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Concert
Wondrous Machine
Tickets starting at €28
Date Fri 16.08.2024
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

«The path to the future requires a backward-looking, exploratory glance.» A paradox? Not at all in the realm of «Early Music»!

Among the most inventive minds in the scene is Margret Koell, hailing from Tyrol, who has placed «wondrous machines» at the center of her new concert project: firstly, the Welsh Triple Harp with its three rows of strings, and secondly, the Lyrichord. Until recently considered extinct, the Lyrichord, a harpsichord-like instrument also known as the Viola organista, sets its strings vibrating by several foot-operated wheels and traces its roots back to an invention by Leonardo da Vinci. Da Vinci's flying machine, the so-called «Ornithopter,» in turn inspired a new work for Triple Harp, Lyrichord, and Baroque strings by the composer Christof Dienz, who was born in Innsbruck.

Margret Koell and her ensemble Between the Strings present with joy and a spirit of adventure, old and new concertos, tunes, and airs for the mentioned instruments along with other string and woodwind instruments.

Program

Works by

Georg Friedrich Händel
James Oswald u. a.

Artists

Between the Strings

Ensemble
Margret Koell © Armin Linke
Margret Koell

Harp & Musical Direction

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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