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You can look forward to a special concert experience with the nine artists of Collegium Viennense. What awaits you at a performance by this classical ensemble? In a top quality performance you will hear beloved melodies from the Mozart operas "Abduction from the Seraligio", "The Marriage of Figaro", and "Cosi fan Tutte" specially arranged for the interesting instrumentation of two oboes, two clarinets, two horns, two bassoons and a double bass.
In addition to their extensive artistic activities in the major symphony orchestras
in Vienna, the members of Collegium Viennense have impressively managed to successfully
establish the so called "harmony music" in the concert hall.
Every epoch has its musical tradition - the "harmony music" as a scaled-down
form of a large opera was invented, as it were, by the Austrian Emperor Joseph
II and served to entertain the royal court as well as to make opera highlights
well known among the commoners. In addition to the enchanting "harmony
music" of Mozart, the extensive repertoire of the Collegium Viennense includes
works of Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Antonin Dvorak and Carl Maria von
Weber as well as the best of contemporary composers: a CD of an octet by Otto
Strobl dedicated especially to the ensemble was recorded for the Austrian Radio.
With its numerous concert appearances throughout Austria, among others at the
Haydn Festival in Eisenstadt and in Vienna's Konzerthaus, as well as tours in
the neighbouring countries, Collegium Viennense has proved itself to be the
insider's tip for experts and enthusiasts of the current chamber music scene.
You will experience a brilliant and uncommon ensemble which capably combines
tradition and innovation.