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MUSIC CRUISES 2018 “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart P a g e 1 Program 18/2018 - Classical music on the Danube - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE DANUBE 8 days cruise from € 2.299 per person Passau - Budapest 2018 ITINERARY DAY PORT / CITY ARR DEP HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM 1 Passau 21.00 Check-in from 4 pm Welcome Cocktail (incl.) Welcome Dinner (incl.) Welcome Concert in the Panorama Bar (incl.) SALZBURG SOLOISTS J. Haydn: The Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIa/1 F. Schubert: String Trio in B flat major, D 581 L. van Beethoven: Romance in F major, Op 50 2 Linz 03.00 22.00 Full-day excursion to Salzburg with Mozarthaus, lunch and an exclusive concert in the Mozarteum (incl.) (from/ to Linz) SALZBURG SOLOISTS W. A. Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture, KV 492 W. A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-flat major, KV 207 W. A. Mozart: String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, KV 516 3 Emmersdorf 08.00 13.00 Excursion to Melk Abbey with concert in the famous hall of St. Koloman (incl.) SLOVAK QUINTET W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F major, KV 138 W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A major, KV 581 Dürnstein 15:00 18:00 Dürnstein walking tour with wine tasting in the afternoon (opt.) 4 Vienna 00:30 City tour of Vienna in the morning (incl.) Guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace in the afternoon (opt.) „Sound of Vienna“ classical concert (opt.) 5 Vienna Guided tour of the Belvedere Palace, Museum & Gardens in the morning (opt.) Free time for individual exploring in the afternoon Private concert in the Panorama Bar (incl.) KUDLAK PHILHARMONIC QUARTET W. A. Mozart: Divertimento K. 136 in D major F. Schubert: String Quartet No. 10 in E-flat major, D 87 6 Vienna 03.00 Bratislava 08.00 15.00 City tour of Bratislava with concert in Moyzes Hall in the morning (incl.) SLOVAK QUARTET L. van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in F minor, Op 20 A. Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 Op, 96 in F major "American" Captain´s Gala Dinner 7 Budapest 04.00 City tour of the Buda side of Budapest in the morning (opt.) Private piano concert in the Duna Palace and city tour of Budapest - Pest side in the afternoon (incl.) PIANIST MARTIN IVANOV W. A. Mozart: Piano Sonata in F major, KV 547 The opera program in Vienna and Buda- F. Liszt: Two Concert Études, S 145 pest will be announced in April 2018, F. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 and No. 13 optional visits of opera performances J. Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 6 may be possible. 8 Budapest Disembarkation after breakfast Excursions marked in bold are not Port times and itineraries are subject to change. included in the cruise rate. LÜFTNER CRUISES· Menardi Center· Amraser See Straße 56· A-6020 Innsbruck· TEL: +43/512/365781· [email protected]· www.lueftner-cruises.com P a g e 2 Program 18/2018 - Classical music on the Danube - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE DANUBE 8 days cruise from € 2.299 per person 2018 Passau - Budapest = vçìê=ãìëáÅ=ÉñéÉêí=çå=Äç~êÇW= Humphrey Burton Born in 1931, Humphrey Burton is one of the premiere music experts of the 20th / 21st. century. After studying music and history at Cambridge, he went on to work for the British radio and television station BBC. During his tenure there, Mr Burton produ- ced over 170 documentaries and concert adaptations, featuring works by Mahler, Bee- thoven, Schumann and Brahms, as well as films about Leonard Bernstein, Glenn Gould and Yehudi Menuhin. He also wrote several biographies about musicians, including the great Leonard Bernstein. Mr. Burton has won numerous awards: 4 Emmies and 2 British Academy Television Awards, the Royal Television Society's silver medal and a Sony Gold Award. He was appointed President of Aldeburgh Music Club in 2010. Today he lives as a publicist in London. SHIP / DATE CATEGORY / DECK / PRICES IN EURO PER PERSON C-4 C-1 / C-EK B-4 B-1 A-1 SUITE PASSAU - BUDAPEST Haydn Deck Haydn Deck Strauss Deck Strauss Deck Mozart Deck Mozart Deck AMADEUS SILVER 01.09.