This year's programme centers works by Arvo Pärt, but also includes music by Antonin Dvorak, Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schoenberg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and others. Readings by Joachim Bißmeier, Maria Happel, Florian Teichtmeister and Petra Morzé; on friday the Schönberg choir will be performing selected works;
Christian Altenburger was awarded the honorary prize 2018 for outstanding performance in music by the country of Lower Austria
The Golden Bow
Christian Altenburger has been awarded with "The Golden Bow " by the Musikfestwoche Meiringen in Switzerland.
Sponsored by the violin and bow makers school in Brienz, the award honours immense contributions to string playing. Former winners include Isabelle Faust, Quatuor Ebène, Natalia Gutmann and Tabea Zimmermann. more about the goldenen bow
World Premier: CD recording of Volkmar Andreae’s Violin Concerto with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Volkmar Andreae's Violin Concerto and Rhapsody released for the first time on CD. more about this CD
CD: Herzogenberg Violin Sonatas
Complete Heinrich von Herzogenberg sonatas available now on CD. Violin/viola Christian Altenburger. Piano Oliver Triendl. listen here purchase here