Wolfgang Böck & Adi Hirschal - Culture.Summer.Semmering

Adi Hirschal and Wolfgang Böck embark on this cheerful evening of songs, tracing the roots of traditional folk music, the classic Viennese song, and popular culture. With a fine sense for the unmistakable spirit of the city, Hirschal and Böck dust off nearly forgotten songs from the Viennese suburban milieu, give well-known pieces new arrangements, and thus breathe fresh life into the Viennese song after many years. True to their self-understanding, the two of them, as tireless storytellers, continuously develop new musical ideas, such as how the major-key folk song has transformed into the minor-key Viennese song, exploring all boundaries of musical interpretation in the process. We invite you to an exciting journey through the land of styles amidst the Semmering mountain landscape. But beware: slippery conditions!