Salzburg Easter Festival supports UNICEF emergency-aid for Japan

The terrible environmental disasters in Japan, the long-term implications of which have yet to be fully understood, have shocked the world. The Salzburg Easter Festival, which has close ties with Japan through previous guest appearances as well as through a large number of its loyal Japanese Patrons, is deeply concerned that both the relief of human suffering and repairs to the effects of the catastrophe be achieved as rapidly as possible.

With this in mind, the Salzburg Easter Festival is making its contribution to the UNICEF emergency-aid fundraising campaign by the Berliner Philharmoniker.

From the dress rehearsal of “Salome” on 13 April, 2011, onwards we are asking our

guests to make a donation to the bank account at Bank Vontobel, which has been opened especially for this purpose. Payment slips will be available at every performance where programme books are sold. All contributions to this fundraising campaign will be passed by the Berliner Philharmoniker, in their function as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors, directly to the emergency-aid of UNICEF.

We are delighted to announce that the Patron-in-Chief of the Salzburg Easter Festival,

Madame Eliette von Karajan, has made the very generous contribution of EUR 30.000,- in order to start the campaign by the Salzburg Easter Festival.

“Kontrapunkte”

Chamber music programme for 2011

Kontrapunkte 1 · Tuesday, April 19, 11.30 Uhr · republic (Anton-Neumayr-Platz 2, 5020 Salzburg)

Igor Strawinsky Geschichte vom Soldaten (The Soldier’s Tale)

Isabel Karajan, Recitalist

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Kontrapunkte 2 · Thursday, April 21, 19.00 Uhr · Stiftung Mozarteum, Großer Saal

Richard Strauss Sextet from Capriccio op. 85

Arnold Schönberg Transfigured Night (Verklärte Nacht) for string sextet op. 4

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Octet for strings in E-flat major op. 20

Julia Fischer, Violin

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Kontrapunkte 3 · Sunday, April 24, 11.30 Uhr · republic

Same progamme as in „Kontrapunkte 1“

Kontrapunkte 4 · Monday, April 25, 11.30 Uhr · Stiftung Mozarteum, Großer Saal

Richard Strauss Serenade for 13 wind instruments op. 7

Igor Strawinsky Concertino for 12 instruments

Pastorale for violin and wind quartet

Maurice Ravel Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and strings

Igor Strawinsky Duet / Song Without Words for two bassoons

Fanfare For a New Theatre

Eight Instrumental Minitatures

Richard Strauss Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings

Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle

Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Orchester-Akademie