The Anglo-Austrian Society
The Anglo-Austrian Society actively promotes social and cultural exchange, and dialogue between the UK and Austria. Our aim is to strengthen Austro-British relations in all aspects of public and cultural life.
We are an independent registered charity formed of people from all backgrounds. The Society enjoys the support of the governments of both Austria and the United Kingdom.
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Austria
Fiaker
“Fahr’ ma Euer Gnaden” – colloquially – Anyone want a lift? Is still the quaint invitation of the Viennese Fiaker for a trip through the heart of old Vienna.
The clip clop of the hoofs against the gentle rumble of a passing tram is still one of my favourite Viennese sounds. Today, those horse-drawn cabs are very popular with tourists as a leisurely way of sightseeing in the city centre.
United Kingdom
Thursday 19th April
7.00pm to approx 9.15 pm
UK-EU Societies
Diamond Jubilee Concert
Britten Theatre
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London SW72BS
Tickets £20 Stalls or Stalls Circle
£20 Dress Circle
£10 Upper Circle
Please contact the office of the Anglo-Austrian Society for tickets
News
Felix Austria
After many years the journal of the Anglo-Austrian Society will receive a new look with the Spring Edition of 2012. The new issue you should be with you in early March.
2012 Anniversaries
Austria celebrates the 150th birthday of Arthur Schnitzler and Gustav Klimt as well as the anniversary of the death of Johann Nestroy. There are many events in Austria to commemorate these artists and there will be articles and events also in the United Kingdom. Details will appear in Felix Austria and on this site.
Programme for Diamond Jubilee Concert
The Park Quartet will perform Elgar’s Chanson de Matin and How Do You Do? from Haydn’s ‘London’ quartets; and violinist Mari Poll and pianist Jennifer Hughes will also include some music by Elgar and other composers in their programme. Harpist Martino Panizza will play Marcel Grandjany’s Rhapsodie, and pianist Konstantin Lapshin will perform Ravel’s La Valse. A jazzy section is presented by the Canteloupe Trio who will give us Dizzie Gillespie’s Diamond Jubilee Blues, as well as A Foggy Day in London Town, Stompin’ at the Savoy and Diamond’s Are a Girl’s Best Friend sung by soprano Stephanie Schmalzle. She will be joining tenor Vasili Karpiak and baritone Tim Nelson, accompanied by Alisdair Kitchen on the piano, for a stunning finale of well-loved operatic arias and duets from composers such as Benjamin Britten (Let the Florid Music Praise), Purcell (Hark, the Echoing Air from The Fairy Queen), Rossini (Barber of Seville), Mozart and Verdi, as well as the ‘Tonight’ medley.
Events
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THE THIRD MAN AND ITS MUSIC
Tuesday 8th May 2012
MET Stafford Gatehouse
7-30pm
Ticket Prices £7 / £6
A Stafford Music Festival Event
Just occasionally a film’s theme music becomes as memorable as the film itself; none more so than The Third Man’s evocative Harry Lime Theme, played by the legendary Austrian, Anton Karas on his iconic zither.
This event brings together two art forms, the film and its music. And what better country to draw the music from than Austria! Viennese zither virtuoso Cornelia Mayer, making her third successive appearance at Stafford’s Music Festival will give a live performance in words and music either side of a rare showing of The Third Man.
Starring Orson Wells and voted the greatest British film of all time, The Third Man is brilliantly scripted by Graham Greene, directed by Carol Reed and further enhanced by Robert Krasker’s Academy Award winning cinematography.
And just as The Third Man was a collaboration between Austrian music and British film-making, this event is a joint presentation by Stafford Film Society and the Anglo-Austrian Society
