22
Jun

PIANOFORTE QUARTET FROM THE MOZARTEUM

Programme

L. van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)                       Piano Trio in Bb Major op. 11 (‘Gassenhauer’)

M. Ravel (1875 – 1937)                                     Sonata for Violin and Violoncello M. 73

W. Rabl (1873 – 1940)                                       Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello and Pianoforte op. 1

Florian Mühlberger studied at the Tyrolean State Conservatory with Maximilian Bauer and continued his advanced studies in concert performance at the famous Mozarteum, Salzburg, with Alois Brandhofer, graduating with distinction in 2009. This was followed by postgraduate courses at the University of Arts, Graz, with Gerald Pachinger. Florian has been the solo clarinettist with the Vienna Volksoper since 2011. Apart from his stature as a formidable soloist, Florian is also an avid chamber music player and participates regularly in chamber concerts of diverse formations.

Anne Harvey-Nagl was born in Australia but currently lives in Vienna. She is the Concertmaster of the Vienna Volksoper. Prize winner of several competitions and scholarships in her native Australia, Anne has performed extensively with countless orchestras both in Australia and across Europe. She is also the Concertmaster of the Vienna Opera Ball, Ensemble Kontrapunkte, Beethoven Philharmonie, Baden, Vienna Mozart Orchestra (with whom she also performs as soloist), and the guest Concertmaster with the Liechtenstein Symphony Orchestra. Solo performances have seen her touring in Australia, Austria, Switzerland, and Bulgaria, among others. Anne is also a member of the Koehne Quartet, Ensemble 5, Chamber Ensemble of the Vienna Volksopera, Trio Krasa,and Trio 37.

Marta Sudraba-Gürtler is a founding member of Kremerata Baltica and has served as their solo cellist from 1997-2010. As a sought-after chamber musician, she has performed with Joshua Bell, Nikolaj Znaider, Ilja Gringolts, Baiba Skride, Thomas Quasthoff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Nobuko Imai, Julian Rachlin, Oleg Maisenberg, Wadim Sakharov, as well as Per Arne Glorvigen and Alois Posch. She also has close artistic collaboration with violinist Gidon Kremer and violist Ula Zebriunaite, with whom she performed together in a string trio for years. As a soloist, Martha has performed, inter-alia, with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin, the NDR Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra de la Scala di Milano and the Russian National Orchestra, working with conductors such as Kent Nagano, Yuri Temirkanov, Mario Venzago, Olari Elts, Eri Klass and Andris Nelsons, among others. Marta has lived in Vienna since 2010 and works as a freelance musician, playing regularly in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and the Vienna Philharmonic, the Camerata Academica and the Vorarlberg Symphony Orchestra.

Biliana Tzinlikova is at home as a soloist and also as a chamber musician/accompanist. Her intellectual curiosity and spirit of discovery and innovation enable her to look back on a multi-faceted discography which largely includes world premiere recordings of overlooked piano literature, especially by women composers. Biliana developed the broad spectrum of her pianistic abilities during her vast studies, influenced by diverse piano traditions, most notably the Russian Piano School when she was pursuing studies at the State Academy of Music, Sofia, as well as the Leygraf Piano School when she was pursuing postgraduate studies at the Mozarteum. Intensive study with Ruggiero Ricci as well as with Ferenc Rados was particularly formative on her career.

More recently, Biliana’s career as a concert pianist has focused on the rediscovery and performance of forgotten piano music, a passion that is showcased in her numerous recordings of these works. Her recording with Naxos of Franz Anton Hoffmeister’s Piano Sonatas on a 3CD set catapulted Biliana on the world stage, receiving rave reviews from critics and academics alike.

Since 2017, Biliana has also been working together with actresses and actors to organize cross-genre concert programmes that focus on female composers’ works in music history. As a sought-after chamber music partner, she collaborates often, locally and abroad, with internationally renowned artists such as Christian Gerhaher, Adrian Eröd, Thomas Selditz, Klara Flieder, Thomas Riebl, Colin Jacobsen, Ulf Schneider, Ann Harvey-Nagl, Vesna Stankovic, Stephan Picard, Patrick Demenga, Gustav Rivinius, Dany Bonvin, Esther Hoppe, Christophe Pantillon, Marta Sudraba, Andreas Schablas, Christoph Zimper, as well as with members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

As a soloist, Biliana has performed extensively, most notably at the Mozart Week Festival, Salzburg, and with Stefan Sanderling with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. She has given concerts across the whole of Europe as well as in the U.S.A. She made her debut in the Viennese Concert House in 2004. Biliana teaches at the legendary Mozarteum, where she leads a class for pianoforte and chamber music. She is also the founder and artistic director of the Festival Kammermusiktage Erika Frieser, a project dedicated to works by female composers. Since May 2023, Biliana Tzinlikova has been a co-founder and member of the Ehrbar Chamber Music Society in Vienna.

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