Category: Concert Series ” Echo of the Unheard”

A concert evening dedicated to the chamber music works of the composer Hans Winterberg (1901-1991). Under the title “Echo of the Unheard”, a selection of his works was interpreted by students of the mdw.

Born in Prague, Winterberg’s artistic career was severely impaired by persecution, deportation and exile. As a Jewish composer, he survived Theresienstadt and emigrated to Germany in 1947, where he had to re-establish himself as a musician under difficult circumstances. It was only decades after his death that a rediscovery of his work began – initiated by his grandson Peter Kreitmeir and supported by the Exilarte Center of the mdw in collaboration with the music publisher Boosey & Hawkes.

Katja Kaiser, archivist at the Exilarte Center, curated the program and led through the evening.

Peter Kreitmeir, grandson of Hans Winterberg, was honored by the team at the mdw’s Exile Art Center for his outstanding achievements!

Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m

Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna

Contributors:

Arabella Fenyves, soprano | Cuore Piano Trio | Eric Ziegelbauer, trumpet

Program:

Trio for violin, cello, and piano (1950)
Suite for trumpet and piano (1945)
Suite for trumpet and piano (1944)
Sudeten Suite for violin, cello, and piano (1963/64)
„Dort und Hier“ for soprano, violin, cello, and piano (1937)

As part of this recital, students from the renowned Guildhall School of Music, under the direction of pianist Marc Verter, presented the song oeuvre of the exiled composer Édouard Van Cleeff.

The concert was part of a cooperative project between the Guildhall School and the mdw’s Exilarte Center with the aim of creating the first scholarly edition of his songs and making his music accessible to a new audience in both London and Vienna.

Although Van Cleeff celebrated successes in the 1930s – including the premiere and radio broadcast of his opera “Pancho” in Nice – little is known about his life today. He was expelled from Nice in 1943 and deported to French and later German camps. Thanks to the initiative of the American pianist Joy Schreier and the support of Renée Fleming, Van Cleeff’s musical legacy finally reached the Exilarte Center.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025 at 7:00 p.m

Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna

Contributors:

Marc Verter and students of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama London: Maud Niklas, soprano | Alexandre Allix, tenor | Mark Zang, piano | Sooyeon Baik, piano

Program:

Musical works by Édouard Rosario Van Cleef from the archive of the mdw’s Exilarte Center

Moderation:

Marc Verter, pianist, Guildhall School of Music & Drama London

The Trio Lumina III ensemble, founded in Vienna, presented a special chamber music program with works by Walter Brich. Bricht’s trios, which he composed specifically for flute, cello and piano, combine late romantic expressiveness with a fine chamber music structure and allow the three instruments to sound in lively exchange. Trio Lumina III has set itself the goal of combining the individual timbres of their instruments in homogeneous chamber music and also rediscovering and presenting the partially forgotten repertoire for this line-up.

Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 7:00 p.m

Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna

Admission free! / Registration here.

Contributors:

Trio Lumina III 

Aidana Madyar, flute

Sabine Libera, cello

Anastasija Richter, piano

Program:

Works by Walter Bricht

Violinist Eva Lucia Schmölzer and pianist Keiko Kamada presented works for violin and piano by Wilhelm Grosz and Walter Würzburger. While Grosz’s work ranged from late romantic sonority to jazzy elements, Würzburger developed his own musical language that combines expressive harmony with precise form. 

Thursday, April 9, 2025 at 7:00 p.m

Palais Ehrbar – Kleiner Ehrbar Saal
Mühlgasse 28
1040 Vienna

Admission free! / Registration here.

Contributors:

Eva Lucia Schmölzer, violin

Keiko Kamada, piano

Program:

Works by Wilhelm Grosz, Walter Würzburger and Zoran Rosendahl

Moderation:

Gerold Gruber, founder of exil.arte and head of the Exilarte Center