David Holzinger

The season 2022/23 brought the debut of David Holzinger at the Theatre in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany featuring the Brandenburger Symphony Orchestra. With the new year Theatre and Stage Director Alexander Busche, staged the one-act operetta Bataclan by Jaques Offenbach. The 1855 premiered masterpiece came to quick and wide success because of its musical wit and political satire in the city of Paris. On December 30th and 31st, David Holzinger conducted the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra in this production.

The acclaimed author and opera critic Dieter David Scholz praised the production and expressed his compliments to David Holzinger: “…he is a stroke of luck, because of his distinct affinity to Offenbach: wit, charme and sense for rhythmic precision, gifted with striking elegance.”

Bataclan by Jaques Offenbach on December 30th and 31st 2022th, Theatre Brandenburg an der Havel

Fé-an-nich-ton: Dana Hoffmann Soprano

Ké-ki-ka-ko: Sotiris Charalampous Tenor

Fé-ni-han: Ilja Martin Tenor

Ko-ko-ri-ko: Frederik Baldus Baritone

Choir: Mens Quartett B Major Nico Brazda, Martin Fehr, Tom Heiss, Pedro Mato

Stage Director: Dr. Alexander Busche

Dramatic Advisor: Carola Söllner

Conductor: David Holzinger

After the tragic loss of the conductor and founder of the Beethoven plus Festivals – Karolos Trikolidis – a decision about the new leadership of this cultural heritage needed to be made. For five years Karolos Trikolidis was working on preserving classical music as one of the Salzkammergut regions cultural identity and to also bring it to a new audience. The region, surrounded by festivals like Salzburg Festival, the new opera house in Linz, the Musikverein in Graz or the Bregenz Festival, took pride in presenting its own cultural offer with internationally acclaimed soloists.

This challenge was taken on by a team of musicians, who have been supporting Karolos Trikolidis over the years in his endeavours. Internationally acclaimed violinist Benjamin Schmid, pianist Ariane Haering, conductor David Holzinger and Artemis Vasilopolou are forming the new team of the artistic directorship since the 2022 season.

On October 29th David Holzinger will conduct the final concert of the season, performing the two works “Gloria” by Antonio Vivaldi and “Oratorium nach Bildern der Bibel” by Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn at the St. Pauls church in Bad Aussee in the memory of the festivals founder Karolos Trikolidis.

Sophia Kyanidou – Soprano

Anna Lytvytska – Soprano

Anna Agathonos – Mezzosoprano

Maximilian von Lütgendorff – Tenor

Andreas Jankowitsch – Bassbaritone

Philharmonia Chor Wien – Director Walter Zeh

Festivalchor Bad Aussee – Director Moritz Pliem

Europe United Festival Orchestra

David Holzinger – Conductor

At the Summer Night’s Gala Concert in St. Pölten the audience experienced a memorable evening on the 3rd of July, with a varied program of drama and joy. Internationally acclaimed soprano Natalia Ushakova and her colleague, mezzosoprano Yulia Savrasova excited the audience with masterpieces by W.A. Mozart, G. Verdi, G. Donizetti, A. Dvorak, T. Ambroise and J. Strauss. David Holzinger was invited to conduct the Kaiserwalzerorchester. The expressive performance of the Europaballetts lit up the stage. Kai-Uwe Garrels hosted the event with much wit, humor and flair.

Summer Theater St. Pölten

Natalia Ushakova – Soprano

Yulia Savrasova – Mezzosoprano

Kaiserwalzerorchester

David Holzinger – Conductor

Upon invitation David Holzinger will revisit Bulgaria to conduct a Summer Concert with soloists and the Orchestra of the State Opera Rousse on the 29th of June 2022.

The program of the concert emphasizes the cultural – cross-country relations between Bulgaria, Romania and Austria. Works for orchestra and voice by renowned composers such as Petko Staynov, Pantscho Vladigerov, Paul Constantinescu, Constantin Dimitrescu, Johann Strauss and Franz Lehár will be performed

The soloists of this Summer Concert on the 29th of June will be:

Daniela Karaivanova – Soprano

Teodora Tchukurska – Mezzosoprano

Andreana Nikolova – Mezzosoprano

Ivan Penchev – Tenor

Stoyan Stoyandzhov – Baritone

The demanding program of the “European Conducting Masterclass” from February 28th until March 4th 2022, presented a particularly professional challenge for the chosen 12 contestants. No less than Béla Bartóks Concerto for Orchestra, Antonín Dvoráks Symphony Nr. 7 and Anton Bruckners Symphony Nr. 4 were rehearsed. The conductors of this, rigidly Covid-regulated, masterclass were accompanied through those masterpieces with the guiding hand of worldwide renowned conductor, teacher and author Martin Sieghart.

The working atmosphere with the Slovak Radio Symphonie Orchestra Bratislava was very focused and aimed at the most detailed finesse of ensemble playing.

David Holzinger conducted Bartóks Concerto for Orchestra at the final concert.

The concert took place on Friday the 4th of March 2022 at the grand broadcasting hall of the Slovak Radio Symphony building in Bratislava.