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AUSTRIA & HUNGARY June 17 -23 2018 A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE OF THE MUSICAL, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL HERITAGE OF VIENNA AND BUDAPEST Most of us have been to Austria and Hungary of course. But this Jaderin tour to Vienna, Eisenstadt, Graz, Salzburg and Budapest will be one with a big difference. We will be led by Maestro Mak Ka Lok who had studied, lived and actively conducted all over Austria, Russia and other parts of Europe for 30 years. The Maestro will be returning to Vienna in June with the Global Symphony Orchestra of Hong Kong, to receive the prestigious Austria Music and Theatre award for his contribution in music between Austria and China/Hong Kong. He will share his passion for music and the places he called home for many years on this special Jaderin tour covering Vienna : The beautiful capital of Austria that inspired so many composers. The visit includes the most celebrated river in Europe, Danube River,” the Wachau”, the Schönbrunn Palace where Mozart performed when he was a child. Enjoy an opera at the Vienna State Opera House Salzburg : In visiting the birthplace of Mozart, we will pass by the beautiful lake region “Salzkammergut” Eisenstadt : Pay homage to Haydn Graz: Attend Maestro’s Mak’s special “Austrian Music Theater Award” ceremony at the Opera House in Graz Budapest : Vienna and Budapest were the capitals of the Austrian Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. Not only will you visit the Hungarian capital’s modern and historical sites, you will also ‘feel’ the flavors of Hungary, and taste authentic Hungarian Goulash. For information please contact [email protected] Tel: 29212775 www.jaderinclub.com Day 1 June 17 Sun Day 5 June 21 Thurs Departure Hong Kong Salzburg Arrival Vienna, check in Hotel Hellbrunn Palace The Lake region “Salzkammergut” Check in Hotel Vienna Day 2 June 18 Mon Vienna Overview Schönbrunn Palace, Day 6 June 22 Fri Vienna “Melange” Coffee Budapest tour (Capital of Hungary) Stephen Church and Ring Street Visiting historical sites - Fisherman’s “Lohengrin” at the Vienna State Opera Bastion, Hero’s square, St. Stephen Basilica Check in Hotel Budapest Day 3 June 19 Tues Seegrotte Eisenstadt -Esterhaszy Palace Day 7 June 23 Sat Haydn Museum Budapest Check out Tasting Austrian wine Departure from Vienna Austria Music Theater Prize Presentation Ceremony Graz Opera House. Overnight at Hotel in Graz Day 4 June 20 Wed Departure from Graz Lunch in Baden, Vienna wood Krems- Boat trip to Melk Evening Hotel Check in Salzburg ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Arrival to Vienna Jun 17 Schönbrunn Palace Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial summer residence located in Vienna. The 1441 room Baroque Jun 18 palace is one of the most monuments in Austria. It is also where the wonder child Mozart performed before the Empress Maria Theresia. Vienna Ring Street Drive through the Ring Street of Vienna and view the famous Johann Strauss Statue. Tasting Viennese “Sacher Torte” with a “Melange Coffee” Stephen Church Visit Albertina. The Albertina Graphic Arts Collection is perhaps the largest and most important graphic collection in the world. It owns about 60.000 drawings and about a million graphic reproductions. Vienna State Opera House Attend the Richard Wagner’s “Lohengrin” performance at the famous Vienna State Opera House after a Viennese style dinner. Seegrotte Located at the south of Vienna, is the largest and most beautiful underground lake in Europe. It was also where Hitler build his warplane secretly in the World Jun 19 War II. Vienna Eisenstad t Eisenstadt, a city south of Eisenstadt Vienna in Austria, is the state capital of the Graz Burgenland region, with a population of about 14,216. Esterházy Palace In the Habsburg Empire’s Kingdom of Hungary, Eisenstadt was the seat of Esterházy Palace is the capital of the Burgenland state. The palace was the Eszterházy Hungarian constructed in the late 13th century, and came under ownership of the noble family. The composer Hungarian Esterházy family in 1622. Under Paul I, 1st Prince Esterházy Joseph Haydn lived there as of Galántha, the estate was converted into a baroque castle which Hofkapellmeister under remained the center of administration of the family for over 300 years. Eszterházy’s patronage. Graz Opera House Prize Presentation Ceremony Attend the prize giving ceremony of Maestro Mak ka Lok who will receive his award from the Austria Music Theater Prize for his contribution of music between Austria and China/SAR Hong Kong. The event will be held at the Graz Opera House Overnight at Hotel in Graz Beethoven House in Baden Beethoven composed his “Choral Symphony” in this house. Baden is a city in the style of Biedermeier, an era in Central Europe between 1815 and 1848 during