recreation ∙ GROSSES ORCHESTER GRAZ
In 2002 musicians of the Graz Symphony Orchestra formed “recreation – GROSSES ORCHESTER GRAZ”. The first subscription concerts were given in the 2002/03 season and were enthusiastically welcomed by the audience. Since then the orchestra has performed at the styriarte Festival in Graz, at the Musikverein in Vienna, at the Old Opera in Frankfurt, the Styrian Autumn Festival, the Jazz Summer Graz Festival etc.
The members of the orchestra either studied at the university of music in Graz or teach at one of the music education institutions in that city and whole Styria. With their different nationalities they also create a fusion of many south-east European cultures.
“recreation” has worked with outstanding conductors such as Andrés Orozco-Estrada (principal conductor from 2005 until 2009), and Jordi Savall. From 2012 to 2017 Michael Hofstetter was appointed Principal Conductor of the recreation orchestra for five seasons.
Bankhaus Krentschker has been the orchestra’s main sponsor since 2004/05.
concertmasters ∙ Wolfgang Redik ∙ Harald Martin Winkler ∙ violins ∙ Heidemarie Berliz ∙ Marina Bkhiyan ∙ Aya Georgieva ∙ Barbara Haslmayr ∙ Felix Korsch ∙ Mirjana Krstic ∙ Albana Laci ∙ Michael Leitner ∙ Angelika Messanegger ∙ Boris Mihaljcic ∙ Silvia Moaweni ∙ Simone Mustein ∙ Sylvia Pillhofer ∙ Claire Quezel ∙ Diana Redik ∙ István Reiter ∙ Christiane Schwab ∙ Toshie Shibata ∙ Katharina Stangl ∙ Gabriele Vollmer ∙ Volker Zach ∙ violas ∙ Ingeburg Weingerl-Bergbaur ∙ Wolfram Fortin ∙ Attila Gacs ∙ Annamaria Guth ∙ Agnieszka Kapron-Nabl ∙ Delphine Krenn-Viard ∙ Christian Marshall ∙ Simona Petrean ∙ Lucas Schurig-Breuß ∙ Wolfgang Stangl ∙ Ioan Stetencu ∙ violoncellos ∙ Ruth Winkler ∙ Inge Bacher ∙ Boglárka Bakó ∙ Gunde Hintergräber ∙ Judit Pap ∙ Martina Trunk ∙ Jan Zdansky ∙ double basses ∙ Andreas Farnleitner ∙ Christian Berg ∙ Martin Brunner ∙ Herbert Lang ∙ Sebastian Rastl ∙ Tamas Schultz ∙ flutes ∙ Heide Wartha ∙ Eva Eibinger ∙ Petra Reiter ∙ oboes ∙ Katalin Kiss ∙ Klaus Mörth ∙ Petra Schirgi-Pirkwieser ∙ Susanne Rosmann ∙ clarinets ∙ Johann Grasch ∙ Gerhard Grassmugg ∙ Manuela Höfler ∙ bassoons ∙ Andor Csonka ∙ Elvira Weidl ∙ horns ∙ Tamas Cserhalmi ∙ Michael Hofbauer ∙ Radu Petrean ∙ trumpets ∙ Michael Gönitzer ∙ Karlheinz Kunter ∙ trombones ∙ Ivan Horvat ∙ Christian Godetz ∙ Wolfgang Tischhart ∙ tuba ∙ Hannes Haider ∙ timpani ∙ Ulrike Stadler ∙ percussion ∙ Sebastian Brugner ∙ Janos Figula ∙ Peter Mayerhofer ∙ harp ∙ Ulrike Mattanovich ∙ piano ∙ Susanne Mörth ∙ Birgit Schweighofer ∙
principal conductor: Michael Hofstetter