Thursday, 27 February 2025 - Thursday, 11 December 2025 Show all dates

ABO Konzerte der Musikschule Kapfenberg

The concert series consisting of a total of eight concerts begins with a chamber concert by the teachers of the music school on February 27. A special highlight will be the performance of guitarist Markus Illko. The musician from Kapfenberg has been living in Los Angeles for years, where he was awarded a Grammy this year in the category "Best Arrangement Instrumental".
The last concert of the season with the Big Band Kapfenberg once again emphasizes the close connection between the music school and the concert scene in Kapfenberg.

ABO sales take place at the KUlturZentrum Kapfenberg. The staff is available for consultation during opening hours. Here: https://musikschule-kapfenberg.at/abokonzerte.htm


Single tickets are available from February 10, 2025:
Ticket Sales:
KUlturZentrum Kapfenberg, evening sales at the box office,
or at all Ö-Ticket sales points and at www.oeticket.com

Tickets & Prices:

ABO Sales from 20.01. to 07.02.2025:
ABO prices: (only available on-site at KUZ)
Rows 1 to 8: € 105,– / reduced € 75,–
from row 9 / gallery: € 100,– / reduced € 70,–

Single tickets are available from 10.02.2025:
Single tickets for chamber concerts:
€ 22,– / reduced € 16,–

Single tickets for orchestra concerts:
Category 1: € 26,– / reduced € 18,–
Category 2: € 24,– / reduced € 17,–

Evening sales:
1 hour before the concert starts at the box office

Opening hours at KUlturZentrum:
Mon, Tue & Thu 9 AM - 12 PM and 2 PM - 5 PM, Wed & Fri 9 AM - 12 PM

• Mosaic - Chamber Concert
  
  Chamber music by and with the teachers
  of the Kapfenberg Music School
  
  Thu. February 27, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Performance Space
  
  Teachers of the Kapfenberg Music School transition from the classroom to the stage for this joint concert and showcase their skills in a versatile program in the Performance Space.
  
  
  2
  Orchestra Concert – Symphonic Orchestra Kapfenberg Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G, KV 313
  Jean Sibelius: Pelleas & Melisande, Op. 46
  Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
  
  Stefan Gottfried Tomaschitz, flute
  Helmut Traxler-Turner, conductor
  
  Fri. March 14, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Theater Hall – Hotel Böhlerstern
  
  The flutist Stefan Gottfried Tomaschitz, originally from Leoben, is the soloist for the wonderful flute concerto in G major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. After studying in Graz, Vienna, and Weimar, he has been the principal flutist of the Vienna Symphony since 2018. Since 2020, he has been leading a flute class at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna.
  The Peer Gynt Suites by Edvard Grieg from the theatrical music for the eponymous dramatic poem by Henrik Ibsen are among the most well-known orchestral pieces of romantic music.
  
  
  
  3
  “Grandpa's Diandl” - Chamber Concert
  Riarn & Gspiarn
  
  Thu. April 24, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Performance Space
  
  OPAS DIANDL demonstrates how closely laughter and tears, joy and sorrow, homesickness and wanderlust are interconnected, and how much energy and inspiration these contrasts can ignite with their new program Riarn & Gspiarn (stirring and sensing for non-Tiroleans).
  
  Since 2007, the quintet from South Tyrol has been exploring the playground of alpine music traditions and connecting them with all the ingredients packed in their backpacks: from Bach to bluegrass, from polka to punk, from contemporary yodeling to classical songwriting.
  
  4
  Brass GesmbH - Chamber Concert
  “Brass Unlimited”
  
  Thu. May 22, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Performance Space
  
  The “Brass GesmbH” was first formed in the fall of 1995 with the goal of showcasing the versatility of brass instruments. The ensemble, conducted by Reinhard Summerer, consists of 13 brass players, a contrabass, and two percussionists.
  
  
  5
  Concert: Markus Illko, guitar
  & Symphonic Orchestra Kapfenberg
  
  Joaquin Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
  
  Soloist: Markus Illko, guitar
  Conductor: Helmut Traxler-Turner 
  
  Fri. June 27, 2025
  Theater Hall – Hotel Böhlerstern
  
  
  Experience the Grammy winner Markus Illko from Kapfenberg at an extraordinary concert evening that brings the fascinating world of solo guitar to life. With his masterful technique, deep musicality, and unmistakable style, Markus combines elements from jazz, classical music, and world music into a unique tapestry of sound.
  In the second part of the concert, Markus Illko performs the solo part of the world-famous guitar concerto by Joaquin Rodrigo alongside the Symphonic Orchestra Kapfenberg.
  
  
  6
  RISING STARS – Chamber Concert
  
  Thu. October 23, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Performance Space
  
  Since 2017, Kapfenberg has been the annual host of the international master class for particularly gifted musical talents, “Gifted in Music” (GIM).
  Lecturers from the University of Arts Graz teach selected youths from all across Europe. Around 30 youths and 8 teachers spend a week in Kapfenberg during the summer and give concerts of great interest at the beginning and end of the master class in the Performance Space of the music school. Young artists from “GIM 2024” have also been invited to perform as part of our concert series this year.
  
  
  7
  Orchestra Concert – Symphonic Orchestra Kapfenberg
  
  Antonín Dvorák: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor
  and works by Robert Stützle and Günther Theil
  
  Matthias Bartolomey, cello
  Helmut Traxler-Turner, conductor
  
  Fri. November 14, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Theater Hall – Hotel Böhlerstern
  
  Matthias Bartolomey studied at the music universities in Vienna and Salzburg. Since 2020, he has been teaching as a university professor at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. In 2012, he founded the duo BartolomeyBittmann – progressive strings with violinist and mandolin player Klemens Bittmann.
  Since 2010, he has been performing as a solo cellist with the ensemble for Early Music founded by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, the Concentus Musicus Wien.
  The Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104, by Antonín Dvořák is one of the most famous cello concertos and ranks among Dvořák’s most celebrated works. It is one of the most important pieces in the cello-repertoire and was composed in 1895 in the USA.  Johannes Brahms is said to have exclaimed after reading the score: “Why did I not know that one can write a cello concerto like this? If I had known it, I would have written one a long time ago!”

• 8
  Big Band Kapfenberg
  
  Big Band of the
  Kapfenberg Music School
  
  A Jolly Christmas
  
  December 11, 2025
  7:30 PM
  Performance Space
  
  The Big Band Kapfenberg, conducted by Werner Radzik, has long been an integral part of the local cultural scene. Now the Big Band is performing for the first time as part of the subscription concerts. A swinging evening in the Performance Space is guaranteed!
  
  Werner Radzik, conductor
  Vocal soloists: Gerhard Überbacher & students from his singing class