which the middle class grew and arts appealed to common Jun 20 sensibilities. Danube Krems Boat trip through the most beautiful Vienna wood to Melk. Evening Hotel check in in Salzburg Jun 21 Salzburg Sankt Gilgen A village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region. It is also where “The Sound of Music“was filmed. It is where composers such as Schubert and Mahler drew inspiration and composed their music. Hellbrunn llbrunn is an early Baroque villa of palatial size, near Morzg, a southern district of the city of Salzburg, Austria. It was built in 1613–19 by Markus Sittikus von Hohenems, Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, and named for the "clear spring" that supplied it. Mozart’s birth house The birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at No. 9 Getreidegasse in Salzburga. The Mozart family resided on the third floor from 1747 to 1773; Mozart was born here on 27 January 1756, the seventh child of Leopold Mozart who was a musician of the Salzburg Royal Chamber. Hohensalzburg Castle Sits atop the Festungsberg, a small hill in the city of Salzburg. Erected at the behest of the Prince-Archbishops of Salzburg with a length of 250 m (820 ft) and a width of 150m(490 ft), it is one of the largest medieval castles in Europe. It is situated at an altitude of 506 m. Check at Hotel Vienna Budapest Budapest is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. Jun 22 Budapest is both a city and county, and forms the centre of the Budapest Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres. Fisherman’s Bastion The Halászbástya, Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style Jun 22 situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest. Budapest Stephen Church Hero’s Square Hősök tere, Heroes' Square is one of the major squares in Budapest, noted for its iconic statue complex featuring the Seven Chieftains of the Magyars and other important Hungarian national leaders, as well as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The square lies at the outbound end of Andrássy Avenue next to City Park. St. Stephen’s Basilica St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose supposed right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Since the renaming of the primatial see, it's the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Esztergom- Budapest. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary. Check In Hotel Budapest Departure from Vienna Jun 23 Vienna Maestro Mak Ka Lok Mak Ka-lok is an internationally well-known Hong Kong born conductor and composer. He spend more than 20 years in Austria and 10 years in Russia, conducting leading Symphony Orchestras in Russia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Italy, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and recorded about a hundred CDs. In 1974, Mak was the first violinist at the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. He left for Vienna, graduating from the “Konservatorium fuer Musik der Stadt Wien” in 1980. He was student of Sir Charles Mackerras. Mak won the second prize from the “International Conducting Competition of 20th Century Music” in Austria in 1987. He made his debut at the “Hong Kong Arts Festival” conducting the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in 1991. In 1992, Mak signed a contract with the BMG record company conducting the Beijing Central Philharmonic Orchestra. He cooperated with Hugo Production Company in 1993 and made recordings with the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow. In 1995, he made his debut as the conductor of the “Moscow Autumn Music Festival” in Moscow. He was appointed as the conductor of the Voronezh Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia in 1996. In 1999, he brought the Russian Orchestra to Hong Kong and gave concerts with the legendary pop star from Hong Kong, Mr. Roman Tam. Mak received a “Cultural Achievement Award” from the Russian Parliament in 2000. He conducted the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in 2002. He made his debut in the “Avellino Music Festival” in Italy in 2007. He was invited by the Vienna City Government to conduct in the “World Peace Day” in Vienna in 2011. In the same year, Mak returned to Hong Kong with an aim to build an orchestra of the best local musicians from Hong Kong, the Global Symphony Orchestra. In 2012, He guest conducted the Qingdao Symphony Orchestra. In 2013, he guest conducted the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2017 He conducted the North Czech Philharmonic Orchestra in Prague. In 2018, he guest conducted the Croatia Chamber Orchestra in Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria. Mak Ka Lok has been awarded the prestigious “Austrian Music and Theatre Prize” For his contribution in Austria and China/Hong Kong.
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