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Grafenegg Festival
Genreclassical music
DatesAugust, September
Location(s)Grafenegg
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.grafenegg.com
The open-air stage "Wolkenturm"

TheGrafenegg Festivalis a major international classical music festival inGrafenegg,close toVienna,Austria. The annual festival takes place on the grounds ofSchloss Grafenegg.Two venues have been built particularly for the festival in the park of the castle: The open-air stage Wolkenturm (capacity 2,000 in total, opened 2007)[1]as well as the new concert hall Auditorium (capacity 1,372, opened 2008).

The artistic director is pianistRudolf Buchbinder.The festival's program consists of symphonic and chamber music as well as recitals. International guest orchestras are performing as well as the AustrianTonkünstler Orchestra,which serves as orchestra in residence. The first festival started on 23 August 2007 and lasted until 9 September 2007.

Composer in Residence

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The festival also serves as the major introduction of the annual Grafeneggcomposer in residence.During the festivities the composer in residence presents various newly commissioned works and holds exclusive workshops for young composers and conductors.

Grafenegg Composers in Residence:[2]

References

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  1. ^"Wolkenturm".Grafenegg.Retrieved31 December2020.
  2. ^"Grafenegg castle grounds".Grafenegg.Retrieved31 December2020.
  3. ^"Toshio Hosokawa: Composer in Residence 2021".Grafenegg(in German).Retrieved31 December2020.
  4. ^Ternai, Michael (26 September 2023)."CALL FOR COMPOSITIONS: Ink Still Wet Composer Conductor-Workshop — mica".mica – music austria(in German).Retrieved26 September2023.
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