Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert worked in Vienna at the transition from classical to romantic music. Their works are interpreted in a refreshingly contemporary way during the Vienna Spring Festival. Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble, under the direction of Marc Minkowski, dedicate themselves to all of Schubert's symphonies. Schubert is also represented in the festival program with the concert performance of his opera "Alfonso and Estrella" and songs. The Belcea Quartet undertakes a high-flying musical tour with a performance of all of Beethoven's string quartets. Other classical highlights of Beethoven will be played, including the "Eroica".
High-quality orchestras will be offered, such as the Vienna Philharmonic or the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as first-class soloists: Viktoria Mullova, Hilary Hahn and Julian Rachlin on the violin, Hélène Grimaud, Elisabeth Leonskaja and Stefan Vladar on the piano, as well as the enchanting voices of Juliane Banse and Michelle Breedt.
A sumptuous offering of chamber music as well as jazz and world music concerts can also be heard as usual in Vienna's Konzerthaus. The festival is rounded out by film performances with live music and lectures.
2 March - 13 May 2012
Lothringerstraße
1030 Wien
www.konzerthaus.at
Guide dogs permitted
1 disabled parking spaces available.
94 cm wide and 190 cm deep, Doors 90 cm wide.
18 wheelchair spaces available (Großen Saal).
Restrooms with access for disabled persons available.
All halls accessible via elevator, inner ramp.
2 elevators from ground floor (door width: 90 cm, cabin depth: 190 and 140 cm, cabin width: 94 cm).
Wheelchair seats: 18 in the Grand Hall, 6 in the Mozart Hall, 3 in the Schubert Hall and 4 in the Berio Hall. Seeing-eye dogs permitted (by prior arrangement).