KÜLML KOMM.ST 2026 - 2-Day Pass

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Roland Neuwirth & radio.string.quartet - "Erd´" Roland Neuwirth endured 19 months and four days of stage abstinence after his farewell from the Extremschrammeln. But then a befriended promoter asked him if he would like to play at his festival, in whatever line-up. Neuwirth agreed. However, he did not perform with his former ensemble, the Neuwirth Extremschrammeln, which have been (music) history since the end of 2016, but with the radio.string.quartet. A string quartet whose work he had long greatly appreciated. The program included Neuwirth classics as well as some new compositions, arranged by the musicians of the r.s.q. and Roland Neuwirth himself. The combination of string quartet and new arrangements elevates Neuwirth's songs to a completely different, special level. At first, sometimes irritating, as if looking at them in a distorting mirror, but then, as if under a magnifying glass, sharper and richer in contour. This makes listening or re-listening immensely exciting. Roland Neuwirth about the new music project: "When such a great ensemble as the radio.string.quartet suddenly engages with my songs, a new dimension emerges. Violinists Bernie Mallinger and Igmar Jenner played for a long time with the Extremschrammeln. Together with the masterful, and also beautiful, ladies Cynthia Liao (viola) and Sophie Abraham (cello), they form an extremely virtuoso grooving string quartet. Who wouldn't be pulled out of lethargy by such a presence? So they will surely understand me: I'm addicted, I'm singing again." Roland Neuwirth, vocals radio.string.quartet: Bernie Mallinger, violin, octave violin, voice Igmar Jenner, violin, octave violin Cynthia Liao, viola, voice Sophie Abraham, cello, voice The Cover Girls Licence to Swing Time: Saturday, August 08, 7:30 PM, admission 6:30 PM Location: Festsaal Schloss Külml, Oberfeistritz 34, 8183 Anger The 1930s and 1940s of the 20th century belong to the worst phase of history that humanity has ever been responsible for. Yet despite this - or precisely because of it - the music from this era is bursting with passion and positive energy. Therefore, The Cover Girls invite the audience this evening on a journey through time into the world of swing jazz, because perhaps a little change of pace is good in the current world situation. In their current program, the musical narrative arc of the Cover Girls extends to the period after the Second World War, when two great powers, the USA and the Soviet Union, fought for their place in the sun in the veiled twilight of history. In the middle of it all: the fictional British secret agent James Bond. In "Licence to Swing", the Cover Girls dedicate themselves to the numerous unforgettable musical pieces that the Bond series has given us.