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Concert
Händel & Greber
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Date Mon 26.08.2024
Time 20.00
Venue

Schloss Ambras Innsbruck
Spanischer Saal
End of concert approx. 22.00 (one intermission)
Introductory Talk One hour before the concert
Arrival

What connects Georg Friedrich Händel with Innsbruck? A letter of recommendation.

In the spirit of the historical and geographical significance of Innsbruck as a hub for trade and culture, around the turn of the years 1709 - 1710, the paths of two masters of Baroque vocal music crossed in almost diametrical ways.

The older, now nearly unknown, was Jacob Greber. He arrived from London and entered the service of Duke Charles Philip of the Palatinate, becoming the court chapel master in Innsbruck in 1707, and later followed him to Heidelberg and Mannheim a decade later.

The younger was Georg Friedrich Händel, who, during that period, arrived in Innsbruck with a letter of recommendation for the Innsbruck court chapel from Florence. He might have stayed at the Tyrolean seat of the Habsburg governor if he hadn’t felt drawn elsewhere, to where the other composer had previously come from.

The chamber music-playing Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, together with Silvia Frigato and Mathilde Ortscheidt, the celebrated winner of the 2023 Cesti Competition, presents a program featuring colorful and virtuosic solo and duo cantatas by these two composers, whose paths intersected in Innsbruck.

Program

Works by

Georg Friedrich Händel
Jacob Greber u. a.

Artists

Silvia Frigato © Silvia Frigato
Silvia Frigato

Soprano
Mathilde Ortscheidt © Lisa Lesourd
Mathilde Ortscheidt

Alto
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin © Uwe Arens
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Ensemble

Teaser

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Ambras Castle, Spanish Hall
Adress

Schlossstraße 20, 6020 Innsbruck

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Shuttle-Service

Parking space at Ambras Castle is very limited. Please use of our free shuttle bus. Concert goers can use the bus also without concert tickets.

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About the Event
Introductory Talk

To set the perfect tone for the concert, we offer a complimentary introductory talk. Artists will provide exclusive insights into the evening's program in a discussion led by Christian Moritz-Bauer. The talk always begins one hour before the concert in the Spanish Hall.

Arrival

Your event ticket serves as public transportation within the core zone of Innsbruck two hours before and after the event. For evening concerts at Ambras Castle, a free festival shuttle operates in addition to the IVB Line M (towards Aldrans Fagslung), running every 15 minutes (see schedules). If you arrive in Innsbruck by train (arriving at the main station), Postbus 540 also travels from there to Schloss Ambras. After the concert ends, multiple shuttles will be available simultaneously to take you back to the city.

IMPORTANT: Parking at Schloss Ambras is extremely limited.

Further Information
Accessibility

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Discounts

50% off for visitors under 30 years old 
Tickets for under 18s at €10 
40% off for people with disabilities of at least 70% and their companion 
(Wheelchair seats can only be purchased through the ticket & subscription service at Haus der Musik Innsbruck) 
10% off with Ö1 Club card / Welcome Card

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