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Picknick mit Orpheus

S Styriarte
Celli mit fliege

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The songwriters Orpheus and Tannhäuser meet in the rich sound of six cellists around Cellistin Ursina Braun Ursina Braun , and Chris Pichler vor einer Ziegelwand Chris Pichler connects their stories. Followed by a Picknick im Park von Schloss Eggenberg picnic in the park.

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6 Celli at Eggenberg Palace

The Elvis Presley of Antiquity meets up with the Mick Jagger of the Middle Ages: Orpheus and Tannhäuser united in one programme. Only the Styriarte could come up with an idea like that. But not to worry: there is no singing at the first picnic concert of the Festival. Ursina Braun leads her six cellists through an inspired cross-section of Offenbach und Wagner. Thomas Höft adds his brilliant texts to the mix – lots to talk about at the picnic afterwards.

Concert in the Planetensaal followed by a picnic with music in the palace park (only in fair weather)

Programme

Jacques Offenbach: from “Orpheus in the Underworld” (Introduction, Galopp der Fliegen, Ballet Pastoral, Fliegenduett, Can-Can etc.)

Richard Wagner: from “Tannhäuser“ (Venusberg-Bacchanal, Pilgerchor, Hallenarie, Lied an den Abendstern etc.)

Duration: around 60 minutes at Planetensaal, followed by encores on the picnic lawn in the palace park

Tickets

Prices: EUR 24 / 48 / 72

Reductions:
U27 (for all under 27) & Ö1 Intro: 50 % reduction

Cast

Ursina Braun

Cellistin Ursina Braun
© Marco Borggreve
Violoncello

The musician, born in Zurich in 1992, lives out her intensely personal approach to music in the world of composition, which she discovered for herself at the age of 14. Much earlier she decided on her instrument, the violoncello, with which she has won numerous international prizes. Stylistically, she can do everything - from baroque to modern.

Kajana Pačko

Kajana Pačko, Violoncello
© Tom Dubravec
Violoncello

Trained in Zagreb, Berlin and Salzburg, the Croatian solo and chamber musician performs for renowned concert halls and festivals throughout Europe, including with the Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Cappella Academica Berlin. The cellist has also directed the international festival for classical music ZAGREBplus since 2021.

Isabel Gehweiler

Isabel Gehweiler mit Cello
Violoncello

Dancing virtuosically between early and contemporary music, the German performs her cello with brilliant subtlety. As an expert in multidisciplinary projects, the internationally sought-after soloist and chamber musician acts as a magnificent interface to pop music, theatre and film. Isabel Gehweiler is also a composer, teacher and Billboard chart-topper.

Sinéad O'Halloran

Cellistin Sinéad O’Halloran
Violoncello

As a soloist, as a guest of renowned orchestras such as the European Union Youth Orchestra and as a cellist in the award-winning Marmen Quartet, the young Irishwoman performs new, exciting facets of her instrument. The winner of the prestigious RNCM Gold Medal 2021 is also co-founder and artistic director of the Ortús Chamber Music Festival in her home town of Cork.

Nadja Reich

Porträt der Cellistin Nadja Reich
© Julia Baier
Violoncello

The Berlin cellist demonstrates her multi-award-winning skills around the globe. Whether classical music, contemporary compositions or free improvisation - the former academy member of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen spans the spectrum with magnificent acumen, which she also demonstrates in new concert formats, theatre and dance productions.

Christine Roider

Porträt Christine Roider mit Cello
© Julia Wesely
Violoncello

The German cellist has already performed with the Trio Artio in Berlin and New York City. As a highly acclaimed guest performer with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra, the dynamic sound specialist has a subtle bow, which she passes on to the next generation as a cello teacher in Salzburg and Vienna.

Chris Pichler

Chris Pichler vor einer Ziegelwand
Actress

Countless theatre and film successes throughout the German-speaking world are on the CV of the actress born in Linz in 1969. She is also a singer, (opera) director and author and creates her own roles from the records of important women - from Beethoven's housekeeper to Empress Sisi and Jackie Kennedy.

Thomas Höft

Portrait von Thomas Höft, Dramaturg der Styriarte
© Werner Kmetitsch
Dramatic adviser

Seit 1994 prägen seine Ideen und Erzählungen das Antlitz und die DNA des Hauses Styriarte entscheidend mit. Neben der Dramaturgie, in der sein unkonventioneller Expertensinn für Musikgeschichte(n) immer neue Überraschungen aufspürt, ist der 1961 geborene Niedersachse auch Autor und Regisseur mit europaweitem Wirkungskreis.

Joey May

Portrait Joey May
© Felix Werinos
Singer-Songwriter

As Joey May, 21-year-old Johanna Gußmagg lets her listeners share in her funny and exciting world. Packaged in indie-folk-pop, her personal songs tell of love, life and everything in between.

All artists

Culinary delights

Picknick Konzert der Styriarte in Schloss Eggenberg
© Nikola Milatovic

Picnic Box

Enjoy your picnic in the palace park after the concert part at Planetensaal.

Vouchers for your picnic box (EUR 16) can be purchased in our WebShop (for 11 am / for 5 pm) or directly at the Styriarte ticket office no later than 2 days before the event.

The voucher can be redeemed on the day of the event directly at the distribution station on the picnic lawn in Schloss Eggenberg.

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