Haydn at Esterházy
- Concerts at both the Hungarian and the Austrian Esterházy Castles.
- Historic towns in a part of the country little-visited by tourists.
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26 August–1 September 2008
6 days •
£1,960
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Mozart in Salzburg I
- The ‘Mozartwoche’, an annual winter festival in the composer’s birthplace.
- Vienna Philharmonic with Seiji Ozawa, Mitsuko Uchida, Rainer Honeck, Tamas Varga, Harald Hörth, Michael Werba.
- Artemis Quartet; Andras Schiff; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra with Ivor Bolton.
- Vienna Philharmonic with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Annette Dasch, Bernarda Fink, Werner Gźra, Florian Boesch.
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23–29 January 2009
6 days •
£2,550
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Mozart in Salzburg II
- Vienna Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle, Magdalena Kozena.
- Andras Schiff; Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble with Mark Minkowski; Camerata Salzburg.
- Freiburg Baroque Orchestra with René Jacobs; Hagen Quartet; Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble with Marc Minkowski.
- Giugliano Carmignola and Robert Levin; Hagen Quartet with Mitsuko Uchida.
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25 January–1 February 2009
7 days •
£2,730
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The Danube Music Festival
- Nine private concerts in appropriate historic buildings of charm or magnificence or historical association.
- Musicians of the highest calibre from Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Britain.
- Music of Vienna and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from the Baroque era to the twentieth century.
- Talks by a musicologist and an historian.
- The audience lives and travels on a first-class river cruiser.
- Flights from London, Birmingham or Manchester.
- Prices, which vary according to cabin type, include all the concerts, all meals, flights from the UK (optional) and much else.
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31 August–7 September 2008
7 days •
£2,540
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The Schubertiade I
- 6 Lieder recitals: Bär, Prégardien, Bostridge, Quasthoff, Padmore and Goerne.
- 1 piano recital: Paul Lewis.
- 2 string quartets: Artemis and Belcea.
- 6 walks, most of around three hours in the morning only, one of six hours.
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11–18 June 2008
7 days •
£2,280
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The Schubertiade II
- 3 Lieder recitals: Bonney, Ršschmann, Goerne.
- Brendel piano recital.
- Alban Berg Quartet, chamber concert with Andreas Scholl.
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18–23 June 2008
5 days •
£1,870
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The Schubertiade III
- Quartets: Hagen, Capuçon, Kuss.
- Lieder recitals: Kirchschlager, Damrau, Ršschmann, Schade, Prégardien.
- Excursions to towns and art galleries in Austria and Switzerland, while leaving plenty of free time.
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30 August–5 September 2008
6 days •
£2,140
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Walking the Danube
- Combines country walks through some of the glorious countryside of the Danube valley with seven concerts of the Danube Music Festival.
- Participants must be in good physical condition and used to country walking. There are between 3 and 8 miles a day.
- There are three hotels and quite a lot of coaching (average 72 miles a day).
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30 August–6 September 2008
7 days •
£2,260
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