MUSIC CRUISES 2018 “The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart P a g e 7 Program 19/2018 - Classical Music on the Rhine - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE RHINE 8 days from € 1.899 per person Amsterdam - Basel 2018 ITINERARY DAY PORT / CITY ARR DEP HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAM 1 Amsterdam Check-in from 4 pm; Welcome Cocktail (incl.); Welcome Dinner (incl.) Welcome concert on board (incl.) DUDOK QUARTET W. A. Mozart, Divertimento KV 138 in F major F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, String Quartet No 6 in F minor, Op post 80 2 Amsterdam 09.00 City tour Amsterdam with private concert in the monumental Dominicus Church (by bus from Amsterdam/ to Utrecht) (incl.) DUDOK QUARTET F. Schubert, String Quartet No. 10 (D 87) in E-flat major R. Schumann, String Quartet No. 3 in A Major, Op. 41 Utrecht 12.30 13.00 Rejoin the ship 3 Cologne 09.00 11.00 Cologne walking tour in the morning (opt.) Bonn 14:30 23.59 Visit of Beethoven‘s House in Bonn and private piano concert (incl.) PIANIST MARTIN IVANOV L. van Beethoven, sonata No. 14, Op. 27, No. 2 in C sharp minor L. van Beethoven, sonata No. 21, Op. 53 in C major 4 Cochem 13.30 22.00 In the morning, scenic scruise along the Moselle river Cochem walking tour with wine tasting in the afternoon (opt.) In the evening, exclusive concert on board (incl.) NATHAN QUARTET J. Haydn, String Quartet Op. 64/2 in B flat major F. Mendelsohn-Bartholdy, String Quartet in D major, Op. 44/1 5 Koblenz 06.00 11.00 Koblenz walking tour in the morning (incl.) Musical tea party on board in the afternoon (incl.) NATHAN QUARTET Selection of famous musical pieces from the world of operetta and waltz music (Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler, Franz Schubert) Rüdesheim 17.00 22.00 Rüdesheim walking tour with visit of Siegfried‘s music museum (opt.) 6 Speyer 09.00 19.30 Speyer walking tour in the morning (opt.) Excursion to Heidelberg in the afternoon (from/to Speyer) (incl.) Captain‘s Gala dinner 7 Strasbourg 08.00 14.00 In the morning, city tour of Strasbourg followed by an exclusive organ con- cert in St Thomas' Church (incl.) ORGANIST DANIEL MAURER J. S. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565, 730 and 731 G. F. Händel, Suite for a Musical Clock / A Flight of Angels W. A. Mozart, Andante F major, KV 616 J. S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532 Farewell concert on board (incl.) STUTTGART STRING QUARTET Port times and itineraries are subject to W. A. Mozart, Divertimento K. 136 in D major change. A. Dvořák, String Quartet No. 12 Op 96 "The American" Excursions marked in bold are not 8 Basel 08.00 Disembarkation after breakfast 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 8 Program 19/2018 - Classical Music on the Rhine - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE RHINE 8 days from € 1.899 per person Amsterdam - Basel 2018 vçìê=ãìëáÅ=ÉñéÉêí=çå=Äç~êÇW= Antonella Placheta Austrian born, Antonella Placheta studied piano at the Innsbruck Conservatory for ten years.She continued her studies at the University of Innsbruck, where she concentra- ted on history and philosophy. After her studies she was able to combine her love of history with her love of music and the arts. In addition to her work as a historian and organizer of various cultural events, Antonella moderates concerts and music events and is active as a state-licensed tourist guide. Since 2015, she has been the director of the women's choir "Sono". As a music and cultural expert, she accompanies travel groups and cruises throughout Europe and is happy to share her knowledge and her enthusiasm for music with our national and international guests. SHIP / DATE CATEGORY / DECK / PRICES IN EURO PER PERSON C-4 C-1 / C-EK B-4 B-1 A-1 SUITE AMSTERDAM - BASEL Haydn Deck Haydn Deck Strauss Deck Strauss Deck Mozart Deck Mozart Deck AMADEUS SILVER II 28.10.