The story begins around 1760 in London. Benjamin Franklin invents a magical instrument and calls it the glass armonica.
His new “glass machine” is euphorically celebrated in the concert halls of Europe and goes on to play
an indispensible role in European musical culture.
Mozart paid homage to the glass armonica in his final piece of chamber music; Haydn, Salieri and many others also composed works for this unique instrument. In 1835, Gaetano Donizetti’s opera Lucia di Lammermoor has its premiere. Donizetti had originally planned to have the glass armonica accompany the heroine’s “mad scenes”, but no musicians to play the instrument could be found. The glass armonica’s splendid age was slowly drawing to a close. Only Richard Strauss remembered this musical treasure. In 1919, he featured the glass armonica in his opera Die Frau ohne Schatten.
Fortunately in the 21st century, the glass armonica is dazzling once again.
Whether in the Royal Albert Hall in London, in Vienna’s Musikverein and Staatsoper, at the Salzburg Festival, in the Konzerthaus Berlin, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg or Kennedy Center Washington, the glass armonica is making a comeback in the world’s concert halls and opera houses.
This Renaissance of the glass armonica is closely linked to the artistic career of the Viennese Glass Armonica Duo. Since 25 years Christa and Gerald have been striving intensively to ensure that music from singing glass has returned for good.
Whether performing in the Royal Albert Hall London, Wiener Musikverein, Konzerthaus Berlin, playing at Salzburger Festpiele,
Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Suntory Hall Tokyo, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg or Kennedy Center Washington,
their playing on glass is enthraling, fascinating and deeply touching.

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19. 06. 2023, 17:00 Uhr
Eisenerz / Oswaldkirche
Chor des KMV Hartberg / Joh. Steinwender
"Glasklar"
18. 06. 2023, 19:00 Uhr
Hartberg / Maria Liebing
Chor des KMV Hartberg / Joh. Steinwender
"Glasklar"
03. 06. 2023, 19:30 Uhr
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA / Widmann
ARMONICA Jörg Widmann
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
02. 06. 2023, 19:30 Uhr
Usher Hall, Edinburgh
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA / Widmann
ARMONICA Jörg Widmann
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
01. 06. 2023, 19:30 Uhr
Caird Hall, Dundee
ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA / Widmann
ARMONICA Jörg Widmann
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
13. 04. 2023, 19:30 Uhr
Spital /Drau
02. 04. 2023, 17:00 Uhr
Freiburg - Waltershofen
30. 03. 2023, 20:00 Uhr
Festival Sound 23 / Int. Klangfestival Waldkirch
28. 03. 2023, 20:00 Uhr
Casa de la Trova / Wendelstein (Nähe Nürnberg)
26. 03. 2023,11:00 Uhr
Mozart Matinee
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
Widmann / Mozart / Beethoven
Konzerthasuorchester Berlin / Jörg Widmann
Info und Ticket: https://www.konzerthaus.de
26. 03. 2023, 16:00 Uhr
ARMONICA Jörg Widmann
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
Widmann / Mozart / Beethoven
Konzerthausorchester Berlin / Jörg Widmann
Info und Ticket: https://www.konzerthaus.de
25. 03. 2023, 20:00 Uhr
ARMONICA Jörg Widmann
MOZART Adagio für die Glasharmonika KV 617a
Widmann / Mozart / Beethoven
Konzerthausorchester Berlin / Jörg Widmann
Info und Ticket: https://www.konzerthaus.de
20.11.2022, 18:00 Uhr
Kristallsaal Schloss Rothschild Waidhofen/Ybbs
Am Anfang war die Nacht Musik
Karl Markovics liest aus Alissa Walsers Roman über Maria Theresia Paradis und Anton Mesmer.
Musik: Wiener Glasharmonika Duo
25.08. 2022, 19:00 Uhr
Lucia di Lammermoor G. Donizetti
Salzburger Festspiele
konzertante Aufführung
mit originaler Glasharmonika Besetzung
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg / Daniele Rustioni
Großes Festspielhaus