On the 100^th anniversary of Giacomo Puccini's death

Merlin Ensemble Wien
    Sonja Korak flute, piccolo
    Stefan Neubauer clarinet, bass clarinett
    Till A. Körber piano, arrangements
    Luis Zorita violoncello
    Martin Walch violin, viola, direction
Sylvie Rohrer speaking voice

Giacomo PUCCINI/arr. Till A. KÖRBER Fuga reale; Quando m’en vò (Musetta’s Waltz) from: La Bohème; Crisantemi for String Quartet; Intermezzo sinfonico from: Manon Lescaut; Requiem; Nessun dorma from: Turandot
Arnold SCHÖNBERG Pierrot lunaire op. 21

Tickets € 14 | Free admission for persons under 26 years

At a performance of his “Pierrot lunaire” in Florence on April 1, 1924, Schönberg met the opera composer Giacomo Puccini. Puccini had traveled all the way from Lucca to get to know the melodrama cycle by the renowned composer of new music. This was the only time the two composers would ever meet: Puccini died on November 29, 1924, and Schönberg said he was “very shocked” by the great loss to the world of music. The memorial concert brings together Puccini’s “Crisantemi” and some of his operatic melodies in an arrangement by Till Alexander Körber, with “Pierrot,” which had been performed in 1924.

5.30 pm: Curator’s tour with Therese Muxeneder
through the exhibition “Listening to Love with Schönberg” (reservation required)