-04.11.18 € 1.899 € 2.099 € 2.499 € 2.749 € 2.999 € 3.449 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, suites with walk-out balconies • Selected musical highlights and excursions as listed in the program • Mag. Antonella Placheta holds introductory onboard talks on the composers and theirs works • 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 • Complimentary use of onboard bicycles • All port taxes and local taxes Arrival & Transfer AMSTERDAM You're in good hands with us from the start: Excursions Let us book you a transfer from the airport Price or train station to the ship port and City tour Amsterdam with private concert in the Dominicus Church included back. The following prices apply per person Cologne walking tour € 18 per transfer. Visit of Beethoven‘s House in Bonn and private piano concert included AMSTERDAM (NL) Cochem walking tour with wine tasting € 40 Airport – Port € 45,- Koblenz walking tour included Train station – Port € 37,- Rüdesheim walking tour with music cabinet museum € 24 Speyer walking tour € 16 BASEL (CH) Excursion to Heidelberg included Airport – Port € 48,- City tour of Strasbourg followed by organ concert in St Thomas' Church included Train station – Port € 48,- Rate per person € 98 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 9 Program 19/2018 - Classical Music on the Rhine - Status: 05.12.2017 CLASSICAL MUSIC ON THE RHINE 8 days from € 1.899 per person 2018 Amsterdam - Basel MUSICIAN’S BIOGRAPHIES DUDOK QUARTET After completing their studies with distinction at the Dutch String Quartet Academy in 2013, the Quartet started to have success at international competitions and to be recognized as one of the most promising young European string quartets of the year. In 2014, they were awarded the Kersjes Prize for their exceptional talent in the Dutch chamber music scene. The Quartet was also laureate and winner of two special prizes during the 7th International String Quartet Competition 2013 à Bordeaux and won 1st place at both the 1st International String Quartet Competition 2011 in Radom (Poland) and the 27th Charles Hennen International Chamber Music Competiti- on 2012. In 2012, they received 2nd place at the 6th Joseph Joachim International Chamber Music Competition in Weimar (Germany). The members of the quartet first met in the Dutch street sym- phony orchestra “Ricciotti”. From 2009 until 2011, they stu- died with the Alban Berg Quartet at the School of Music in Cologne, then to study with Marc Danel at the Dutch String Quartet Academy. During the same period, the quartet was coached intensively by Eberhard Feltz, Peter Cropper (Lindsay Quartet), Luc-Marie Aguera (Quatuor Ysaÿe) and Stefan Metz. Many well-known contemporary classical composers such as Kaija Saariaho, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Calliope Tsou- paki and Max Knigge also worked with the quartet. In 2014, the Quartet signed on for several recordings with Resonus Classics, the world’s first solely digital classical music label. They performed with many renowned guest musicians such as Pieter Wispelwey, Dmitri Ferschtman, Quirine Viersen, Hannes Minnaar and Mikhail Zemtsov. The musicians have also performed at many prestigious festivals and performed con- certs at every major concert hall in the Netherlands, as well as venues in France, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Cyprus. The quartet took its name from Willem Marinus Dudok (1884 – 1974) who was a famous Dutch architect and a great lover of music. He came from a musical family and composed music in his spare time. “I owe more to composers than I owe to any architect”, he wrote. “I feel deeply the common core of music and architecture; after all, they both derive their value from the right proportions.” NATHAN QUARTET This all female quartet is made up of talented performers. Together, they celebrate their passion for music in performances that reflect their ability and verve and combine deeply felt emotions with a buoyant joy of music. Romanian born poet, painter and violinist Dana Anka (1st violin) has lived in Hamburg since 1982, where she studied at the School of Music and Performing Arts. She has released many CD recordings with Arte Nova Classics. As a soloist, Ms Anka has performed with the Mozart Orchestra, the Hamburg Camerata and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, under the guidance of Robert Stehli, Max Pommer, Emil Klein, Hans-Jörg Albrecht, Saulius Sondeckis and others. As a painter, she had her vernissage in the Atrium in Hamburg (2000), in Karstadt (2002), in St. Michaelis (2004), in Seoul, Korea (2005), in the Schnittke Academy (2007) and in the Zunftsaal of the Schmiedenhof, Basel (2008).