Concert Monday, 7.7.2025
„Traduit du silence“ – new compositions for piano and electronics, inspired by Mozart
A unique collection of works for piano and electronics, inspired by Mozart’s legacy, is currently in development.
The project originates from an idea by Andreas Groethuysen to explore Mozart’s music (as well as texts and other facets of his life) as a basis for contemporary musical engagement.
Eung-Gu Kim has taken on the organization and supervision of this project.
The collection includes works specifically composed for piano with electronic components.
Composers from various countries and generations, offering a broad creative perspective, are contributing to the project through commissions from the Department of Keyboard Instruments at the Mozarteum University.
Innovation, creativity, and the fusion of tradition and modernity are at the heart of this project by the Department of Keyboard Instruments at the Mozarteum University.
Monday, 7 July 20:00 (8p.m.)
Venue: Solitär der Universität Mozarteum
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Concert Tuesday, 8.7.2025
Michael Haydn and Wolfgang Amadé Mozart – Sacred masterpieces at the archbishop’s court in Salzburg
Michael Haydn was the younger brother of widely known Joseph Haydn. Called to Salzburg by Archbishop Sigismund Christoph Count Schrattenbach, he was appointed court composer (court musician and concertmaster) in Salzburg in 1763. He composed the Requiem in C minor MH 155 in December 1771 for the funeral celebrations on the occasion of the death of his employer, Archbishop Sigismund Schrattenbach, who was a very popular bishop and great patron of the arts.
The “Missa pro Defuncto Archiepiscopo Sigismundo” represents Haydn’s first major church music composition for the Salzburg court and was probably written under the impression of personal mourning. Haydn’s only child, Aloisia Josepha, died on January 27, 1771 before reaching the age of one. He was unable to overcome this loss for the rest of his life. The Schrattenbach Requiem leaves a lasting impression on the 16-year-old Wolfgang Amadé Mozart – father and son Mozart took part in the first performance. Haydn’s example cannot be ignored in Mozart’s unfinished Requiem K. 626, although the structure of Michael Haydn’s Mass for the Dead is even more in keeping with the Salzburg tradition.
Tuesday 8 July 2025, 20:00 (8 p.m.)
Venue: Stiftskirche St. Peter Salzburg (St. Peter-Bezirk 1, 5020 Salzburg)
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Concert Thursday, 10.7.2025
„MEINE TÖNE STILL UND HEITER…“
Lieder von Komponistinnen des 19. & 20. Jhdt.
Stephan Loges (Bariton), Antonio Oyarzabal (Klavier) präsentieren Lieder von Sophia Westenholz (1759–1838), Josephine Lang (1815–1880), Johanna Kinkel (1810–1858), Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (1874–1892), Liza Lehmann (1862-1918), Maude Valerie White (1855–1937), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Freda Swain (1902–1985), Ivy Mason Whipp (*1920) u. a.
Die Lieder dieser herausragenden Komponistinnen, deren Schaffen oft im Schatten ihrer männlichen Zeitgenossen stand, spannen einen Bogen von der Romantik bis in das 21. Jahrhundert und zeichnen sich durch ihre poetische Ausdruckskraft und subtile Melodik aus. In der sorgfältigen Auswahl ihrer Werke zeigen der international gefeierte Bariton Stephan Loges und der renommierte spanische Pianist Antonio Oyarzabal die Vielseitigkeit und Schönheit dieser vergessenen Lieder, die heute eine verdiente Wiederentdeckung erfahren und bieten mit ihrer Interpretation einen einzigartigen Zugang zu dieser reichen, emotional aufgeladenen Musiktradition.
„MEINE TÖNE STILL UND HEITER…“
Songs by Female Composers of the 19th & 20th Century
Stephan Loges (Bariton), Antonio Oyarzabal (Klavier) songs by Sophia Westenholz (1759–1838), Josephine Lang (1815–1880), Johanna Kinkel (1810–1858), Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (1874–1892), Liza Lehmann (1862-1918), Maude Valerie White (1855–1937), Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979), Freda Swain (1902–1985), Ivy Mason Whipp (*1920) and others
The songs of these outstanding female composers, whose work was often overshadowed by their male contemporaries, span the period from the Romantic era to the 21st century and are characterized by their poetic expressiveness and subtle melodies. By careful selection, the internationally acclaimed baritone Stephan Loges and the renowned Spanish pianist Antonio Oyarzabal show the versatility and beauty of these forgotten songs, which are now being rediscovered. Their interpretation offers a unique access to this rich, emotionally charged musical tradition.
Thursday, 10 July 19:00 (7p.m.)
Venue: Solitär der Universität Mozarteum