UPCOMING EVENTS | APRIL

Concert | Lana Cenčić | April 7, 2015 | 7:30 pm

Lana Cenčić grew up in a richly creative home in Croatia and went on to become a highly lauded actress, musician and dancer in Europe. Underneath it all, however, something was missing. She made the brave decision to follow her inner directive, packing up her life to move to New York City to pursue her own artistic identity as Lana Is. [more]

When: April 7, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: FREE | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-lana-cencic-april-7-2015-730-pm-tickets-1620110092

Fundraiser Concert | The National Society of Arts and Letters | Young Artists Classical Music Benefit and Reception | April 10, 2015 | 7:30 pm
 
Please join Ambassador Hans Peter Manz as he welcomes young artists from the Washington DC Chapter of The National Society of Arts and Letters.  While attending one of NSAL’s previous concerts, Ambassador Manz invited this all-volunteer, non-profit group to host a benefit concert immediately after he gave the young talent a standing ovation.  A reception with fine Austrian hors d’oeuvres and desserts prepared by Certified Global Master Chef Wilhelm Jonach served with Austrian wine will follow. [more]
 
When: April 10, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Dress: Cocktail attire
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC 20008
Parking: Street parking available
Tickets: $75 | Please register at https://nsal-dcyoungartistsbenefitconcert.eventbrite.com 

Exhibition Opening/Lecture | Laura Spinadel: Campus WU - A holistic history | April 14, 2015 | 7:30 pm
 
Since October 2013, the area between Vienna Fair and Prater belongs to the students and teachers of the University of Economics and Business of Vienna, as well as to everybody who is curious and open to discoveries of all kind. Within four years, six exceptional buildings were erected on 90.000 square meters, each of which carries the thumbprint of a renowned international architect. The edifices are situated within a carefully planned, multiplex public- and greenery space concept. Although the challenges were high, Laura P. Spinadel and her team from BUSarchitektur developed and implemented a unique master plan for the Campus WU. [more]

When: April 14, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: Free admission | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/room-installation-laura-spinadel-april-14-2015-730-pm-tickets-16209525126

Lecture | Laura P. Spinadel: 'To believe in urban "miracles”!’ - The Campus of WU and other projects in Vienna | April 15, 2015 | 6:00 pm
 
Since starting out with a humanistic, theosophical and sensualist vision, architect Laura P. Spinadel has moved towards a holistic and ecological position, that seeks to put maximum emphasis on the health of open and closed spaces, as well as on the requirements and principles of bio-construction. Holistic thinking implies profoundly replacing rational and analytical thought with a more inclusive thinking, in which all factors are taken into account, even those that seem trivial or invisible, such as perception, health or freedom. [more]

When: April 15, 2015 | 6:00 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: Free admission | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lecture-spinadel-to-believe-in-urban-miracles-april-15-2015-tickets-16256322097

EUNIC Concert Series 2015 | Javor Bračić | April 16, 2015 | 7:30 pm
 
Praised by New York Concert Review at his Carnegie Hall Debut for “deep, genuine musicianship and an outstanding technique”, the Croatian pianist Javor Bračić is quickly establishing himself as a sought-after performer. [more]

When: April 16, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: $15 | Ticket link will follow soon.

Concert | Russian Chamber Art Society | From Moscow to Hollywood - Songs from the Movies: April 17, 2015 | 7:30 pm

The Russian Chamber Art Society will present "From Moscow to Hollywood -- Songs From the Movies." This is an exciting and diversified collection of composers of songs from Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 2000s, and their counterparts writing for the Russian silver screen at the same time. [more]

When: April 17, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: 50$ | Please register at http://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.venue&VenueID=207

Winetasting Wittauer | International Club DC | April 20, 2015 | 6:30 pm
 
Join us as some of Austria's most prominent winemakers present over 25 wines for a tasting at the Austrian Embassy. This is a rare opportunity to meet and speak directly with the winemakers while sampling some of the most exiting new wines imported to the USA today. We will pair the wine with Austrian food for an exciting culinary experience. The evening will conclude with tastings of delicious world renowned Austrian Ice-wine! Space is limited. [more]

