed Arie per Liuto Suite No. 1–3, excerpts
Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel – einmal anders! Grotesque musicale op. 28 Arrangement for Violin, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Double Bass by Franz Hasenöhrl
Saturday 4th August 19:00
Pre Concert talk
Reitschule
Ursula Magnes
Saturday 4th August 20:00
Concert
Wolkenturm, Grafenegg
Manfred Honeck Conductor
Thomas Hampson Baritone
Luca Pisaroni Bass-Baritone
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite op. 59
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Non più andrai” Aria of Figaro from The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Hai già vinta la causa” Aria of the Count, from The Marriage of Figaro
Giuseppe Verdi “Restate! Al mio regal cospetto!” Posa-Phillip duet from Don Carlos
Gioachino Rossini “Si, vi sara… Deh! …ti ferma” Recitative and aria of Assur from Semiramide
Giuseppe Verdi “Perfidi! …Pietà, rispetto, amore” Recitative and aria of Macbeth from Macbeth
Vincenzo Bellini “Il rival salvar …Suoni la tromba” Sir Giorgio – Sir Riccardo duet from I Puritani
Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma Symphonic poem
Saturday 4th August 22:30
Late Night Session
Reitschule
Informal music and conversation with the players of the EUYO and guests, including music from Europe, South America and the USA.
Bolzano
Monday 6th August 20:30
Bolzano Festival Bozen
Teatro Comunale Stadttheater
Manfred Honeck Conductor
Michael Nagy Baritone
Krešimir Stražanac Low-Baritone
Richard Strauss Der Rosenkavalier Suite op. 59
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Non più andrai” Aria of Figaro from The Marriage of Figaro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Hai già vinta la causa” Aria of the Count, from The Marriage of Figaro
Giuseppe Verdi “Restate! Al mio regal cospetto!” Posa-Phillip duet from Don Carlos
Gioachino Rossini “Si, vi sara… Deh! …ti ferma” Recitative and aria of Assur from Semiramide
Giuseppe Verdi “Perfidi! …Pietà, rispetto, amore” Recitative and aria of Macbeth from Macbeth
Vincenzo Bellini “Il rival salvar …Suoni la tromba” Sir Giorgio – Sir Riccardo duet from I Puritani
Ottorino Respighi Pini di Roma Symphonic poem
Wednesday 8th August 14:45
Bolzano Festival Bozen: Spazio Klassik
Caldaro
EUYO chamber groups play a variety of music programmed for new audiences in the intimate and informal atmosphere of the specially designed ‘Spazio Klassik’ music yurts.
Thursday 9th August 19:00
Bolzano Festival Bozen: Close-Up concert
ParkHotel Laurin
Tielman Susato Renaissance Dance Suite
Sergei Prokofiev Sonata for two violins
Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor D810 Death & the Maiden 2nd mov.
Astor Piazzolla Libertango arr. Jeff Scott
César Guerra Peixe Mourão
Steve Reich Clapping
Gerardo Matos Rodríguez La Cumparsita
György Ligeti Bagatelles for wind quintet
Joseph Horovitz Music Hall Suite, mov. 2, 3, 4 and 5
Saturday 11th August 20:30
Bolzano Festival Bozen
Teatro Comunale Stadttheater
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op.64
Warsaw
Monday 13th August 20:00
Chopin and his Europe Festival
Polish National Opera, Moniuszko Auditorium
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Agata Zubel Fireworks (World Premiere*)
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
* Financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland as part of the multi-annual programme NIEPODLEGŁA 2017–2021
Berlin
Tuesday 14th August 20:00
Young Euro Classic
Berlin Konzerthaus
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Agata Zubel Fireworks (German Premiere)
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
Amsterdam
Thursday 16th August 20:00
Robeco Summer Nights
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
London
Sunday 19th August 11:00
London BBC Proms
Royal Albert Hall
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Agata Zubel Fireworks (UK Premiere)
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
Vienna
Wednesday 22 August Afternoon*
Music Gallery
Mumok
Harrison Birtwistle The World is Discovered
György Ligeti Bagatelles for wind quintet
Kunsthalle TBC*
Dmitri Shostakovich String Quartet 8 mov.3,4,5
Vivaldi/Richter movements from The Four Seasons
Leopold Museum
Cesar Guerra Mourão
Matos Rodriguez La Cumparsita
Franz Schubert Cello quintet D.956 in C, 2nd movt
Wednesday 22nd August 19:00
Close Up concert
MuseumsQuartier, Vienna
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
Grafenegg
Thursday 23rd August 18:00
Pre Concert talk
Reitschule
Peter Blaha
Thursday 23rd August 19:30
Concert
Wolkenturm
Gianandrea Noseda Conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder Piano
Edvard Grieg Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor Op.16
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
Thursday 23rd August 19:30
Late Night Session
Reitschule
Informal music and conversation with the players of the EUYO and guests, including music from Europe and South America.
Stresa
Friday 24th August 20:00
Stresa Festival
Stresa Convention Centre
Gianadrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64
Ferrara
Saturday 25th August 19:30
Ferrara Musica
Teatro Comunale di Ferrara
Gianadrea Noseda Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho Piano
Leonard Bernstein Divertimento for Orchestra
Frèdèric Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor Op.21
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor Op.64