The anticipation is already growing: The dates and first details of the program for the Audi Summer Concerts 2023 have been set: The concerts will take place from June 23 to mid-July 2023 in Ingolstadt. Two concerts are available in advance: a performance by the Signum Quartet from Bremen and a special cooperation between the Audi Choral Academy for Youth and the Duisburg Philharmonic. The dates for the popular open-air concerts in Ingolstadt’s Klenz Park have been set: Audi is looking forward to your visit on June 30, July 1 and July 2.
The Audi summer concerts are an undisputed highlight in Audi’s rich cultural calendar: Thanks to the high-quality performance of classical music and experimental formats, the concerts are known and popular beyond the Ingolstadt region. In 2023, the Audi summer concerts will take place in Ingolstadt from June 23 to mid-July. A varied program for children and adults with symphony concerts, chamber music, children’s concerts and much more. The popular outdoor event in Klenze Park is also returning, this time with three concerts.
Audi is not a sponsor of summer concerts, but rather an organizer and thus an innovative promoter of cultural life in Ingolstadt. Summer concerts are designed as a holiday for the whole family. In addition to the Audi ArtExperience cultural initiative, they are part of the social commitment of the four rings brand. Audi sees its role as a good neighbor in culture, as elsewhere, with social commitment in the city and region.
“Between Anarchy and Arcadia” and “Scenes from Goethe’s Faust”
The final program of the festival is still under development, the full schedule will be announced in spring. However, two highlights have already been determined: On June 25, 2023, the Signum Quartet from Bremen will be making a guest appearance in the Audi Hiking Museum. The motto of the evening: “Between Arcadia and Anarchy”. The first part features classics by Schubert, Mozart and Stravinsky, while the second part, entitled ‘Rock Lounge’, features tunes from rock bands such as Cream, Led Zeppelin and Radiohead.
There can also be an experimental taste to lawsuits on July 7 while the Audi Young Persons’ Choral Academy will group up with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra on the Auditorium (Festsaal) of Ingolstadt Municipal Theater to carry out Robert Schumann’s “Scenes from Goethe’s Faust” – observed with the aid of using video visualizations created with the aid of using director Michael Sturminger, who has been accountable for the “Everyman” manufacturing on the Salzburg Festival for the reason that 2017. The co-manufacturing with the aid of using Audi Summer Concerts and Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra alerts the path wherein the summer time season live shows are heading. In future, the organizers need to attention an increasing number of on generating their very own live shows which will supply the competition a unique character. The musical path for the night could be withinside the fingers of Principal Conductor Axel Kober, who frequently directs huge operatic productions at prestigious venues together with the world-well-known Bayreuth Festival. Soloists will consist of Franz Josef Selig as Mephisto, Kerstin Avemo as Gretchen, and Michael Nagy as Faust.
Audi sponsored soloist from Ukraine
A feature of this summer’s festival is the participation of the young violinist Daniil Gonobolin from Ukraine. Thanks to support from Audi, he is studying at the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic. At the Audi Summer Concerts 2023, he will perform with the Georgian Chamber Orchestra at an open-air event in Klenze Park. He is financing his education from the proceeds of the Audi Summer Concerts 2022 fundraiser. All proceeds from ticket sales in 2022 went to charity in Ukraine. In addition to supporting Gonobolin, a donation was made to the Simon Mayr School for Song and Music Ingolstadt, which developed a special program to support up to 30 refugee children from Ukraine in the 2022/23 school year.