When: April 20, 2015 | 6:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: 49$ or 59$ for VIP tickets | Please register at https://www.internationalclubdc.com/Events/PurchaseTicket.aspx?EventID=B27E33F6-0AA9-409B-9E78-4BEA7BE669CE

Lecture/Recital | Post Classical Ensemble: "Interpreting Mahler" | April 21, 2015 | 7:30 pm
 
An evening of lecture and recital by baritone Christòpheren Nomura with pianistLura Johnson. Presentations will be held with live and recorded music on Viennese musician Gustav Mahler in New York and Mahler & “Jewishness” by James Loeffler and Joe Horowitz, host. The program includes explanations and comments by eminent Viennese historian Christian Glanz from the University for Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, Austria. Other participants are Angel Gil-Ordóñez, Steven Beller and Anna Celenza. [more]

When: April 21, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: FREE | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conferenceconcert-who-was-gustav-mahler-i-post-classical-ensemble-tickets-16237687360 

Noon-Time Organ Recital Series | Ulrike Theresia Wegele | National City Christ Church Washington DC | April 22, 2015 | 12:15 pm

National City Christian Church’s MAGICAL, MYSTICAL, MUSICAL MACHINE Friday noon-time recital series makes the pipe organ come alive and opens your eyes to the amazing world of the King of Instruments! Come surround yourself by the instrument’s 7,000 pipes and hear the ROAR that Washington D.C.’s third-largest pipe organ makes in this reverberant space. You’ll experience the organ’s MAGIC, power, and versatility, the MYSTERY of the organ’s unique sounds, the exciting MUSIC of the great composers for the pipe organ, and a fascinating fully hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind musical MACHINE that incorporates wood working, metal-smithing, electricity and electronics, computer technology, physics, acoustics, and a lot of other scientific and musical know-how. [more]

When: April 22, 2015 | 12:15 pm
Where: National City Christian Church | 5 Thomas Circle, NW | Washington, DC 20005
Tickets: FREE | No registration required

Concert | Levine Music School | April 24, 2015 | 7:30 pm

Levine Music, the Washington DC region’s preeminent center for music education, is a welcoming community where children and adults find lifelong inspiration and joy through learning, performing, listening to, and participating with others in music. [more]
 
When: April 24, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: Please reserve tickets at http://www.levinemusic.org/calendar 

Concert & Playlet | Post Classical Ensemble | A Mahler Portrait: The Inner Workings of a Musical Genius | April 28, 2015 | 7:30 pm

A multimedia program featuring PCE and baritone Christòpheren Nomura in “Songs of a Wayfarer” and the “Abschied” from “The Song of the Earth,” plus a playlet about the marriage of Gustav and Alma Mahler, featuring Sasha Olinick.
A composer’s music will always bear some relationship to his personal life. Mahler furnishes and exceptional case study. How did Mahler’s anguished marginality, and his controversial marriage, infiltrate his music? [more]
 
When: April 28, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: 35$ and 10$ for students with a valid student ID | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pces-mahler-festival-a-mahler-portrait-a-concert-tickets-11661057537

Performance | Scena Theater & Austrian Cultural Forum: Otho Eskin's "Final Analysis" | April 30, 2015 | 7:30 pm

"Final Analysis", by Otho Eskin, is set in turn-of-the-century Vienna - the crossroads of civilization - a major confluence of art, music, science and politics. But, festering beneath the façade of frivolity and joy, the city is rotting at its core, sickened by moral corruption, obsessed with death, and ravaged by a growing hatred of the Jews. Against this background - Gustav Mahler, the great composer and conductor, falls in love with the talented, tempestuous Alma Schindler; Joseph Stalin meets a dangerous young man over a game of chess; Ludwig Wittgenstein, destined to become a dominant force in world philosophy, runs into an old schoolmate with unpleasant consequences, and in the midst of this, Sigmund Freud faces what he has always denied - the essential evil nature of man. [more]

When: April 30, 2015 | 7:30 pm
Where: Austrian Cultural Forum | 3524 International Court NW | Washington, DC, 20008
Tickets: FREE | Please register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/performance-i-scena-theater-austrian-cultural-forum-otho-eskins-final-analysis-tickets-16287387013