Date and Time

Sept. 30th (Sat) 8pm

Venue

Symphony Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall

Programme

The fifinal program list is subject to change

Artist Lineup

The Vienna Berlin Music Club Concert 

Their music is shaped by the sound aesthetics and tradition of the top orchestras they usually work for: Thilo Fechner (viola), Daniel Ottensamer  (clarinet) and Ödön Rácz (double bass) play with the Vienna Philharmonic, Stephan Koncz (cello) and Noah Bendix-Balgley (violin) with the Berlin  Philharmonic. There are also the excellent soloists Christoph Traxler (piano) and Sebastian Gürtler (violin), who writes most of the new arrangements. They have all won numerous prizes and prestigious classical music competitions.  

Who is having the most fun here? The world-class musicians who play what is never on the concert schedule with their famous orchestras? Or the  audience, who are inspired by their virtuosity and by their passion? 

Noah Bendix-Balgley/violin 

First Concertmaster of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2014, Noah Bendix-Balgley has thrilled and moved audiences around the world with his performances. Since becoming a Laureate of the 2009 Queen  Elisabeth Competition in Brussels and gathering acclaim at further international competitions, Noah has appeared as a soloist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio  France, the Orchestre National de Belgique, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Utah Symphony among others. From 2011 until 2015, Noah was the Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Noah is a passionate and experienced chamber musician and performs regularly at festivals in Europe and  North America, including the Verbier Festival, the Sarasota Festival, Chamber Fest Cleveland, and the  Seattle Chamber Music Festival. 

Sebastian Gürtler/ violin 

Born in Austria, Sebastian Gürtler served as the first Concertmaster of the Vienna Volksoper Orchestra from  1997 until 2008. In 2000, he founded the ensemble Amarcord Wien. In 2005 he joined the Hugo Wolf Quartet on  the first violin. Sebastian Gürtler played as a soloist with the Camerata Academica Salzburg, the Orchestre de  la Suisse Romande, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the Vienna Chamber Philharmonic, etc. 

Thilo Fechner/viola

Thilo Fechner was born in Berlin. The son of a family of musicians studied at the University of Arts Berlin  and The Juilliard School New York. Already during his studies, Thilo Fechner had acquired plenty of  orchestral practice. He was a member of the Herbert von Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic  and the Berlin Baroque Orchestra. In 1996 he was engaged with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in  Geneva. In 1997 he signed with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Having been repeatedly involved at  the Bayreuth Festival, he became a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic in 2004. 

Stephan Koncz/ cello

Born in Vienna in 1984 into an Austro-Hungarian family of musicians, cellist Stephan Koncz started  studying at the University for Music in Vienna with Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartett) at the age of 8. In  2000 he continued his studies with the principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic, Róbert Nagy, and  additionally pursued a double major in conducting and composition. After being a member of the Vienna  State Opera Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic for two years he became a member of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2010.

Ödön Rácz/ bass 

Ödön Rácz was born in Budapest. He is a double bass soloist with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and  the Vienna State Opera Orchestra since 2009. Ödön Rácz has performed as a soloist with the Vienna  Philharmonic Orchestra, the Münchener Kammerorchester, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen  Rundfunks as well as the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, the Haydn Philharmonic and the Stuttgart  Philharmonic Orchestra. 

He has played as a soloist and participated in chamber music performances in Europe, Brazil, China,  Korea, and Japan. He won a number of international competitions. 

Daniel Ottensamer/clarinet 

Principal clarinetist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Prizewinner of the most prestigious international competitions. Remarkable solistic career, with conductors such as Lorin Maazel, Gustavo Dudamel,  Andris Nelsons, etc. CD-Recordings as a soloist and as a member of "the Clarinotts" released by  Sony-Classical and the "Deutsche Grammophon". 

Christoph Traxler/piano 

Christoph Traxler is one of the most versatile young Austrian pianists. He performs with orchestras such  as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Halle with famous conductors like Manfred  Honeck and Ralf Weikert. Furthermore, he appears on stage in recitals and chamber music concerts with  partners such as Angelika Kirchschlager, Bo Skovhus, and members of the Vienna and the Berlin Philharmonic. 

Traxler has performed in many cities in Europe as well as in the United States, Asia, and Africa and was  part of several CD productions as well as radio and TV broadcasts. Furthermore, he is holding masterclasses in Austria, Japan, China, Morocco, and the United States.