2026

Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
Stars of the Future – 2A

Flagship Store Steinway & Sons
Program: Simone Rehberger (piano) and the Saitenschneider Quartet (Annika Toth (violin), Selina Pilz (viola), Stephanie Neubauer (violin), Stephanie Toth (cello)
Hosted by Joji Hattori

Program Simone Rehberger
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
L’isle joyeuse, L. 106

SERGEJ RACHMANINOFF (1873–1943)
Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4

CLARA SCHUMANN (1819–1896)
Scherzo Nr. 2 in C minor, Op. 14

*LOWELL LIEBERMANN (1961)
Gargoyles, Op. 29
• Presto
• Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
• Allegro moderato
• Presto feroce

ALEXANDER SKRJABIN (1872–1915)
Étude in D minor, op. 8 Nr. 12


Program Saitenschneider Quartet

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 18 – 1st Movement

JESSIE MONTGOMERY (*1981)
Strum

JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
String Quartet in B minor, Op. 33, No. 1 – 3rd Movement

ANTON VON WEBERN (1883-1945)
5 Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 – 1st Movement

ERWIN SCHULHOFF (1894-1942)
5 Pieces for String Quartet, 5th Movement

Wednesday, March 18th, 2026
Stars of the Future – 2B

Flagship Store Steinway & Sons
Program: Simone Rehberger (piano) and the Saitenschneider Quartet (Annika Toth (violin), Selina Pilz (viola), Stephanie Neubauer (violin), Stephanie Toth (cello)
Hosted by Joji Hattori
Program same as 17.03.26

Wednesday, March 25th, 2026
Vienna Chamber Orchestra – Prime Time
Jeremias Fliedl – cello
Joji Hattori – presentation, conductor
PROGRAM
Peter Iljitsch Tschaikowsky
Elegy in honor of Ivan W. Samarin G-Dur (1884)
Igor Strawinski
Suite italienne (Arrangement for cello and string orchestra: Benjamin Wallfisch) (1922 ca./1932)
Antonín Dvořák
Klid lesa »Waldesruhe« op. 68/5 (Version for cello and piano) (1883–1884/1891)
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Serenade in C major, Op. 2 for string orchestra (1897)

Georges Bizet – Carmen – Wiener Opernsommer
Artistic Director and Conductor: Joji Hattori
Venue:
Opera Arena at Heumarkt

Lothringerstrasse 22, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Performance Dates:

Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – Premiere (Opening Night)
Friday, 3 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 2nd Performance
Saturday, 4 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 3rd Performance
Tuesday, 7 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 4th Performance
Wednesday, 8 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 5th Performance
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 6th Performance
Friday, 10 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 7th Performance
Saturday, 11 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 8th Performance
Wednesday, 15 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 9th Performance
Thursday, 16 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 10th Performance
Friday, 17 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 11th Performance
Saturday, 18 July 2026, 8:00–11:00 pm – 12th Performance