Maya Hakvoort - "Soundtracks of My Life"

The artist invites the audience on a journey into her musical past with her extraordinary voice, incomparable style, and charisma, showcasing an exciting facet of her art: her versatility. With timeless hits from artists such as Earth Wind & Fire, Donna Summer, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, and Barry Manilow, each audience member receives a story that touches all hearts and fills the stage with her unique magic. Experience interpretations of songs that have become soundtracks to all our lives – from powerful ballads to exhilarating dance numbers. But that’s not all! Maya Hakvoort also takes us into the world of jazz, the genre that has significantly shaped her musical development. With her passion for jazz and its richness of colors, she creates an atmosphere full of sophistication and elegance. Maya Hakvoort will be accompanied on piano by Martin Wöss and Herbert “Herb” Berger on tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet, and harmonica – together they bring the melodies to life with their virtuosic playing, perfectly complementing the intimate setting of the evening. Maya Hakvoort, a native of the Netherlands, trained at the Maastricht Conservatory at the Kleinkunst Academy and the acting school "De Trap" in Amsterdam. In Austria, she celebrated her breakthrough in 1994 as "Elisabeth" in the eponymous musical, which she performed over 1,000 times in Vienna, Trieste, Osaka, Tokyo, and in front of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. She has portrayed numerous leading roles in productions such as Chicago, Les Misérables, Gaudí, Catharine, Blutsbrüder, Aspects of Love, The Three Musketeers, Jekyll & Hyde, Evita, High Society, Kiss Me, Kate, Victor/Victoria, Rebecca, Love Never Dies, Sunset Boulevard, Cats, Next to Normal, Don Camillo & Peppone, Little Me, Carrie, Heidi, Anatevka, Into the Woods, Cabaret, and in 2024 in Sunset Boulevard at the Landestheater in Innsbruck. Doors open: 6:30 PM.