Music in Vienna
Osterklang Festival in Vienna in April
Festival in Vienna in April: in spring 2012 the Osterklang Festival in Vienna celebrates its 16th anniversary. On March 19th and from March 31st to April 8th seven exciting events are waiting for music lovers at the Musikverein Vienna and Minoritenkirche Church.
The suffering and the resurrection of the son of God has been an important inspiration for musicians and composers over the centuries. Experience love and pain expressed through baroque music in Vienna - on which there is a special emphasis during the Osterklang Festival in Vienna.
Travel to Vienna and enjoy the music festival: Osterklang 2012 - programme
Ensembles with an international reputation under renowned conductors provide a fascinating programme for the Music in Wien festival in Vienna with musical highlights ranging from the baroque era to modern times. Experience a very special music festival in Vienna: enjoy the Osterklang 2012 festival in Austria.
Programme 2012:
Monday, March 19th 2012
7.30 pm, Theater an der Wien
Les contes d'Hoffmann
Jacques Offenbach
Libretto by Jules Barbier from the play by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
with Magdalena Kozena
Wiener Symphoniker, Arnold Schoenberg Choir
March 31st, April 1st 2012
3.30 pm, Theater an der Wien
Christus am Oelberge - Ludwig van Beethoven
Oratorio for three solo parts, choir and orchestra
Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Philippe Jordan
Tuesday, April 3rd 2012
7.00 pm, Theater an der Wien
St. John Passion
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Stephen Layton
Wednesday, April 4th 2012
7.30 pm, Theater an der Wien
La cena del Signore
Bach Consort
Conductor: Ruben Dubrovsky
Countertenor: Franco Fagioli
Maundy Thursday, April 5th 2012
7.30pm, Minoritenkirche
Des rêves et des pleurs
Mezzo-soprano: Marie-Claude Chappuis
Ensemble Vodal de Lausanne
Good Friday, April 6th 2012
6.00pm, Minoritenkirche
St. Matthew Passion
Wiener Akademie
Conductor: Martin Haselböck
Holy Saturday, April 7th 2012
7.30 pm, Minoritenkirche
Lux aeterna
Chorus sine Nomine - Wiener Symphoniker Brass
Conductor: Johannes Hiemetsberger
Easter Sunday, April 8th 2012
7.30 pm, Musikverein, Golden Hall
Osterklang 12Frühling in Wien
Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor: Georges Prêtre
Violine: Anton Sorokow
Osterklang 2012 festival around Easter in Vienna - staying at a Schick Hotel
The legendary Musikverein Vienna and the Theater an der Wien are the exciting venues of the Osterklang 2012 music festival in Vienna. Both venues for Music in Vienna are easily accessible from all five charming Schick Hotels at the heart of the Austrian capital. Travel to Vienna and enjoy culture. The hotel teams will gladly book tickets for concerts of the music festival in Vienna.
Book online today and experience the fantastic Osterklang Festival during Easter in Vienna and spring in Austria.
