The last week of September 2018 offered the fantastic possibility to work together with the Pazardzhik Symphonic Orchestra and open the season with a concert containing the masterpieces: f-minor Symphony Nr. 49 by Joseph Haydn and the A-Major Symphony by Ludwig v. Beethoven.
To be offered the rare opportunity to work on and perform Ludwig van Beethovens Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, is a thrilling gift for a young conductor and impossible to neglect.
Blessed with this gift, David Holzinger will perform this work with members of the Vienna State Opera, the Europe United Orchestra and the soloist Ariane Haering in his hometown at the Beethoven Plus Festival, founded by the renowned conductor Karolos Trikolidis.
Piano Ariane Haering
Soloists Members of the Vienna State Opera
Chorus Accolada Chorus Riga, Cantica Nova Slovakia, Men’s Chorus Bad Aussee
Europe United Orchestra
Conductor David Holzinger
The concert will be on the 23rd of July, 8pm at the town hall Bad Aussee.
In the summer of 2018 David Holzinger was reinvited to assist the artistic director of the opera festival Tyrol – the Tiroler Festspiele in Erl, Gustav Kuhn at the new production of the opera Ermione by Gioachino Rossini.
Pirro Ferdinand von Bothmer
Ermione Maria Radoeva
Oreste Iurie Ciobanu
Pilade Hui Jin
Cleone Maria Novella Malfatti
Attalo Giorgio Valenta
Andromaca Svetlana Kotina
Fenicio Giovanni Battista Parodi
Cerfisa Alena Sautier
The opera will premiere on the 6th of July, 7pm and on the 14th of July in the festival hall.
Among ten chosen participants, David Holzinger will be taking part in an international conducting masterclass with Benjamin Zander at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
In sessions over one week works of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler will be explored.
The final concert will be on the 29th of July, 7.30pm at the Concert Hall of the RNCM.
David Holzinger is invited to participate in the 1st international conducting competition Città di Brescia – Giancarlo Facchinetti for modern repertoire in Brescia.
36 chosen participants will work together with the renowned Dèdalo Ensemble on modern repertoire and compete for the first place.
The program includes works by:
Gérard Grisey: Vortex Temporum
Tristan Murail: Feuilles à travers les cloches
Judith Weir: Blue-Green Hill
Camillo Togni: Du bleicher Geselle