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Exilarte anniversary concert in New York at Hebrew Union College | March 1, 2026

Posted on January 21, 2026 by - Aktuell, Concert Series " Echo of the Unheard", International-en, news, Partnerships with Exilarte, posts-en

To mark the anniversary of the exile in 2026, a concert featuring members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and pianist David Hausknecht will be held in cooperation with the Center for Jewish History, the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, the Leo Baeck Institute, and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, featuring works by Gustav Mahler, Erwin Schulhoff, and Walter Bricht.
The concert is supported by Alumni Relations – Office of the Rector of the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Welcome remarks by Gerold Gruber and Michael Leavitt.

Sunday, March 1, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.

Hebrew Union College, New York Campus
1 West 4th Street
New York, NY 10012

Free admission! / Register here.

Program:

Gustav Mahler
Piano Quartet in A minor (1876)
I. Not too fast

Erwin Schulhoff
String Quartet No. 2 (1925)

Walter Bricht
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 17 (1929)
— Arrangement for piano quintet (1952)
I. Allegro molto moderato
II. Allegretto con moto
III. Introduction, theme, and variations

Moderator:

Gerold Gruber, founder of exil.arte and director of the Exilarte Center at the mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Interpreters:

Lucas Stratmann, violin (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Martin Klimek, violin (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Robert Bauerstatter, viola (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Stefan Gartmayer, cello (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
David Hausknecht, piano (mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna)

Echo of the Unheard: INVISIBLE | 13.03.2026 | Musikverein

Posted on December 11, 2025 by - Aktuell, Concert Series " Echo of the Unheard", news, Partnerships with Exilarte, posts-en

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the exil.arte association and the 10th anniversary of the mdw’s Exilarte Research Center, this concert honors the voices of those composers, performers, music researchers, and theater artists who were considered “degenerate” during the Third Reich and whose works have often been forgotten. For two decades, the Exilarte Center has served as a contact point and interface for the reception, research, preservation, and presentation of this important cultural heritage.

The evening will focus on works by exiled composers, readings by Cornelius Obonya, and solo and chamber music performances by artists who have been associated with Exilarte for many years. The premiere of Yury Revich’s composition INVISIBLE will provide a contemporary reflection on the theme of invisibility and silencing of exiled artists.

Friday, March 13th, 2026 at 07:30 pm

Musikverein Gläserner Saal / Magna Auditorium
Musikvereinsplatz 1
1010 Vienna

Tickets und further information can be found here.

Performers:

Cornelius Obonya, reading
Josipa Bainac, mezzo-soprano
Yury Revich, violin
Ulrike Anton, flute
Elisabeth Plank, harp
David Hausknecht, piano

ensemble LUX
Louise Chisson, violin
Marie Radauer-Plank, violin
Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg, viola
Mara Achleitner, violoncello

Program:

André Singer

Requiem for the Homeless
Klaviertrio, op. 32

Michael Graubart

Duets and Aria für Flöte solo

Walter Arlen

Arbeit macht frei. Für Klavier und Metronom
Es geht wohl anders

– intermission –

Walter Susskind

Rechenschaft über uns

Erich Zeisl

Komm, süßer Tod
Arrowhead. Trio für Flöte, Viola und Harfe

Hans Gál

Drei Prinzessinnen, op. 33/4
Abend auf dem Fluss, op. 33/5

Wilhelm Grosz

Jazzband. Für Violine und Klavier

Yury Revich

INVISIBLE (Uraufführung)

End of show approx. at 09:30 pm

Concert Series ” Echo of the Unheard” | March 25th, 2026 | The Shoah Songbook

Posted on December 9, 2025 by - Aktuell, Concert Series " Echo of the Unheard", news, posts-en

The Shoah Songbook is an ongoing project by the Likht Ensemble that researches and performs music from the ghettos of World War II. The works revolve around themes such as spring, dreams, longing, and resistance, combining lyrical beauty with subtle irony and deeply moving truth. The program is complemented by scholarly lectures by Spencer Kryzenowski and Jaclyn Grossman on vocal music from the estates of the Exile Art Center and on the work of exile composers in Canada.

The project is supported by the Canada Council for the Art.

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m

Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna

Admission free! / Registration here.

Program:

Musical works from the archives of the Exilarte Center:
Walter Arlen, Wilhelm Grosz, Erich Zeisl, Hans Winterberg, Walter Bricht, and works by Julius Schloss

Performers:

Jaclyn Grossman – soprano | Spencer Kryzenowski – piano

“Dear Papa, how is you?” – Letters from E.W. Korngold | Song recital with reading | 28.05.2026

Posted on December 8, 2025 by - Aktuell, news, Partnerships with Exilarte, posts-en

Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s songs and letters provide an insight into the turbulent history of his time and the life of his family. A large number of them are held in the Austrian National Library and will be sung or read as part of this music salon. The thematic focus is on Korngold’s stays in the Salzkammergut region, to which he had close ties from his early youth. Many of his works either originated in this area or were orchestrated or completed during his summer stays there. Due to the precarious political situation, Korngold did not return to Austria from film shoots in Hollywood in 1938. His retreat in Gmunden, Schloss Höselberg, was confiscated by the Gestapo in the same year. The loss of his homeland was a deeply painful blow for him.

Interpreters:

Günter Haumer, baritone
Josipa Bainac, mezzo-soprano 
David Hausknecht, piano

Gerold Gruber, reading
Lis Malina, reading

Thursday, 28th of May, 2026 at 7pm

Austrian National Library | Musiksalon
Palais Mollard
Herrengasse 9
1010 Vienna

Admission is free. Registration is not required.

The publication about the work and life of the Jewish composer “Richard Fuchs – A Composer’s Search for Identity”

Posted on December 7, 2025 by - Aktuell, Featured, news, posts-en

The publication about the work and life of the Jewish composer “Richard Fuchs – A Composer’s Search for Identity” has now been published by Böhlau Verlag!

Author: Valentina Strobl
Editor: Gerold Gruber
Publisher: Böhlau Verlag Vienna
176 pp. / Language: English
Böhlau Verlag Vienna, 1st edition 2025

Richard Fuchs: A Musical Reflection on Homeland, Exile, and Identity

Richard Fuchs (1887–1947) is among the German-Jewish composers whose work emerged at the intersection of exile, loss of homeland, and cultural marginalization. After emigrating to New Zealand, Fuchs, formerly active in Germany as an architect and musician, sought to develop his compositional voice under new social and cultural conditions – yet he remained deeply rooted in his homeland. Based on archival research, the study traces the composer’s “three lives” – as a German, a Jew, and an émigré. It highlights how Fuchs responded to political and social exclusion through his music, reflecting on identity, belonging, and memory.

The estate includes Bürger’s compositions in the form of autograph manuscripts as well as a large collection of personal documents and photographs.

The publication was published in English by Böhlau Verlag.