The major roles of Marie Geistinger – from Offenbach to Johann Strauß  Alexandra Reinprecht (soprano), The Girardi Ensemble Graz and Franz Solar (narrator);

 

Children’s Opera „Hänsel und Gretel“ by Engelbert Humperdinck

Karl Markovics (narrator) and The Girardi Quartet Graz betake themselves to a fairyland and travel all over Austria to tell their tale

 

Harald Martin Winkler (café violinist) and The Girardi Ensemble Graz recount the history of the Waltz musically – a history on its path to happiness: millions of hearts have been raised to higher realms in three-four time.

 

With the purest Viennese attitude to life, Otto Schenk is portraying an Usher at the Congress of Vienna remembering the times when Prince Metternich was still alive until the day the Prussians came. With large, vivacious tunes, The Girardi Ensemble take away the audience into the time of glittering ball nights.

 

Luis Borda (guitar), Marcelo Mercadante (bandoneon) and The Girardi Ensemble Graz

In the bordello of Paris, Astor Piazolla studies the torrid art of Tango before transforming it into the Tango Nuevo. Together with bandoneon and guitar the string players of The Girardi Ensemble take a tour over the dance floor – Latin-American instead of Classic, Tango instead of Waltz.

 

Thomas Höft (narrator) and The Girardi Ensemble Graz

With works by Brahms, Bizet, et al. The Girardi Ensemble Graz pay tribute to the courageous musicians, who unselfishly renounced their own rescue by certainly mastering one of the most difficult concerts in the history of music.

 

With Viennese esprit, The Girardi Ensemble Graz leads the finalists of the contest of the Kärntner Sparkasse to success (www.youtube.com)

2012 – Meerscheinmatinee Chamber Concert with rarities for oboe and strings

Andreas Pöttler (oboe) and The Girardi Quartet perform works by Mozart, Haydn and Francaix

 

Thomas Höft (narrator) and The Girardi Ensemble Graz

Together with Thomas Höft, the Girardi Ensemble Graz recounts the story of the child geniuses Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn’s youth and of their music

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