The pianist Yuko Batik has won various competitions and participated in master classes by Jörg Demus and Oleg Maisenberg. She will be playing works by F. Schubert, L. v. Beethoven and F. Liszt.

Alexander Burggasser (Violin) | Ai Miwa (Violin) | Johannes Flieder (Viola) | Michael Vogt (Cello)

Founded in 2015 the HABE-Quartet Vienna - www.habe-quartett.com - consists of musicians from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the orchestra of the Vienna Volskoper and played concerts under Julia Fischer and  Philippe Jordan in the last years. The focal point of the HABE-Quartet repertoires are string quartet works from the First Viennese School. In the Mozarthaus Vienna the HABE-Quartet plays:

"Portraits of Women"

Xin Wang (soprano) | Niels Muus (piano)

This concert evening focuses on female roles in operas by Mozart and Salieri. The young soprano Xin Wang and the pianist Niels Muus promise classical musical enjoyment at its best with arias from “La scuola deʾ gelosi” by Salieri, by Susanna from “Le Nozze di Figaro” – which Mozart composed here at Domgasse 5 – and by Ilia from “Idomeneo”.

"Music and Knowledge: Kegelstatt"

Elisabeth Kropfitsch (violin) | Marie Isabel Kropfitsch (violin) | David Kropfitsch (violin) | Stefan Kropfitsch (cello) | Johannes Kropfitsch (piano)

On the first Mozart Academy evening this year, the Jess-Trio, assisted by the younger Kropfitsch generation, will play works by Mozart – piano quartets and the “Kegelstatt Trio” KV 498 in a special arrangement for violin, viola and piano. Mozart is said to have composed his twelve horn duos while playing skittles. It is possible that the trio in E flat major was also nicknamed on account of the intimacy of a friendly social gathering that it conveys. Professor Johannes Kropfitsch will explain the highlights of these compositions in an accompanying talk.

Operetta Goes Jazz
10 Piano Arrangements by 10 Jazz Composers

The most famous melodies from Franz Lehár’s operetta “The Merry Widow”
in jazz arrangements for solo piano

"Presenting young talent"

Young and highly talented concert prize winners of the Vienna competition “prima la musica” will demonstrate their skills. Moderated by Angelika Persterer-Ornig.

An intimate Masterpiece of the late Beethoven gives the opening to the concert, the Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109, which features a free approach to the traditional Sonata Form. The stylistic counterpoint is provided by one of Messiaen’s mystical pieces from the suite “Twenty contemplations on the infant Jesus”, a jewel among the piano repertory. The premiere of “Prelude, Tango and Fugue” is also included, a composition by Uriel Pascucci which features an exciting exploration and blend of classical music and tango. It stands out the stunning suite “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky to conclude the concert. The program reveals an astonishing stylistic and emotional range contained in the interplay of the pieces, which will be performed by the pianist Uriel Pascucci. More Info: www.urielpascucci.com

"Music and Knowledge: "Prelude" to Mozart"

Yuko Batik (piano) | Roland Batik (piano)

Roland Batik is one of the most versatile Austrian musicians, whose musical language transcends traditional boundaries. He says of his compositions: “I seek to merge traditional classical formal elements with ideas inspired by jazz and world music.” He has made a highly successful recording of Mozart’s piano sonatas. On this evening Roland Batik and his long-standing duo partner Yuko Batik will play Mozart’s music as well as his own compositions, offering an experience that blurs the boundaries of and within music.