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Resonanzen

Since 1993, the Wiener Konzerthaus has been organising a Festival of Early Music entitled »Resonanzen« which, right from the start, turned out to be the most successful programme of events presented by this house. Every year in the last week of January, ensembles and performers of international renown come together to give ten concerts which each season focus on a different theme and range from solo recitals to concert performances of operatic works. This comprehensive and varied programme has proved very popular with its audience and is further enhanced by film showings, discussions with the performers, lectures and an exhibition of international instrument makers which has now become one of the major exhibitions of its kind.

The main themes of past Resonanzen Festivals:
1993     Das Zeitalter Claudio Monteverdis – Musik des 17. Jahrhunderts
1994     Palestrina und Lasso – Musik des 16. Jahrhunderts
1995     Liebe und Tod in der Musik zwischen Mittelalter und Barock
1996     Haus Österreich – Musik aus den Habsburgerlanden
1997     Condicio Humana – Weltbild und Alltag in der Musik
1998     Italien – das gelobte Land der Musik
1999     Bürger – Bauer – Edelmann
2000     Vox Populi – Vox Dei
2001     ¡Viva España!
2002     Das ewig Weibliche
2003     Krieg und Frieden
2004     Traum und Wirklichkeit
2005     Metropolen
2006     Fremde, Ketzer und Rebellen
2007     Pomp, Glanz & Glorie »Pomp, sparkle & splendor«
2008     Phantasie, Vision & Wahnsinn »Fantasy, vision, madness«
2009     Lustgärten
2010     Flammen »Flames«
2011     Glänzende Geschäfte »Dazzling Dealings«
2012     In Wien
2013     Traumreisen »Dream Journeys«
2014     Querköpfe »Cross thinkers«
2015     Fürstenspiegel »Mirror of Princes«
2016     Apokalypsen »Apocalypse«
2017     Freizeiten »Pastimes«
2018     Eurovisionen
2019     Musik ist Trumpf »Music trumps all«