Vienna Advent Concert at St. Stephen's Cathedral

Synopsis

The Christmas concert of the Wiener Symphoniker in St. Stephen’s Cathedral is a wonderful way to get in the mood for Christmas. It opens the heart and makes one ready to welcome Christ in every person. For this concert French conductor Fabien Gabel presents timeless oratorio classics by Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel, as well as romantic church music by Gioachino Rossini, Giacomo Puccini and Hector Berlioz. The soloists are soprano Elsa Benoît, tenor Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Diana Tishchenko on violin and ARD Music Prize winner Selina Ott on trumpet. In addition, the Wiener Sängerknaben and the Chorus Viennensis created a Christmas atmosphere in the festively decorated cathedral. Programme: Bach: Magnificat, Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen; Handel: Overture to Samson, Thus when the sun, Awake the trumpet lovely sound, Let the Bright Seraphim; Puccini: Preludio sinfonico; Rossini: Domine Deus from Petite messe solenelle; Berlioz: L’Adieu des bergers à la Sainte Famille from L’Enfance du Christ; Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs; Glasunov: Album leaf; Schreker: Valse lente; Strauss: Wiegenlied (Lullaby); Anonymus: Adeste fideles

Additional Info

• No: A045502520000
• Composer: Bach, Handel, Puccini, Rossini, Berlioz, Massenet, Schreker, Strauss
• Conductor: Fabien Gabel
• Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker
• Artists: Elsa Benoit, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Selina Ott, Diana Tishchenko
• Run time: 01:21:00
• Director: Marina Mattner
• Producers: UNITEL, ORF III, Wiener Symphoniker
• Format: HDTV 16:9