Wiener Symphoniker

In their orchestral concerts this summer, the Wiener Symphoniker present masterpieces of Russian composers, invite audiences into the enchanted realm of One Thousand and One Nights, and open a window onto the mesmerizing sound world of the Japanese instrument koto.

Enrique Mazzola

A musical journey through the Bregenzer Festspiele program unfolds: From Prospero’s enchanted and tempest-tossed island, the concert travels to sonorous Japan and onward into the vast expanses of Russia. With his fantasy The Tempest, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky once again pays homage to the dramatic genius Shakespeare. Malika Kishino’s Koto Concerto introduces sounds rooted in ancient Japanese tradition, entering into dialogue with the Seebühne blockbuster Madama Butterfly. And in Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, premiered in 1953, the landscapes of post-war Siberia resonate with gripping intensity.

Peter I. Tschaikowski
The Tempest, based on Shakespeare’s Op. 18

Malika Kishino
Koto and Orchestra Concerto

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Symphony No. 10 in E minor

Karina Canellakis

What might Brünnhilde and Leonore say to one another—were they ever to meet—about men, fidelity, and the uncertainties of life? The Wiener Symphoniker invite us to overhear this imagined conversation in sound under the baton of Karina Canellakis.
Ludwig van Beethoven’s once-controversial, later celebrated portrait of Leonore encounters Richard Wagner’s Brünnhilde, whose love for Siegfried heralds the end of the world. Following the acclaimed success of Das Rheingold in 2021, the Wiener Symphoniker continue its Wagnerian voyage of discovery—joined by outstanding vocal soloists.

Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 3

Richard Wagner
Siegfried, Act III

Marie Jacquot

The Wiener Symphoniker conclude their concert cycle with a Russian expedition—embracing both the vastness of the world and the full depth of human emotions. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov turn to literature’s great love stories: The blossoming ecstasy and tragic death of Romeo and Juliet, and Scheherazade, the eternal storyteller who, in ever-changing guise, defies death itself. Between them stands Dmitri Shostakovich’s opulent Cello Concerto No. 1—at times driven to the brink of madness—performed by Kian Soltani, who grew up in Vorarlberg, making his first appearance in an orchestral concert at the Bregenzer Festspiele.

Peter I. Tschaikowski
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture after William Shakespeare

Dmitri Schostakowitsch
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major  

Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow
Scheherazade, Op. 35