Salute to Vienna New Year's Concert in Chicago
BASED ON VIENNA'S BELOVED NEUJAHRSKONZERT
December 29, 2024 2:30pm
Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center
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"A rousing afternoon of music and dance."
– Washington Post
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Salute to Vienna Cast
Strauss Symphony of America featuring the Chicago Philharmonic
Featuring dancers from Europaballett (Austria)
Imre Kollár
Conductor
Imre Kollár received his diploma from the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. After serving as assistant conductor of the Hungarian State Opera, he assumed the role of principal conductor of the Dohnányi Symphony Youth Orchestra, concurrently assisting Maestro Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi at the Hungarian State Symphony. Since 1994, he has directed the Debrecen Philharmonic Orchestra, and now also conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in Budapest. He is an esteemed interpreter of Mozart, Bartók, and Kodály, and has recorded works including Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4. Maestro Kollár’s engagements have taken him to Asia, Australia, and the USA.
Mónika Fischl
Soprano
Mónika Fischl a étudié le chant à l'université de musique Franz-Liszt et a ensuite rejoint le Théâtre d'opérette de Budapest. Elle a interprété de nombreux rôles classiques de prima donna dans le monde de l'opérette hongroise et viennoise, notamment Rosalinda dans La Chauve-Souris, Hanna dans La Veuve joyeuse, les rôles-titres des opérettes de Kálmán, La Duchesse de Chicago et La Comtesse Maritza, ainsi que son plus grand succès, Sylva dans Princesse Czardas, qu'elle a interprété à la fois au cinéma et au festival Seefestspiele de Mӧrbisch, en Autriche. Son répertoire d'opéra comprend des rôles tels que Violetta, la Reine de la nuit, Gilda, Norina et Musetta. Elle a interprété son répertoire dans toute l'Europe, l'Asie et l'Amérique du Nord. Elle est lauréate du prix Artisjus et du prix Honthy, a été nommée chanteuse d'opérette de l'année en 2012 et 2016, et a reçu le prix Franz Liszt en 2021.
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Mónika Fischl studied singing at the Liszt Music Academy and then joined the Budapest Operetta Theatre. She has performed many of the classical prima donna roles in Hungarian and Viennese operetta, such as Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus, Hanna in Merry Widow, the title roles in Kálmán’s operettas, Duchess of Chicago and Countess Maritza, as well as her most acclaimed performance, Sylva in Gypsy Princess, which she performed both on film and at the Seefestspiele Mӧrbisch in Austria. Her operatic repertoire includes roles such as Violetta, Queen of the Night, Gilda, Norina, and Musetta. She has performed her concert repertoire throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. She is a recipient of the Artisjus Prize and Honthy Prize, and was named the Operetta Singer of the Season in both 2012 and 2016, as well as the Franz Liszt prize in 2021.
Martin Piskorski
Tenor
Martin Piskorski gained early musical experience as a violinist and alto soloist with the Vienna Boys Choir. In 2013 and 2014, he was a member of the Salzburg Festival’s Young Singers Project, where he performed as Herr von Faninal in Der Rosenkavalier in 2015. His stage experience includes roles as the Preacher in Leonard Bernstein’s Mass, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni, Belmonte in Abduction from the Seraglio, Tamino in Magic Flute, and Rinaldo in Armida. Mr. Piskorski made his operatic debut in the United States in 2017 as the title role in Faust, and in 2018 he will return to Teatro alla Scala to perform as Jaquino in Fidelio.