-08.09.18 € 2.299 € 2.629 € 2.979 € 3.199 € 3.479 € 3.999 SINGLE SUPPLEMENT PER PERSON/ ALL DATES: C-4 & C-1: 15%· B-4: 30% B-1: 50% · A-1: 60% · Suite: 100% from the cruise rate. All cabins are outside facing and have two beds that can be linked together or set up separately, as you wish. Included Features • 8-day river cruise with large, outside river-view staterooms, most with drop-down panoramic windows; Walk-out balconies in Suites • Selected musical highlights and excursions as listed in the program • Introductory onboard talks on the composers and theirs works by the renowned British author and four- time Emmy winner Humphrey Burton • Complimentary state-of-the-art audio headsets for all excursions • Services of an experienced Cruise Director • Gourmet dining with all meals included (buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snack) in the elegant Panorama-Restaurant, which accommodates all guests in one seating • Free-flowing quality red & white wines from Europe’s famous wine regions with every dinner on board • 24-hour complimentary coffee and tea station • Coffee and tea after lunch and dinner Arrival & Transfer • Complimentary use of onboard bicycles • All port taxes and local taxes You're in good hands with us from the start: Let us book you a transfer from the airport Excursions or train station to the ship port and back. Price The following prices apply per person per Full-day excursion to Salzburg with Mozarthaus, lunch and an exclusive concert included transfer. Excursion to Melk Abbey with concert in the famous hall of St. Koloman included BUDAPEST (HU) Dürnstein walking tour with wine tasting € 24 City tour of Vienna included Airport – Port € 41,- Guided tour of Schönbrunn Palace € 45 Budapest City Center – Port € 18,- Train Station – Port € 23,- „Sound of Vienna“ classical concert (cat. B) € 55 Guided tour of the Belvedere Palace, Museum & Gardens € 55 PASSAU (D) City tour of Bratislava with concert in Moyzes Hall included Train station – Port € 20,- € City tour of Budapest - Buda side 33 Airport Munich – Port € 59,- Private piano concert in the Duna Palace and city tour of Budapest - Pest side included Rate per person € 212 LÜFTNER CRUISES· Menardi Center· Amraser See Straße 56· A-6020 Innsbruck· TEL: +43/512/365781· [email protected]· www.lueftner-cruises.com P a g e 3 Program 18/2018 - Classical music on the Danube - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE DANUBE 8 days cruise from € 2.299 per person 2018 Passau - Budapest MUSICIAN’S BIOGRAPHIES SALZBURG SOLOISTS The ensemble has been dazzling audiences and invigorating the music world since its founding by the Salzburg violinist Luz Leskowitz in 1979, with the aim of bringing to- gether highly qualified young soloists and chamber musicians. The seven strings (two violins, two violas, two violoncellos and a double bass) all hold either leading positi- ons in top European orchestras and/or teach at music conservatories. They gave their first concert, together with Jeremy Menuhin at the piano, in July 1979 at the “Harzburger Musiktage”(Germany), created by Luz Leskowitz. The ensemble is unique because all its members are soloists of comparable standard, able to perform the widest range of chamber music in all imaginable combinations – from solo works to small orchestral works. They are guided by the same spirit and aim to achieve a per- fect musical dialogue among equals. The Salzburger Solisten soon acquired a high reputation during international tours to London (Wigmore Hall), Amsterdam (Concertgebouw), Vienna (Musikverein), Brussels, Hamburg, Paris (Salle Gaveau), Copenhagen, Bulgaria (Sofia Sala), Bologna, Geneva, Barcelona, Lisbon, Sao Paulo, Budapest, Tokyo, Sasayama (where they performed the Schubertiade together with Jörg Demus), among others. The Salzburger Solisten was the ensemble of the “Salzburger Schlosskonzerte”, the largest concert se- ries in the world with more than 250 concerts a year, which was directed and owned by Luz Leskowitz for 25 years. They have performed together along with famous musicians such as Jeremy Menuhin, Hermann Baumann, Hakan Hardenber- ger, Hansjörg Schellenberger, Jörg Demus, Detlef Kraus, Ingrid Haebler, Paul Badura-Skoda, Elly Ameling, Karl Leister, Wolfgang Schulz, Igor and Valery Oistrach, Mstislav Rostropovitch, the Bartok Quartet, the Voces Quartet, the Kocian Quartet, the Lark Quartet and many others. The Salzburger Solisten have recorded numerous programs for radio and television at home and abroad. They have recorded for the labels Syrinx, Mirabell, Cetra, Sony, Arte Nova, De Musica, EMI Classics, BIS and Brilliant. SLOVAK QUARTET Pavol Varga (violin) was born in 1989. In 2008, he won first place at the Slovak Interconservatorial Competition and in 2012 in the chamber music string quartet category. Pavol studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. Today, Pavol is soloist and Principal Concertmaster of the Imperial Orchestra in Vienna. Eduard Pingitzer (violin) was born in 1978. In 1992, he won 1st place at a chamber music competition organized by the Ministry of Education, and he has been passionate about chamber music ever since. He graduated from the University of Performing Arts in Bratislava and the University of Music in Vienna. Today, Eduard is a prominent chamber musician. He has been a member of the European Soloists of Luxem- bourg since 2005 and joined the Slovak Quartet in 2009. Július Šoška (viola) was born in 1980. He studied violin and viola at the Conservatory in Košice and at the Music Academy in Bratislava.