"...my life only began to have content when I started to seriously concentrate on music [...] - I was completely on my own..."

(Hugo Kauder)

The concert will feature music for string orchestra by Eric Zeisl, Hugo Kauder, Julius BürgerMieczysław Weinberg and Gideon Klein. Also lively pieces by Fritz Kreisler and Anita picture will be yours to enjoy. Never-before-heard archive treasures await you.

The Alma Mahler Philharmonic Orchestra supports composers who have been unjustly forgotten. Part of its commitment is the (re)discovery of the music of exiled composers, especially those who were expelled from Germany and Austria under National Socialism and whose music was banned.

The Alma Mahler Philharmonic is a non-profit chamber orchestra consisting of more than 30 talented young musicians. The programme will be conducted by Clara Bauer Wagsteiner, a graduate of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Pianist and musicologist Karin Wagner will guide you through the evening with background information and fascinating details.