For over 20 years we have been taking a party to the Festival we helped establish. The Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt is being transformed as the Esterházy family re-establishes its ownership with more of the important baroque and neo-classical palace on view and the gradual restoration of the English garden behind.
In this "Haydn Year" 200 years after his death there are special exhibitions in Eisenstadt, Rohrau where he was born, Vienna where he died, and Eszterhaza in Hungary where he worked for much of the1770s and 80s. We visit all these exhibitions.
EISENSTADT, is the capital of Austria's easternmost and newest province, the Burgenland. It grew up in the shadow of the ESTERHÁZY Palace and until 1921 was part of Hungary. It is at the centre of an important wine-producing region, and there is plenty of opportunity to taste (and buy) fine wines, including Ausbruch, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein.
The Festival developed around the Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic and the Hungarian State Orchestra, conducted by Adam Fischer. They are the first orchestra in a generation to record all the Haydn Symphonies. Fischer and the orchestra will give two concerts. This year includes a concert performance of Haydn's London opera L'anima del filosofo, based on the Orpheus story.
Accommodation with generous buffet breakfast is at the spacious modern 4* HOTEL BURGENLAND, in the centre of Eisenstadt and a short stroll from the concert venues and museums. All rooms have private facilities, and the heated swimming pool and sauna are available at no extra cost for the exclusive use of hotel guests. As well as a convenient hotel restaurant, Eisenstadt offers a wide choice of eating places and we have our nightly Stammtisch at a local tavern.
The orchestral concerts are given in the world-famous HAYDNSAAL of the ESTERHÁZY PALACE, which claims to have the best acoustics in Central Europe. Chamber recitals are in the more intimate surroundings of the neo-classical Empiresaal of the Palace.
Richard Wigmore (of Radio 3, Gramophone, BBC Music Magazine, author of new Haydn book) will give introductory talks about the music. Robert Avery accompanies the party. It is possible to fly out earlier or return later at no extra cost, but the holiday starts and ends at Vienna Airport.
| Cost: Ł1,580 To include return scheduled flights - 6 nights bed-and-breakfast accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities - good tickets for all concerts - transfers and excursions. Single supplement Ł100 Deposit Ł300. |
09.30 departure of Austrian Airlines scheduled flight from Heathrow to Vienna. Short coach journey to EISENSTADT and the HOTEL BURGENLAND
19.30 ENGLISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA conducted by Colin Davis with Stephanie Gonley (violin)
HAYDN Symphony 93 in D and 94 in G Surprise; Violin Concerto in C
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EISENSTADT town walk, castle, Jewish quarter, Haydn house and museum
19.30 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HAYDN ORCHESTRA
Conductor Adam Fischer with Benni Schmid (violin)
HAYDN Symphony 81 in G and 100 in G Military; VIOTTI Violin Concerto No22 in A minor
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ROHRAU Birthplace and museum VIENNA Haydn house and museum, lunch at Esterházy Palace
19.30 ORCHESTRA OF THE 18th CENTURY conducted by Frans Brüggen
HAYDN Symphony 99, 105 and 101
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Coach to Hungary -Burg Forchtenstein the Eszterháza Palace and Park
19.30 L'ENSEMBLE BAROQUE DE LIMOGES cello and conducted by Christophe Coin
HAYDN Symphony 80, Cello Concerto in D, Concerto for 2 Lire organizzate
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11.00 CHRISTOPHE COIN and friends HAYDN Baryton Quintet and Nocturne
Eisenstadt - Bergkirche where Haydn is buried and Park
19.30 CONCERTO KÖLN
HAYDN Horn Concerto and Symphony 103 Drumroll MOZART Figaro Overture and Paris Symphony
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RUST and wine tasting - Lake Neusiedl National park
19.30 L'anima del filosofo (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Christiane Oelze (soprano) Paul Agnew (tenor) Jonathan Lemalu (bass baritone)
Kammerorchester Basel conducted by Paul Goodwin
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09.00 DOMKIRCHE HAYDN Mass in full liturgical setting in the town church.
11.00 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HAYDN ORCHESTRA Conductor Adam Fischer
HAYDN Trumpet Concerto; Symphony No. 75 and 104 London (and No.45 Farewell last movement)
Coach to Vienna Airport for scheduled Austrian Airlines flight dep 17.15 arr Heathrow 18.40.
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