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2019:  150th Anniversary of Death: Hector Berlioz († 08.03.1869 in Paris)
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Guided by a powerful imagination and inspired by some of history’s greatest storytellers, Hector Berlioz created bold, inventive music that was seething with drama. 150 years after the French composer’s death we are celebrating his life and his works at the SCL Festival.
Hector Berlioz lived from 1803 to 1869, embracing the new Romantic movement. His ground-breaking works showed early evidence of his originality. Berlioz combined his love of the classics and their musical clarity with nineteenth-century Romanticism, pioneering the latter’s revolutionary sound palette.
Nobody can deny his incredible mastery of the orchestra, using previously unheard-of instrumental combinations to create entirely new tonal colours. Additionally he devised new musical forms to suit his unique vision.
He knew a wide variety of great and influential artists including Balakirev, Balzac, Chopin, Delacroix, Dumas, Glinka, Hugo, Ingres, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Paganini, Rimsky-Korsakov, George Sand and Wagner. Berlioz’ life is essential to the cultural history of the 19th century.


 

SCL 2019

The festival will take place: 2019, July 5th - 10th

 

sclfestival Locations for Opening and Closing Ceremony

Due to renovation works in St. Stephen’s Cathedral – or to be more precise due to the long planned renovation of the church’s organ - we had to shift the SCL Opening Ceremony to the Musikverein.
The renovation of the organ has been planned for a while now and is actually a lengthy ongoing process. The organ had been entirely disassembled and sent to a western province for reconstruction purposes. Starting in late spring the organ will be reassembled in the church and subsequently be tuned - a process that will only be finished by Easter 2020. (And we are told the assembling and tuning takes actually place from Monday to Saturday! Imagine!) Well to make a long story short as we are opening the SCL Festival on a Friday we would have had to compete with a detuned organ and therefore fled to Musikverein this year.
But not enough with the renovation in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, we are also faced with major renovation works in the Viennese City Hall and will therefore celebrate the farewell party in the beautiful event location Volksgarten next to the impressive and historic Hofburg (Imperial Palace).
sclfestival Registration for SCL 2019 will end February 15, 2019

Join already registered SCL ensembles for the 13th SCL Festival edition 2019  from Australia, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Germany, Palestine, Norway, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, USA and Austria NOW!

More Information: www.sclfestival.org/#tm-top-c

Plan your experience of a lifetime - the SCL Festival team is looking forward to welcoming you!

sclfestival Saul Zaks - New Artistic Director of the SCL Festival

We are happy and proud to present to you the new Artistic Director of the SCL Festival!!! Congratulations and looking forward to the upcoming festivals under your artistic guidance! We are sure that all of you, who have met him, know with how much personal warmth and professional passion he embraces the festival.
sclfestival Early Bird discount registration for the SCL Festival 2019 will end October 31, 2018

More information about the application
Plan your experience of a lifetime - the SCL Festival team is looking forward to welcoming you!

  

  • SCL Festival Venues - St. Stephen’s Cathedral
  • SCL Festival Venues - Musikverein
  • SCL Festival Venues - Golden Hall of the Musikverein
  • SCL Festival Venues - Konzerthaus
  • SCL Festival Venues - Great Hall of the Konzerthaus
  • SCL Festival Venues - University of Music in Vienna
  • SCL Festival Venues - Rathaus / Vienna City Hall

  • SCL Festival Venues - St. Stephen’s Cathedral

    The opening ceremony held in St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Austria’s landmark and a symbol of Austrian identity. (2019: Due to renovation of the church’s organ we are relocating the opening ceremony to the Wiener Musikverein)

    www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/st-stephens-cathedral

  • SCL Festival Venues - Musikverein

    The competition and the Celebration held in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein (and/or in the Great Hall of the Konzerthaus). Music lovers throughout the world know...

  • SCL Festival Venues - Golden Hall of the Musikverein

    ...the Musikverein as the center of Viennese musical culture, as the focus of the international concert circuit and as the Eldorado of classical music.

    www.musikverein.at

  • SCL Festival Venues - Konzerthaus

    The Gala Winner’s concert, held in the sold out Konzerthaus. In the heart of the Konzerthaus (which consists of more than 600 rooms) lies the Konzerthaus’ flagship, the Grosser Saal (Great Hall). In this room, artists, audiences and atmosphere blend into a harmonious triad...

  • SCL Festival Venues - Great Hall of the Konzerthaus

    ...Home to world-famous orchestras, virtuoso soloists, renowned conductors and legendary jazz musicians, the Great Hall can accommodate an audience of 1,800 and offers the perfect venue for a wide variety of musical activity.

    www.konzerthaus.at

  • SCL Festival Venues - University of Music in Vienna

    Workshops and seminars held in the University of Music in Vienna, one of the largest arts universities in the world.

  • SCL Festival Venues - Rathaus / Vienna City Hall

    Closing ceremony held in the magnificent Festival Hall of Vienna City Hall, hosted by the Lord Mayor of Vienna. (2019: Due to renovation work inside the City Hall we have to relocate the closing ceremony to the event location Volksgarten next to the Imperial Palace)

    www.wien.info/en/sightseeing/sights/from-l-to-r/city-hall

 

+ Festival program



Festival Day 1: Friday
Afternoon Opening Ceremony for all participants
Conductor´s Kick-Off Meeting (all conductors)


Festival Day 2: Saturday
All day Competition and Celebration at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein for Choirs, Orchestras, Bands and Special Groups
All day Individual concerts and performances in Vienna and around Vienna (all groups)


Festival Day 3: Sunday
All day Competition and Celebration at the Golden Hall of the Musikverein for Choirs, Orchestras, Bands and Special Groups
All day Workshops at the University of Music in Vienna for Choirs, Orchestras, Bands and Special Groups
All day Individual concerts and performances in Vienna and around Vienna (all groups)


Festival Day 4: Monday
All day Workshops at the University of Music in Vienna for Choirs, Orchestras, Bands and Special Groups
Visit to the Haus der Musik*, an interactive sound museum
All day Individual concerts and performances in Vienna and around Vienna (all groups)


Festival Day 5: Tuesday
Morning Individual city exploration of Vienna*
Lecture, preparation for Gala Winners’ Concert and group photo at the Wiener Konzerthaus (all groups)
18:00 Evening Gala Winners' Concert (winners of the Competition on stage, all other participants in the audience) at the Great Hall of the Wiener Konzerthaus
20:30 Award ceremony, farewell reception (all participants)


Festival Day 6: Wednesday
Departure from Vienna, further European concert tour where applicable


* details as per individual group itinerary Program subject to change

 

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