Philharmonix & Birgit Minichmayr - Peter and the Wolf

What's it about?

Entertainment at the highest conceivable level! That's what comes to mind when trying to describe Philharmonix. PHILHARMONIX - The Vienna Berlin Music Club - is the name of the group, now a cult band, made up of members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras. They play everything they've always wanted to: brilliant arrangements, incomparable virtuosity, and above all, unbridled joy in making music together, which instantly captivates the audience. The music consists of 30% classical, 20% jazz, 15% each of folk, pop, and Latin, and 5% from other genres. So not everything is classical music. But everything has musical class. The seven musicians, together with Burgtheater star BIRGIT MINICHMAYR, now bring a brilliant new version to the stage: Sergei Prokofiev's musical fairy tale PETER AND THE WOLF. One of the most frequently performed pieces worldwide and an absolute classic of music literature, as well as a showpiece of so-called program music. One can be curious to see how Philharmonix, in this new arrangement, will once again bring out unheard-of, original aspects and combine what normally doesn't belong together: One can be curious! Only one thing is certain: classical music cannot be more entertaining, amusing, and clever. The music of Philharmonix is characterized by the sound aesthetics and tradition of the top orchestras for which they otherwise perform: Thilo Fechner (viola), Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), and Ödön Rácz (double bass) play with the Vienna Philharmonic, Stephan Koncz (cello) and Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin) with the Berlin Philharmonic. They are joined by the excellent soloists Christoph Traxler (piano) and Sebastian Gürtler (violin). The ensemble has now released 4 albums - "Klassik ohne Grenzen" (Classical Music Without Borders) - rarely has a category description fit better than in the case of Philharmonix, who were awarded the OPUS KLASSIK 2018 for their first CD.