12 and 14 April 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Hans Graf, Conductor
Ziyu He, Violin

 

Program
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13

 

Paul Hindemith
Violin Concerto

 

– Intermission –

 

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

 

 

3 and 5 May 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Alexander Gavrylyuk, Piano

 

Program
Richard Strauss
Dance Suite after Keyboard Pieces by François Couperin, AV 107
Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, O.Op., AV 85

 

– Intermission –

 

Richard Strauss
Also sprach Zarathustra. Tone Poem freely based on Friedrich Nietzsche for large orchestra, Op. 30

 

 

7 May 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Fabien Gabel, Conductor
Albert Hosp, Moderator

 

Program
Joseph Marx
Symphonic Night Music

 

 

15 and 17 May 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno
Yutaka Sado, Conductor
Aleksandra Szmyd, Soprano
Anja Mittermüller, Mezzo-soprano
Attilio Glaser, Tenor
Edwin Crossley-Mercer, Bass

 

Program
Anton Bruckner
Symphony in D minor, "Zero"

 

– Intermission –

 

Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est. Sacred Motet for Mixed Choir a cappella
Te Deum for Soli, Mixed Choir, Organ, and Orchestra in C major

 

 

28 May 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Fabien Gabel, Conductor
Sirba Octet
Alexei Birioukov, Balalaika

 

Program
The exact program will be announced at a later date.

 

 

5 and 7 June 2026
Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich
Fabien Gabel, Conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

 

Program
Joseph Marx
Romantic Piano Concerto in E major

 

– Intermission –

 

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 

27, 29 SEPTEMBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Singing association of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Elsa Benoit, Soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Maximilian Schmitt, Tenor

PROGRAM

Claude Debussy

Pelléas and Mélisande. Concert suite; edited by Alain Altinoglu

Maurice Ravel

Shehérazade. Song cycle for soprano and orchestra

 

– Break –

Gustav Mahler

The complaining song. Cantata for solos, mixed choir and orchestra; revised 1899 version in two movements

 

19. OCTOBER 2026

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Lorenz C. Aichner, conductor

Herbert Pixner, Diatonic harmonica, clarinet, trumpet, flugelhorn, euphonium, saxophone, lamellophone
Elisabeth Jamnik, Harp
Manuel Randi, Guitars
Werner Unterlercher, double bass
Max Castlunger, Percussion
Mario Punzi, Drums

PROGRAM

The program will be announced at a later date.

 

23 OKTOBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Ana María Patiño-Osorio, conductor
Albert Hosp, Moderation

PROGRAM

Robert Schumann

Symphony No. 3 in E-E-s. 97, "Rhenish"

 

30. OCTOBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Andreas Ottensamer, conductor
Barnabás Kelemen, Violin

PROGRAM

Zoltán Kodály

Galántai táncok (Dances from Galanta)

Béla Bartók

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, Sz 36, op. posth.

 

– Break –

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944, "Great C major Symphony"

 

1. NOVEMBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Andreas Ottensamer, conductor
Barnabás Kelemen, Violin

PROGRAM

Zoltán Kodály

Galántai táncok (Dances from Galanta)

Béla Bartók

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, Sz 36, op. posth.

 

– Break –

Franz Schubert

Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944, "Great C major Symphony"

 

13, 15, 28 and 29 NOVEMBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Anastasia Kobekina, cello

PROGRAM

Johannes Brahms

Academic Festive Overture in C minor, op. 80

Robert Schumann

Concerto for cello and orchestra in A minor, op. 129

 

– Break –

Richard Strauss

Suite from the opera "Der Rosenkavalier", AV 145

Maurice Ravel

The Valse. Choreographic Poem

 

18 and 20 DECEMBER 2026

INTERPRETERS

Tonkünstler Orchestra of Lower Austria

Jun Märkl, conductor
Lucas Jussen, piano
Arthur Jussen, piano

PROGRAM

Camille Saint-Saëns

Orient and West. Grande Marche, op. 25

Fazıl Say

Anka kuşu ("Phoenix"). Concerto for piano to four hands and orchestra, op. 97

 

– Break –

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Swan Lake. Balletsuite, op. 20a

 

26. JANUARY 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Albert Hosp, Moderation

PROGRAM

Joseph Haydn

Symphony in E-D, Hob. I:99

 

14, 16 FEBRUARY 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Yutaka Sado, Conductor
Lawrence Power, Viola

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven

Overture to Goethe's tragedy “Egmont”, op. 84

Magnus Lindberg

Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Austrian Premiere)

 

– Break –

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 1 in C mal, op. 21

 

23. FEBRUARY 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Myles Sanko, Vocals
Ric Elsworth, Drums
Tom O'Grady, piano
Jon Mapp, electric bass

PROGRAM

The program will be announced at a later date.

 

5, 7 MARCH 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Christian Arming, conductor
Simone Lamsma, Violin

PROGRAM

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Fior, op. 35

Bedřich Smetana

Šárka. Symphonic poetry from the cycle "Mein Vaterland"

 

– Break –

Leoš Janáček

Tara's Bulba. Rhapsody for orchestra based on a saga edited by Nikolaj W. Gogol

 

20, 21 MARCH 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Javier Perianes, Piano

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 In E-fl, Op. 73

Franz Schreker

Prelude to a drama

 

– Break –

Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Sea Hawk Suite for Orchestra; edited by Patrick Russ

 

4, 6 and 9 APRIL 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Fabien Gabel, conductor
Xavier de Maistre, Harp

PROGRAM

Igor Stravinsky

Fireworks. Fantasy for large orchestra, op. 4

Alexander Wassilevich Mosolov

Concert for harp and orchestra

 

– Break –

Paul Dukas

The sorcerer's apprentice. Symphonic Scherzo after a ballad by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (“L'apprenti sorcier”)

Foreplay to the 3. Act of the opera "Ariane et Barbe-bleue"

Maurice Ravel

Daphne and Chloe. Suite No. 2

 

18. APRIL 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Nuno Coelho, Conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, op. 37

 

– Break –

Dmitry Shostakovych

Symphony No. 10 in E minor, op. 93

 

29. APRIL 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Guest Waltzing, conductor
Daoirí Farrell, Vocals
Mark Redmond, Uilleann Pipes

PROGRAM

The program will be announced at a later date.

 

23, 25 MAY 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Tomáš Netopil, conductor
Fedor Rudin, Violin

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach

Ricercare à 6. No. 5 from the "Musical Sacrifice", BWV 1079; instrumented by Anton Webern

Dmitry Shostakovych

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 C minor, op. 129

 

– Break –

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op. 107, "Reformation Symphony"

 

6 and 8 JUNE 2027

INTERPRETERS

Sound Artist Orchestra Lower Austria
Domingo Hindoyan, conductor
James Ehnes, Violin

PROGRAM

Jörg Widmann

Con brio. Concert overture for orchestra

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64

 

– Break –

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67