Wiener KammerOrchester / Surkov / Berki / Dawidiuk

Performers:

Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Leonid Surkov, oboe
Johanna Berki, moderation
Aurel Dawidiuk, conductor

program

Franz Schreker
Intermezzo op. 8 (1900)
Scherzo für Streicher (1900–1901)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia (Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21) (1714 vor?)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Konzert für Oboe und Streicher a-moll (1944)

Pause

Georg Friedrich Händel
Konzert g-moll HWV 287 für Oboe, Streicher und Basso continuo (1749–1750)
Benjamin Britten
Simple Symphony op. 4 (1933–1934)

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.